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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... BTW - I don't think you can predict clinginess. My cat who was the least clingy when younger - up to age 4 - 5, is now the most clingy. When she was younger, she was very affectionate, but didn't like to be held for more than a few seconds & or to sit on one's lap. She had bigger & better things to do back then - was very energetic. Now she's Ms. Lap Cat. Cathy Oddly enough, my cat Sugar NEVER would sit in my lap, until I moved my couch. I've experimented and when the couch is on one side of the room she NEVER gets up on me. When it is on the other, she will come up and sit halfway on my lap quite frequently. Wierd huh? "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Camilla Cracchiolo" wrote in message ... We want snuggly "lap cats", very affectionate, friendly to kids, long lived, not at high risk of health problems and preferably short haired. Clingy cats would be good in our opinion. These will be indoor cats only and I'm home all day with illness, so they won't be alone, although I sleep a lot. |
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"Sherry " wrote in message ... He is the most un-Siamese cat I've ever seen. He never talks. He runs under the bed at the slightest noise. He hates everybody except me, and even I can't pick him up. He is also, quite frankly, dumb compared to the others. Oh dear. This sounds harsh. I ought to add, he is the sweetest cat I ever had. Just not Siamese-ish. All he wants is to be petted and kissed on top of the head. Just don't ever pick him up. He's also the most accepting of new cats of my whole lot. He loves new cats immediately. He even "mothers" the kittens. Sherry Oh, yes, I was thinking you just hated him ... not! I just wanted to add that the way Cheeks chose me is the way I got the sweetest cat I have ever had. Her lttle face just spoke to me, but best of all, when I crossed the room and put a hand out, she tilted her head and rubbed the side of her mouth on me--like she was marking me and like she was starved for affection. By the way--she runs like a feral from everyone, including me. But when she is on the bed, or in my office, she approaches me for affection, vocally inquiring when she approaches, then stretching way out and asking for tummy rubs if I respond receptively. So sometimes the ones who run can also be affectionate. A strange thing: my husband got tired of her running from him so he chased her out from under the bed a few times, then petted her and loved on her up there. Now he just walks into the room and she "squirts" up on the bed doing the submissive thing--then stretches out for a total love fest. He pets her and she "lips" her catnip toy, these days Hillary because she is so fresh. She totally blisses out. This has become a bedtime ritual, and she clearly looks forward to it. Weird little cat. |
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"Sherry " wrote in message ... He is the most un-Siamese cat I've ever seen. He never talks. He runs under the bed at the slightest noise. He hates everybody except me, and even I can't pick him up. He is also, quite frankly, dumb compared to the others. Oh dear. This sounds harsh. I ought to add, he is the sweetest cat I ever had. Just not Siamese-ish. All he wants is to be petted and kissed on top of the head. Just don't ever pick him up. He's also the most accepting of new cats of my whole lot. He loves new cats immediately. He even "mothers" the kittens. Sherry Oh, yes, I was thinking you just hated him ... not! I just wanted to add that the way Cheeks chose me is the way I got the sweetest cat I have ever had. Her lttle face just spoke to me, but best of all, when I crossed the room and put a hand out, she tilted her head and rubbed the side of her mouth on me--like she was marking me and like she was starved for affection. By the way--she runs like a feral from everyone, including me. But when she is on the bed, or in my office, she approaches me for affection, vocally inquiring when she approaches, then stretching way out and asking for tummy rubs if I respond receptively. So sometimes the ones who run can also be affectionate. A strange thing: my husband got tired of her running from him so he chased her out from under the bed a few times, then petted her and loved on her up there. Now he just walks into the room and she "squirts" up on the bed doing the submissive thing--then stretches out for a total love fest. He pets her and she "lips" her catnip toy, these days Hillary because she is so fresh. She totally blisses out. This has become a bedtime ritual, and she clearly looks forward to it. Weird little cat. |
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"kaeli" wrote Adopt a mama and a baby. Shelters get them all the time, often would like to home them together, but few people adopt them both. A wonderful idea! Look for a friendly, cuddly mama like you say you want and the chances are pretty decent that the baby will also be cuddly and sweet. Adopt a purebreed from a rescue if you have your heart set on a certain breed. Another fine idea. |
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"kaeli" wrote Adopt a mama and a baby. Shelters get them all the time, often would like to home them together, but few people adopt them both. A wonderful idea! Look for a friendly, cuddly mama like you say you want and the chances are pretty decent that the baby will also be cuddly and sweet. Adopt a purebreed from a rescue if you have your heart set on a certain breed. Another fine idea. |
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"Karen" wrote Oddly enough, my cat Sugar NEVER would sit in my lap, until I moved my couch. I've experimented and when the couch is on one side of the room she NEVER gets up on me. When it is on the other, she will come up and sit halfway on my lap quite frequently. Wierd huh? She's a Feng Shui [sp?] cat! |
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"Karen" wrote Oddly enough, my cat Sugar NEVER would sit in my lap, until I moved my couch. I've experimented and when the couch is on one side of the room she NEVER gets up on me. When it is on the other, she will come up and sit halfway on my lap quite frequently. Wierd huh? She's a Feng Shui [sp?] cat! |
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"Mary" wrote in message m... "Karen" wrote Oddly enough, my cat Sugar NEVER would sit in my lap, until I moved my couch. I've experimented and when the couch is on one side of the room she NEVER gets up on me. When it is on the other, she will come up and sit halfway on my lap quite frequently. Wierd huh? She's a Feng Shui [sp?] cat! LOL! Apparently! |
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"Mary" wrote in message m... "Karen" wrote Oddly enough, my cat Sugar NEVER would sit in my lap, until I moved my couch. I've experimented and when the couch is on one side of the room she NEVER gets up on me. When it is on the other, she will come up and sit halfway on my lap quite frequently. Wierd huh? She's a Feng Shui [sp?] cat! LOL! Apparently! |
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"Karen" wrote in message news "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... BTW - I don't think you can predict clinginess. My cat who was the least clingy when younger - up to age 4 - 5, is now the most clingy. When she was younger, she was very affectionate, but didn't like to be held for more than a few seconds & or to sit on one's lap. She had bigger & better things to do back then - was very energetic. Now she's Ms. Lap Cat. Cathy Oddly enough, my cat Sugar NEVER would sit in my lap, until I moved my couch. I've experimented and when the couch is on one side of the room she NEVER gets up on me. When it is on the other, she will come up and sit halfway on my lap quite frequently. Wierd huh? Yep, & being a cat, I bet she's not telling, either. ;-) Cathy "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Camilla Cracchiolo" wrote in message ... We want snuggly "lap cats", very affectionate, friendly to kids, long lived, not at high risk of health problems and preferably short haired. Clingy cats would be good in our opinion. These will be indoor cats only and I'm home all day with illness, so they won't be alone, although I sleep a lot. |
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