Hi everyone,
I need some advice from the cat pros out there. My girlfriend and I recently picked up a 2-year-old cat from the SPCA. She's an adorable little white cat who can be very affectionate at times and very standoffish at other times.
Specifically, she's come to love me. She'll follow me around, talk to me, stand on her hind legs to get pets, sleep on my lap, etc etc.
But if my live-in girlfriend is at home, she'll hide in the corner, only to come out when my girlfriend leaves. Rebecca is very kind to her and makes daily attempts to pet the cat. But the cat will go so far as to swipe at her when she tries to give her attention.
This has been particularly hard on her, as it was her idea/desire to get the cat in the first place. We've had her since September 2006 and we're not sure what to do.
A couple relevant points:
- I work from home, so I am around more often than she is.
- The cat was extremely shy when we got her, confirmed by the people at the SPCA, and it took her awhile to warm up to me as well.
So with all that said, does anyone have any advice/tips for us? It's very important that she learns to love Rebecca as she does me, because we want her to be part of our little family.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
I need some advice from the cat pros out there. My girlfriend and I recently picked up a 2-year-old cat from the SPCA. She's an adorable little white cat who can be very affectionate at times and very standoffish at other times.
Specifically, she's come to love me. She'll follow me around, talk to me, stand on her hind legs to get pets, sleep on my lap, etc etc.
But if my live-in girlfriend is at home, she'll hide in the corner, only to come out when my girlfriend leaves. Rebecca is very kind to her and makes daily attempts to pet the cat. But the cat will go so far as to swipe at her when she tries to give her attention.
This has been particularly hard on her, as it was her idea/desire to get the cat in the first place. We've had her since September 2006 and we're not sure what to do.
A couple relevant points:
- I work from home, so I am around more often than she is.
- The cat was extremely shy when we got her, confirmed by the people at the SPCA, and it took her awhile to warm up to me as well.
So with all that said, does anyone have any advice/tips for us? It's very important that she learns to love Rebecca as she does me, because we want her to be part of our little family.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!