Hello... and thanks in advance for anyone willing to reply to my question
I took a cat in about 3 years ago... I consider him a rescue because he had a rough history and I took him from some people rather than a shelter... But when I first got him he was pretty stand offish (He didn't like being pet'ed or held) and could be extremely aggressive (To the point he'd draw blood with his attacks)
Now I've worked with him to the point he doesn't resemble the cat I first took in... He's curious with new people and enjoys to cuddle... But he only enjoys cuddling at odd times & places... He only wants to cuddle with me during the day and only when I'm working in my chair at my desk
After a couple years he reached a point when it was obvious he wanted attention & affection during the day while I worked... But still seemed insecure about how to get what he wanted... So I started encouraging him to hop up on me... And after a while he's gained the confidence to hop up on me whenever he wants to be pet'ed and cuddle
At night he doesn't seem to have much interest in cuddling at all... If he comes near me when I'm on the couch and I pick him up... He'll entertain it for a second but then just hops off and moves on to something else
The problem is I sort of let the cuddle monster out of it's cage... lol... But only during the day for some reason.... he'll hop up on me 4-5 times a day and want to cuddle and be pet'ed up to 20 minutes at a time... Which I love! But it can add up and really eat into the time I spend working
So my issue is... I don't want to say I want to discourage him from hopping up on me during the day while I work... Because I don't want him to feel rejected.... But I kinda do... What I'd love is if I could figure out how to get him to show a stronger interest in me at night... Sort of spread out his "neediness" over the course of an entire day... So I can work with out as many interruptions
I'm hoping this makes sense... and I'm not just being unrealistic... I love my cat it's just that I love being able to make money to feed him and myself
I took a cat in about 3 years ago... I consider him a rescue because he had a rough history and I took him from some people rather than a shelter... But when I first got him he was pretty stand offish (He didn't like being pet'ed or held) and could be extremely aggressive (To the point he'd draw blood with his attacks)
Now I've worked with him to the point he doesn't resemble the cat I first took in... He's curious with new people and enjoys to cuddle... But he only enjoys cuddling at odd times & places... He only wants to cuddle with me during the day and only when I'm working in my chair at my desk
After a couple years he reached a point when it was obvious he wanted attention & affection during the day while I worked... But still seemed insecure about how to get what he wanted... So I started encouraging him to hop up on me... And after a while he's gained the confidence to hop up on me whenever he wants to be pet'ed and cuddle
At night he doesn't seem to have much interest in cuddling at all... If he comes near me when I'm on the couch and I pick him up... He'll entertain it for a second but then just hops off and moves on to something else
The problem is I sort of let the cuddle monster out of it's cage... lol... But only during the day for some reason.... he'll hop up on me 4-5 times a day and want to cuddle and be pet'ed up to 20 minutes at a time... Which I love! But it can add up and really eat into the time I spend working
So my issue is... I don't want to say I want to discourage him from hopping up on me during the day while I work... Because I don't want him to feel rejected.... But I kinda do... What I'd love is if I could figure out how to get him to show a stronger interest in me at night... Sort of spread out his "neediness" over the course of an entire day... So I can work with out as many interruptions
I'm hoping this makes sense... and I'm not just being unrealistic... I love my cat it's just that I love being able to make money to feed him and myself