I am curious to just how much do your cats trust you? Do they let you do whatever you want with them.. or do they have to 'test the waters' with you? or in between?
Cassie was sun-bathing earlier awake, but relaxed. She allowed me to pick up her paw (both front and back), rub my fingers between her pads and pull at her nails lightly. She also allowed me to tug lightly at her tail and play with her whiskers. She also let me stick my finger in her ear to clean some dirt (don't worry, not all the way in, just inside to clean her ears!). She even trusts me to pick her up and hold her baby style (which I know most cats do not like)
She did not once flinch or look at me or pull away in the slightest. (yet, when it comes to claw trimming, she'd meow and pull away) I think she trusts me 120% with whatever I do with her and I think that's just the greatest feeling for me!
Monet I feel trusts me about 97%. He tends to pull his paw away when I play with them.. he's laid back, but not as laid back as Cassie. He's a little less tolerant of my affectionate hugs, but I think that's more of who he is.
So.. how well do your cats trust you?
Cassie was sun-bathing earlier awake, but relaxed. She allowed me to pick up her paw (both front and back), rub my fingers between her pads and pull at her nails lightly. She also allowed me to tug lightly at her tail and play with her whiskers. She also let me stick my finger in her ear to clean some dirt (don't worry, not all the way in, just inside to clean her ears!). She even trusts me to pick her up and hold her baby style (which I know most cats do not like)
She did not once flinch or look at me or pull away in the slightest. (yet, when it comes to claw trimming, she'd meow and pull away) I think she trusts me 120% with whatever I do with her and I think that's just the greatest feeling for me!
Monet I feel trusts me about 97%. He tends to pull his paw away when I play with them.. he's laid back, but not as laid back as Cassie. He's a little less tolerant of my affectionate hugs, but I think that's more of who he is.
So.. how well do your cats trust you?