He's driving me crazy! He is the most needy cat I have every seen. Background info, he was bottle fed, and was the runt. We didn't think he would survive so I spent extra time with him. Now, he is going on 2 years old, and still insists on my attention ALL THE TIME!!!
I sit at the computer, he first claws my leg, then jumps in my lap. He won't lay down in my lap, he insists on pacing back and forth, clawing at my face when I'm not giving him my undivided attention. I'm watching tv...he sits on the arm of the couch and if I'm not petting him, again, he claws my face. I have holes in my jeans and t-shirts from him climbing up me. It was cute (and painful) when he was a kitten and liked to climb up my jeans and t-shirt onto my shoulder, but he is now 16 lbs!
I posted this same problem about a year ago, but things haven't gotten any better. When I put him down and say "NO", he looks at me like he's heart broken, then gets back up and starts pawing even harder.
I've tried to push him into a laying position so I could just pet him, but he isn't satisfied with that. He is neutered, and I do trim his claws when I can, but as soon as I touch him, even if he is asleep, he won't stay still so trimming is an on going process.
Is there anything that can calm him down??? I know I allowed bad habits to form when he was a kitten (climbing up my back for one), but how do I break him of this? I've done clapping my hands, squirting water (he loves it), making loud noises....
I love Gizmo, but I just wish he didn't want to be literally IN MY FACE all the time!! I can't give the other cats lovins because he won't let them around me most of the time.
Any suggestions???
I sit at the computer, he first claws my leg, then jumps in my lap. He won't lay down in my lap, he insists on pacing back and forth, clawing at my face when I'm not giving him my undivided attention. I'm watching tv...he sits on the arm of the couch and if I'm not petting him, again, he claws my face. I have holes in my jeans and t-shirts from him climbing up me. It was cute (and painful) when he was a kitten and liked to climb up my jeans and t-shirt onto my shoulder, but he is now 16 lbs!
I posted this same problem about a year ago, but things haven't gotten any better. When I put him down and say "NO", he looks at me like he's heart broken, then gets back up and starts pawing even harder.
I've tried to push him into a laying position so I could just pet him, but he isn't satisfied with that. He is neutered, and I do trim his claws when I can, but as soon as I touch him, even if he is asleep, he won't stay still so trimming is an on going process.
Is there anything that can calm him down??? I know I allowed bad habits to form when he was a kitten (climbing up my back for one), but how do I break him of this? I've done clapping my hands, squirting water (he loves it), making loud noises....
I love Gizmo, but I just wish he didn't want to be literally IN MY FACE all the time!! I can't give the other cats lovins because he won't let them around me most of the time.
Any suggestions???