I adopted two kittens two days ago and one of them, Vilkku, is a very skittish kitten. He runs away / jumps if I walk too close to him or offer him my hand. But at night he gets very, very affectionate. When I get into bed, he follows me shortly after. He starts purring loudly and rubbing his face on my head and face. I would love to give him cuddles but not when I'm trying to sleep. He won't stop rubbing his face on me and he won't leave me alone, even if I ignore him. The only time he left me alone was when I lifted the blanket over my head. But I don't really want to do that, you can't breathe under the blanket (even if I just have to do it til he goes away) and I get high anxiety when I can't breathe. But it's been the only working solution so far. I also don't have a bedroom door so I can't even lock the cats out of my room for the night.
What on earth should I do about this?
And also - what might cause this affectionate behavior in an otherwise skittish cat?
What on earth should I do about this?
And also - what might cause this affectionate behavior in an otherwise skittish cat?
My bed is in the living room area, there is actually no bedroom at all.
