or even pet a lot. Rarely do I get a purr out of him, although he will remain close by. I feel bad because his older two housemates do not interact as much with him, probably because he will be a year old next month(he is neutered) and might be challenging their status. So now he is kinda isolated, won;t snuggle with me, doesn't hang with the boys. Any ideas? He is absolutely terrified of being picked up, or even pulled in my direction. He will not allow you to move his body. He will allow me to wrap a string around his belly because it hangs down and he chases it in a circle like a dog with a tail, but if I make one false move when I do that, like put my hand on his belly with a little pressure, he turns into a board. I really wanted a lap cat. Of course I shoulda figured he would be like this. When I was fostering him, he was the same, that's how I ended up keeping him, I knew he would freak out going up to petsmart and living in glass cage. I though he would come around, but it doesn't look like it. any suggestions?