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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2006A Needy Siamese Cat
Siamese cats are not by nature a needy animal. They are aloof. Masters of all they survey. They may permit scritches if it makes us happy and they may even share the occasional purr. Physical closeness is also permitted and everyone knows shared body heat is a good thing. And of course an adult male Siamese cat is master of all he surveys. The world is his territory. (Unless there is a female cat around and then all bets are off) Since Kayla arrived I have to get up early to get her outside before her tiny little bladder bursts and to feed her before she dies of overnight starvation. Which leads to other Kayla related things that hold a great deal of our attention until she is locked in her crate at night. But Jake has a good twelve hours in bed with us. I go to bed early since she gets my up so godawful early, and Charlie sleeps late cause he is the one that has to let the mini bladder out every three hours at night. Jake has taken to sleeping on his back at exactly where my hand falls when I am going to sleep. He doesn't push or beg, But I couldn't not rub his tummy and scratch under his chin if I tried. Tonight he even had his front paws wrapped around my hand and was rubbing his chin against the captive hand. Jo > Jake has taken to sleeping on his back at exactly where my hand falls when I > am going to sleep. He doesn't push or beg, But I couldn't not rub his > tummy and scratch under his chin if I tried. Tonight he even had his front > paws wrapped around my hand and was rubbing his chin against the captive > hand. Awww! But he's still the Master, in control.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Jake has taken to sleeping on his back at exactly where my hand falls when I > am going to sleep. He doesn't push or beg, But I couldn't not rub his > tummy and scratch under his chin if I tried. Tonight he even had his front > paws wrapped around my hand and was rubbing his chin against the captive > hand./// That's one thing that I have had to make a very concerted effort to do, and that's give attention to everyone equally and make a point of each cat have their special scritch and petting time. HRFL sleeps on the bed at night, and I make a point of spending a good 10 minutes before I go to sleep just giving him complete one on one attention where my sole aim is to have him wriggling in ecstacy as I scritch him. Cleo's special scritch time is when I'm sitting on the toilet (Don't ask). She actually gets REALLY pushy and demands scritches by biting my arm. Pandora gets it when I get home from work and she's been crashed out on the bed all day and is feeling relaxed enough to let me pet her. Lily, the stripey hoolikitten gets it if she ever stays still enough, but usually when I'm working on the PC, she's alongside demanding attention. I also put Lily to bed by feeding her and shutting her in my study about an hour before I go to bed, so that the other cats can have quality time with me without being pushed aside by Lily. It's very hard being a good and attentive catslave. ;o) Helen M > It's very hard being a good and attentive catslave. ;o) Especially in a multi-cat household! There's always *somebody* whining for attention. Or pacing back and forth in front of you, between you and the screen, or the food, or the book, or whatever. It's relatively easy for me to give Roxy and Smudge their attention because they're both very cuddly. But Licky, although he loves to be petted, is also afraid of too much contact, so what he does is scrunch down into a corner, as far away from me as possible, while still being close enough for me to reach him - just barely. Usually I'm bent over with my arm reaching out at some awkward, uncomfortable angle, which doesn't predispose me to want to stay there! It's really cute to see him try to squish himself away from me, while at the same time, assuming an anticipatory expression while he waits to get his pets. Luckily, like Pandora, Licky's much more cuddly when he's half asleep, and then I can stroke him with both hands, kiss him, and hover over him, while he purrs his monster purr. Joyce On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:49:04 +0000, jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt wrote: > > It's very hard being a good and attentive catslave. ;o) > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Joyce Have you tried coaxing him to come to you with a treat that he just loves. IMHO it is better for them to come to you instead of you trying to reach them. I found a "cat candy" called Pitr Pat that TuTu just loves. I give her 3 or 4 and she really comes running when I take out the little can. MLB > Have you tried coaxing him to come to you with a treat that he > just loves. IMHO it is better for them to come to you instead of > you trying to reach them. Oh, he does come to me. Usually when I'm sitting at the computer. He'll walk back and forth next to my chair, while I hang my arm down so he can head-butt my hand each time he turns around to pace in the other direction. Sometimes, when he's really in the mood for pets, he'll even jump up onto the desk and lie down in front of the keyboard (between me and the kb), purring like crazy. Most of the time, he only lasts in that position for about 15 seconds, then he's gone (and back to pacing back and forth by my chair...). Occasionally, he'll relax and fall asleep on the desk, and stay with me for an hour or more. I've tried putting baby food on my fingers and getting him to lick it off. He likes that, but still gets skittish about me petting him. He really does like to be petted and cooed at, but he has to be in the right mood in order not to get nervous at the same time. He has slowly, v e r r r y s l o w w w w w l y, gotten less nervous about being touched, and things like treats, games, and gentle approaches do seem to help. Most of the time when we have contact, though, it's because he's come to me. Joyce > Usually I'm bent over > with my arm reaching out at some awkward, uncomfortable angle, which > doesn't predispose me to want to stay there! It's really cute to see > him try to squish himself away from me, while at the same time, > assuming an anticipatory expression while he waits to get his pets. Just a thought, but have you tried positioning your body so that you're perpendicular to him? I mean, so that he is facing your side instead of your face? There're a lot of similarities between cats and autists. Chak SignatureWriting is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. --Robert A. Heinlein > Just a thought, but have you tried positioning your body so > that you're perpendicular to him? I mean, so that he is facing > your side instead of your face? I'm trying to picture this... that might be what I'm already doing. Usually I have to bend over and reach my arm out toward him, and I try to keep my head away from him because I'm afraid having my face up close to his will make him nervous. It's not a comfy position for me, so I can't stay in it more than a few minutes, but it seems to satisfy him. Ironically, if he's relaxed enough to let me get close to pet him, he actually seems to enjoy having me kiss him on the forehead. At the very least, he puts up with it in an non-martyred way. :) He just sits or lies there purring his head off. Licorice is a cat of many contradictions... > There're a lot of similarities between cats and autists. Especially when they chase their tail. :) Joyce Aaaaaw! That is so adorable. Vino does that when I've been away for a few days. Little love slut ;-) SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Siamese cats are not by nature a needy animal. They are aloof. > Masters of all they survey. They may permit scritches if it makes us [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jo >Aaaaaw! That is so adorable. Vino does that when I've been away for a >few days. Little love slut ;-) I was away for a couple of days last week, and Stinky has been almost undetachable from my chest ever since. I also sense a little bit of "Nyaah nyaah, I've got Mommy" directed at Dante. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War >Since Kayla arrived I have to get up early to get her outside before her >tiny little bladder bursts and to feed her before she dies of overnight >starvation. Which leads to other Kayla related things that hold a great >deal of our attention until she is locked in her crate at night. No litter box in case she can not wait to get outside ?? >> Since Kayla arrived I have to get up early to get her outside before >> her tiny little bladder bursts and to feed her before she dies of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > No litter box in case she can not wait to get outside ?? I think you'll find Kayla's a puppy. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Siamese cats are not by nature a needy animal. They are aloof. Masters of > all they survey. They may permit scritches if it makes us happy and they [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > world is his territory. (Unless there is a female cat around and then all > bets are off) Poor Frankie *really* needs to read this. He is the neediest cat in the world. When he wakes up, or comes inside, he has to find me, and I have to stop what I'm doing and kiss him on his head. When I try to use the computer, he gets on the keyboard and I have to stop and kiss him on his head. I can't hold him, or pick him up, but I have to pet & kiss him or he will *not* leave me alone. He won't sleep with me, but he gets on the bed on and off, paws me in the face until I wake up and kiss him on his head. Sherry |
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