I am a total sucker and we now have a newish temporary female Cat living with us. I don't have much history on her other than she is spayed, has had shots and is "shy".
She is a beautiful little girl, very petite with giant green eyes and a unique almost white tabby color.
The plan is to get a little bit of weight on her and socialize her before finding her a really good forever home.
She is nice enough to my crabby old female cat, likes to cuddle with the young male and completely ignores the dogs. So in that regard she is doing just fine.
However, 95% of the time she acts absolutely terrified of us, if I approach or even look at her she will run away and hide.
The other 5% of the time she is right up there with the most affectionate cats I have ever known. But that is only when I am in bed reading or whatever. She will then rub and flop and purr and even grab and hold my hands to lick them.
Spend a half hour a day in a closed room with the cat then put the dog in the closed room with the cat for another half hour.
It wont take long for the cat to figure out how wonderful you are. ......
Sorry Ed! .......
Cats are odd in that they only want to be affectionate on THEIR terms. THEY decide when cuddly time should both start and end, usually by an abrupt episode of ninja-cat combination-rear-legs-and-teeth attack when they've had enough. One second a snuggly little lovebug, the next a ball of tooth and nail fury.
At least thats just my experience with my own little hell-beasts. LOL
This sounds very much like our Ninja (aptly named). She is our seldom seen kitty. She now lives outside and has a dog crate with a cardboard box inside with a hole just big enough for her to get inside and keep warm. She is super affectionate with me when I come out to feed her and give her pets, but if she's not in the mood, (or not hungry) you'll never find her. When she lived in the house, she would come out once in a while to get pets and then vanish back into one of her hiding places. When we bought and moved to this place, it took me nearly a month to catch her and move her over. Moving the furniture and stuff freaked her so bad she wouldn't even come out to eat if anyone was there.
If a kitten passes the 10-12 week mark without human socialization and contact, you will NEVER make a fully tame kitty out of them. You can tame them down enough to handle a bit and pet, but they will never be what a cat with constant human attention is.
Just a little update on Miss Kitty. She has now expanded her affections to include the bathroom. She will rub and purr anytime I am in there, and likes to sit on the side of the tub and nibble my hair and fingers.
Progress is progress, but not what I would have picked
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I just find it really odd that she is actually overly affectionate in one room of the house but freaks out anywhere else
It's all about territory with cats, she's cool in those spaces she has already laid claim. If you have other cats, she's new to the gang, You haven't had her long, it takes time, some will always avoid areas they think are another cats turf.
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