Don't believe it when people say that cats are not affectionate

[wnylib]

Feline affection

https://youtube.com/shorts/7Twqem1fAMo?si=5d6XEibPrz-sfBcl

[evemac]

1. Our tabby is social and affectionate

She'll come and find us and sit smack in the middle of all of us to be in on the convo.

[AKwannabe]

11. I acquired a tabby (already named) in 2014

Boone. He was bad ass. And.
A lovely gentle soul.

I am allergic. He still loved me (too much)
Would give anything to sit on my lap and dig his claws into my flesh. Which swelled.
But I let him do it all the time. Mostly, I got him to roll up in front of the wood stove and leave me be. But we gel’d. Miss him.

He was a good dude. RIP Boone

[osteopath6]

2. My cats are affectionate in their own ways

I have a big orange tabby who is a snuggler. He lays in my lap, curls up by me at night, basically is a teddy bear. My tuxedo can be at times, but his preferred place is on my shoulder like a parrot purring loudly.

At the vets, they were surprised that he chose to climb me and hide behind my head/neck instead of the quiet, dark hide under the bench his DVM had so thoughtfully built. She said that's his way of showing trust and love 🐱

[Think. Again.]

3. Anyone who says that...

...has obviously never been liked by a cat. Which tells me a lot about them.

[wnylib]

4. Totally agree. But I have heard people say

that cats are too independent and aloof to be affectionate. In my experience, cats are all those things, just like people are.

[osteopath6]

6. This

My guests (and I) never have doubts about who actually runs the joint. From the cat towers to the elevated (2x4) walkways, its cat-purpose built!

Most interior doors (basement stairs, bathroom, office/study sorta) are equipped with a kitty door.

My boys are actually almost 14 years old and it recently struck me that I've never had the full-spa package their vet offers, I've looked at the lit every time I'm in there, at least once a year. But I think this year for the holidays I'm going to take my bonus and see how far I can make it go for them 🥰

[bif]

5. My cat, while not overly affectionate...

Spends most of the night laying in between my legs. Then at about 5 in the morning, climbs under the covers and sleeps against my legs.

[Think. Again.]

7. I guess cats, like humans, speak different 'love languages'.

[Niagara]

8. Felines are similar to people

They all have their own likes, dislikes, and their own personalities. It's up to the person to figure it out. Felines will absolutely communicate with people, people just have to listen.


I had a cat that came into my life when she was about 11 years old. I had to stop talking to her in a normal voice because it upset her. I ended up baby talking her and she loved it. I would say things like, "Who's a cutsie girl?" and, "How's my honeypies doing today?" It changed our relationship for the better. I did numerous things that benefitted her and made her comfortable. She was never a lap cat but she would be near me for that closeness.

If someone else had become her "mom" they most likely would have made a statement that she was aloof. She wasn't aloof at all, she only had her ways of doing things. It was her personality.


Also, people don't own felines at all, that's not how it works when sharing your life and home with a feline.

[sakabatou]

9. My cat loves getting attention, and will be affectionate towards others

[ProfessorGAC]

10. I Don't

Since we got married, we've had 14 or 15 cats (including the 2 kittens we have now.)
I can't count on my thumbs the number that didn't come to be picked up and held. And that includes them coming when called!

[nuxvomica]

12. When we don't know where Nicky is

I just sit down on the sectional in the family room and, whoosh!, he's on my lap. Using gentle nips, he forces me to pet him with my right hand while he buries his head in the crook of my left elbow. After a while he just gets up, moves over and starts cleaning himself. Then I get up and change my shirt because it is soaked with drool. This is cat affection.