My name is Jane and I am a long-time cat lover.
My husband and I have two cats, a 1.5 year old girl Klo and a 10 month old boy Tux.
Klo was born on a farm and doesn't like to be approached, petted (unless on a chair) or picked up. She is very skiddish. She won't come near us often.
Klo had a sister that died suddenly, whom was very very social and nuzzled us all the time, often switching between my husband and me.
The boy, Tux, we picked up when he was just 8 weeks and doesn't seem to want to be picked up or held for long. He does meow incessantly until he is picked up for just a minute then he wants to leave. Tux has come to sit on either my husband or me on our laps for a petting and a nap every few days for a short while. He refused to see our company we had over tonight.
I'm looking for information on how to get our cats to nuzzle us and come by us more often. They retreat when they see us walking in their directions. As far as I know, they have never been hurt by a human, so I don't know what is wrong. What can I do to make them more social?
My husband and I have two cats, a 1.5 year old girl Klo and a 10 month old boy Tux.
Klo was born on a farm and doesn't like to be approached, petted (unless on a chair) or picked up. She is very skiddish. She won't come near us often.
Klo had a sister that died suddenly, whom was very very social and nuzzled us all the time, often switching between my husband and me.
The boy, Tux, we picked up when he was just 8 weeks and doesn't seem to want to be picked up or held for long. He does meow incessantly until he is picked up for just a minute then he wants to leave. Tux has come to sit on either my husband or me on our laps for a petting and a nap every few days for a short while. He refused to see our company we had over tonight.
I'm looking for information on how to get our cats to nuzzle us and come by us more often. They retreat when they see us walking in their directions. As far as I know, they have never been hurt by a human, so I don't know what is wrong. What can I do to make them more social?
