We adopted Fred & Ginger from shelter 3 months ago. Fred is very attached to me- his eyes always follow me while I'm in the room; when I left the room & come back many times he runs to me even if DH is petting him; meows when want to be picked up/get my attention/feeding...etc. His sister Ginger on the other hand, is not a lap cat at all; never wants to be groomed/picked up & prefer to sit on the top of 2 cardboard boxes we piled up for them. If she's not there, then she can be found next to the window looking out/down (we're on the 18th fl). Unlike her brother who 'talks' all the time, she only meows and licks my leg 2-3 times while I'm preparing food for them. If either one of us try to pick her up and put her next to us, she just runs off. The only times she doesn't run off is when I pick her up in the evenings to brush her teeth. But after that's done and she gets treats, she goes back to her favorite spot, 99% of the time is on top of the 2 boxes. Fred is not much of a lap cat either, but he'll come & plot right next to me, head rests on my leg.
We have no intention of 'training' her to become a lap cat or anything, just wondering if she's not happy or more of a loner???
We have no intention of 'training' her to become a lap cat or anything, just wondering if she's not happy or more of a loner???