I was talking to a mate at the weekend who knows someone who is expecting their first child near Christmas. She was telling me that he has spent the last few days making a harness for his new baby. What a lovely idea, I thought. In an age where everyone just buys everything - what a great idea to actually craft something. 

She then went on to inform me that the harness was being made to fit on the back of the cat so the new born baby can ride around.

This really worried me. I'm a huge fan of weird stuff but the prospect of a baby strapped to the back of a cat as it darts over roof tops and under cars worries me a little bit.

Can you ride a cat like a horse? Won't it buckle under the pressure?

Any thoughts?