My 16 week old kitten (male neutered one week ago) is really sweet and not terribly shy. He purrs like crazy when you pet him and is always rubbing our legs when we are standing. I just can't get him to sit on me for any length of time. Usually once a day for about 5-10 minutes - that's it. What makes me mad is I will sit or lay on the couch, invite him (tap my belly, call him softly) and he will jump on me, then jump off and sit on the table next to me. It is kind of insulting that he prefers to lay on a cold glass table instead of me.
I spend the better part of the evening after my kids go bed trying to to get this cat to sit on my lap. Picking him up and putting him there never works. My brother took the sister of this cat and he said she will lay on them for an hour sleeping. I kind of feel like my cat is either too hyper for this or feels to vulnerable because of my 4 and 6 year children around.
Two methods I've tried is to only pet him if he lays on me or put a treat on me for him (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't).
Do you think once he gets older he may do it? Like I said, he is not really shy but is "aware" of his surroundings mostly because of my kids.
I spend the better part of the evening after my kids go bed trying to to get this cat to sit on my lap. Picking him up and putting him there never works. My brother took the sister of this cat and he said she will lay on them for an hour sleeping. I kind of feel like my cat is either too hyper for this or feels to vulnerable because of my 4 and 6 year children around.
Two methods I've tried is to only pet him if he lays on me or put a treat on me for him (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't).
Do you think once he gets older he may do it? Like I said, he is not really shy but is "aware" of his surroundings mostly because of my kids.