When i brought Soraya home, I closed her off in the laundry room with piles of dirty laundry from myself and my boyfriend so she could get used to our smells (and so she would be away from our other cats). When she stopped hiding from me as much, we moved her into the bedroom so she could sleep with us. I was worried about her bonding too much with my boyfriend, since he gets home at times she likes to nap and snuggle more then i do. Silly, i know, but his cat Hadrian, bonded -very- closely with him, and i wanted that for myself.
Now, Soraya snuggles with me like crazy, but only when my boyfriend is not around. She runs away from him, and he decided that she hates him. When she sees him, she jumps off my lap and will run to hide. she turns her head away from him when he pets her, and squirms like crazy to get away if he's holding her.
She came from a home that only seemed to have woman and children roaming around it, but from what i have heard, the other kittens there are better adjusted to males then she is.
...of course, the fact that my boyfriend yells "KITTEN!' when he sees her and proceeds to chase her does not help, she actually seems to treat it like a game. she also will sometimes watch him from across the room like 'what? no attention for me?'
any suggestions on how to get her to be more open to him?
Now, Soraya snuggles with me like crazy, but only when my boyfriend is not around. She runs away from him, and he decided that she hates him. When she sees him, she jumps off my lap and will run to hide. she turns her head away from him when he pets her, and squirms like crazy to get away if he's holding her.
She came from a home that only seemed to have woman and children roaming around it, but from what i have heard, the other kittens there are better adjusted to males then she is.
...of course, the fact that my boyfriend yells "KITTEN!' when he sees her and proceeds to chase her does not help, she actually seems to treat it like a game. she also will sometimes watch him from across the room like 'what? no attention for me?'
any suggestions on how to get her to be more open to him?