Hi there,
I'm trying to understand the behavior of my cat, Charm.
We have 2 cats, Cupid (Male), the dominant cat and attention *****, and Charm (female), the introvert and somewhat anti-social cat.
My wife picked Cupid and I picked Charm when we bought them from the Humane society a few years ago, so Charm tends to come to me more than her.
But Charm has a behavior that's confusing. She will sit just out of arms reach and meow at me...when I get up, she goes a few feet further and does this again. Ok, I get that she wants me to follow her...BUT...
But she ends up somewhere I can't reach her or it's a pain to get at her...like under the bed or in the closet...but if I can reach her, she purrs and chirps like crazy....until I stop and then she follows me and starts meowing again.
She also like to be hidden under the covers and we reach in and pet her or scratch under her chin and behind the ears...but only if we aren't under the covers..
If she wants attention...why make is sooo difficult? I'd pet her if she'd just come up to me, but she always stays out of arms reach. I don't get the crazy amount of playing hard-to-get-but-I-still-want-attention thing.
Hopefully someone can give me some insight as to just what it is she wants.
Thanks
I'm trying to understand the behavior of my cat, Charm.
We have 2 cats, Cupid (Male), the dominant cat and attention *****, and Charm (female), the introvert and somewhat anti-social cat.
My wife picked Cupid and I picked Charm when we bought them from the Humane society a few years ago, so Charm tends to come to me more than her.
But Charm has a behavior that's confusing. She will sit just out of arms reach and meow at me...when I get up, she goes a few feet further and does this again. Ok, I get that she wants me to follow her...BUT...
But she ends up somewhere I can't reach her or it's a pain to get at her...like under the bed or in the closet...but if I can reach her, she purrs and chirps like crazy....until I stop and then she follows me and starts meowing again.
She also like to be hidden under the covers and we reach in and pet her or scratch under her chin and behind the ears...but only if we aren't under the covers..
If she wants attention...why make is sooo difficult? I'd pet her if she'd just come up to me, but she always stays out of arms reach. I don't get the crazy amount of playing hard-to-get-but-I-still-want-attention thing.
Hopefully someone can give me some insight as to just what it is she wants.
Thanks