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A Tale of Two Kittens
My wife and I just adopted two short-haired, tabby kittens (brothers)
at the weekend. They will shortly be 8 weeks old and were adopted from lovely, caring people. They are bothe eating and exploring and playing together absolutely fine and not giving any reason to be concerned for their health. One of the two (Zippy) seems to enjoy contact and will purr when stroked/scratched and is very relaxed about being picked up. George though doesn't like being touched at all and will run away at the earliest opportunity, especially if his head is stroked, and he will cry if picked up. I realise that cats have their own personalities and some just aren't as sociable as others. If George is never going to be a people cat then we'll just have to (sadly) accept that. While he is still so young though, is there anything we can do that will encourage him to be more sociable and affectionate? Or might he just come round to us in time? |
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A Tale of Two Kittens
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ups.com... My wife and I just adopted two short-haired, tabby kittens (brothers) at the weekend. They will shortly be 8 weeks old and were adopted from lovely, caring people. They are bothe eating and exploring and playing together absolutely fine and not giving any reason to be concerned for their health. One of the two (Zippy) seems to enjoy contact and will purr when stroked/scratched and is very relaxed about being picked up. George though doesn't like being touched at all and will run away at the earliest opportunity, especially if his head is stroked, and he will cry if picked up. I realise that cats have their own personalities and some just aren't as sociable as others. If George is never going to be a people cat then we'll just have to (sadly) accept that. While he is still so young though, is there anything we can do that will encourage him to be more sociable and affectionate? Or might he just come round to us in time? He will come around in time, he's probably just a little shyer than Zippy and is more wary of his new humans. Just persist in picking him up and putting him down gently so he knows there's nothing to be feared from getting carried around a bit. -- Niel H |
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A Tale of Two Kittens
wrote in message ups.com... My wife and I just adopted two short-haired, tabby kittens (brothers) at the weekend. They will shortly be 8 weeks old and were adopted from lovely, caring people. They are bothe eating and exploring and playing together absolutely fine and not giving any reason to be concerned for their health. Yay! Good for you! (And I hope those people have spayed the mama cat.) One of the two (Zippy) seems to enjoy contact and will purr when stroked/scratched and is very relaxed about being picked up. George though doesn't like being touched at all and will run away at the earliest opportunity, especially if his head is stroked, and he will cry if picked up. I realise that cats have their own personalities and some just aren't as sociable as others. If George is never going to be a people cat then we'll just have to (sadly) accept that. While he is still so young though, is there anything we can do that will encourage him to be more sociable and affectionate? Or might he just come round to us in time? He'll come around better if you work with him. You can socialize him into a much more affectionate cat by offering incentives. Find out what he likes and let him come to you for it. Then while he is snacking or playing with a catnip toy he has sought you out for, handle him. Use interactive toys, like the feather on a string, or the great fishing rod with a mouse on the end! So that he will learn to associate you with fun stuff. Feed the kittens close to you sometimes so you can pet them while they eat. Especially handle both of your kittens' feet and tails, so they grow up used to it. That way you can trim their claws and they will not be the kind of cats that wheel around and get you when you touch their tails. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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A Tale of Two Kittens
Thanks for replies.
cybercat wrote: wrote in message ups.com... My wife and I just adopted two short-haired, tabby kittens (brothers) at the weekend. They will shortly be 8 weeks old and were adopted from lovely, caring people. They are bothe eating and exploring and playing together absolutely fine and not giving any reason to be concerned for their health. Yay! Good for you! (And I hope those people have spayed the mama cat.) They took her in as a stray a few months ago (but she must have been a pet previously as she is *very* friendly). When her stomach swelled they initially thought she had worms....Yes, a visit to the vets is in the offing. Snip some good advice Thanks again. |
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