are lap cats born?...

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Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

Cheryl,

I have a Black cat and he is most definitly a lap cat! He's such a ham!
Hey Sam......I don't know how to break this to you, but,........that little kitty in your sig..............well..................is............ WHITE
 

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Originally Posted by ccoccocats

I think I'm seeing a pattern here. That black cats are not lap cats! Is this being seen by others?

I have a black cat and he's NOT a lap cat.
my god its true!!!! i've never met a black lapcat.
 

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Originally Posted by maverick_kitten

my god its true!!!! i've never met a black lapcat.
Just to follow the trend, nope..... Guin has NEVER been a lap cat
He might sit next to my lap but that's as far as it goes.
 

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Milo has been a lap cat/cuddler since the day I met him. He doesn't mind being picked up, being held like a baby, or sitting in my lap (a little less sitting at the moment too many birds to watch, lol). He's been like this since I took him home at about 8 weeks old. Pixie on the other hand was never as into this (kinda like her mom). She hates being picked up and doesn't sit in my lap at all. However, if I'm laying on the floor and she feels like it she'll plop herself down on my chest for some petting and scratching. I guess it really does come down to personality. Milo's the more needy sweet one, whereas Pix as always been more independent even as a kitten.
 

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in my view, lapcats are nurtured first, they're not born. A caring human needs to teach a cat that people are good, and will only be a positive influence in a cat's life, they're not something to be afraid of. Then, it's nature, taking it's course and bring out the best in cats which LOVE close contact
 

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Originally Posted by ccoccocats

Hey Sam......I don't know how to break this to you, but,........that little kitty in your sig..............well..................is............ WHITE
He is isn't he?! Very cute too.


Here's a picture of my BIG BLACK STUD CAT - he is the friendliest cat I have ever owned. He's the perfect pet, and he doesn't spray.

His name is Benja!




Happy now?
 

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Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

He is isn't he?! Very cute too.


Here's a picture of my BIG BLACK STUD CAT - he is the friendliest cat I have ever owned. He's the perfect pet, and he doesn't spray.

His name is Benja!




Happy now?
Very. I was getting a little worried bout ya!
He's very beautiful BTW
 

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I didn't vote because none of the answers seemed right. Just because a lap cat is a lap cat doesn't mean he will want to be there all the time.

I do think they are born...it's just a matter of personality.
 

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I've had 7 cats and 2 of them would NOT sit in a lap. Emma (a Siamese in a tortoiseshell coat) hated being picked up, would not sit in a lap but would join me in bed, demanded to be petted and slept next to my pillow. The 2 in residence at the moment keep me warm by sitting in layers on my lap.
 

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Originally Posted by ccoccocats

I think I'm seeing a pattern here. That black cats are not lap cats! Is this being seen by others?

I have a black cat and he's NOT a lap cat.
My Katie, who's black, is a total lap cat. Whenever and wherever I sit down, she's there! Gracie has evolved into more a lapcat over the years, but it has to be on her terms. Peter is heading in that direction.
 

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all 3 of my cats are lap cats, and my sister-in-law is jealous because all her cats are mean and never want to be touched...one hisses at everyone and will attack if you try and touch it...the others just a loner, and the newest is 5 weeks old and seems to have become a bit mean too, maybe getting it from the other 2?
 

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Tailer and Harvey are lap cats...especially hubby's lap (but mine will do if they're in a pinch). Forest is NOT a lap cat...he HATES to be picked up at all. I think he needs to feel in control...it may have something to do with his disability. (But there are a lot of CH kitties who are total lap cats.)
 

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Originally Posted by maverick_kitten

my god its true!!!! i've never met a black lapcat.
Sheba is a total lap cat, and she is black. But then Purdy, an orange long-hair is the biggest lap cat of all. The late Guard Cat, a brown long-hair, was also a lap cat.

Red Cat, an orange tabby, used to be a lap cat in his younger days, now he only sits in my lap if I put him there, but he turns around on the floor like he is expecting me to do so. I think the problem with him is that he is almost five pounds heavier than in his younger days and I am about 20 pounds lighter. My lap is a bit small for him now, and I suspect at some point he must have tried to jump in my lap, scratched me and I screamed. Instead of jumping in my lap, he usually jumps on my desk, lies down in front of the monitor and bares his throat for a l-o-n-g petting session.

Nature or nurture? Who knows? I got them all as adults.
 
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