Hello -
I have a 6 month old boy (Artemis) and a 3 month old (Calypso). We've made it through the introduction period where Artemis has finally accepted Calypso - they play together, sometimes sleep near each other and once in a while he cleans her. Where we are still running into problems is with their humans - my husband and I. Artemis was with us for three months before we got the girl and spoiled rotten. We still spoil them both and try to pay extra attention to him but he just won't let us. He seems to want to hop up on the couch and sit with us but if she's there forget it. We've tried giving him treats, but once he's done he gets down. Same with the bed. He's stopped sleeping with us, sitting with us, etc. But he still wants to be in the same room with us and he still likes being held as long as you are standing. He also doesn't want to be touched the past couple months. We just got him fixed about two weeks ago but no change. He cries for attention but when we try to give it to him he runs away.
The only time he wants to snuggle is when he's just woken up in the morning. When he was a baby he had a URI so I would take him into our bathroom and sit with him while he got a steam bath. In the mornings he runs into the bathroom where I sit down with him and he snuggles on my lap and goes to sleep - obviously he associated this room with feeling better. But the minute Calypso comes in he is up and off. This morning she came in and tried to crawl on my lap with him - he swatted at her. He is clearly jealous but he doesn't want the attention we want to give him. Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can make him feel better?
I have a 6 month old boy (Artemis) and a 3 month old (Calypso). We've made it through the introduction period where Artemis has finally accepted Calypso - they play together, sometimes sleep near each other and once in a while he cleans her. Where we are still running into problems is with their humans - my husband and I. Artemis was with us for three months before we got the girl and spoiled rotten. We still spoil them both and try to pay extra attention to him but he just won't let us. He seems to want to hop up on the couch and sit with us but if she's there forget it. We've tried giving him treats, but once he's done he gets down. Same with the bed. He's stopped sleeping with us, sitting with us, etc. But he still wants to be in the same room with us and he still likes being held as long as you are standing. He also doesn't want to be touched the past couple months. We just got him fixed about two weeks ago but no change. He cries for attention but when we try to give it to him he runs away.
The only time he wants to snuggle is when he's just woken up in the morning. When he was a baby he had a URI so I would take him into our bathroom and sit with him while he got a steam bath. In the mornings he runs into the bathroom where I sit down with him and he snuggles on my lap and goes to sleep - obviously he associated this room with feeling better. But the minute Calypso comes in he is up and off. This morning she came in and tried to crawl on my lap with him - he swatted at her. He is clearly jealous but he doesn't want the attention we want to give him. Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can make him feel better?