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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2006Change of habit
When i first got my kitten @ 9 weeks old she would sit on my lap all the time. Now she is about 7 months old & spayed. She will not sit on my lap anymore,But everytime i go down to the family room & get on the computer she jumps on my lap & goes to sleep. Why will she do it there but not when i'm on the sofa? > When i first got my kitten @ 9 weeks old she would sit on my lap all the > time. > Now she is about 7 months old & spayed. > She will not sit on my lap anymore,But everytime i go down to the family > room & get on the computer she jumps on my lap & goes to sleep. > Why will she do it there but not when i'm on the sofa? Because she's a cat! ;) One of the more interesting things about them is how they change "hangout" places and times, even though they are really creatures of habit about so many things. They are also very clever. For example, she may have learned that when you are on the computer you will not mess with her so she can just lay there and enjoy being near you, but not really handled. Some cats want to be near but not messed with. Play dirty! Keep a bag of "Temptations" or other kitty snacks near the couch! > Because she's a cat! ;) One of the more interesting things about them > is how they change "hangout" places and times, even though they are > really creatures of habit about so many things. I think they like occasional changes for the Hell of it. One of my cats, Sarrasine, "forgets" a toy sometimes for a few months. It gets pushed to one side and ignored and then suddenly she "finds" it again and gets really excited like it's a new toy Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > When i first got my kitten @ 9 weeks old she would sit on my lap all the > time. > Now she is about 7 months old & spayed. > She will not sit on my lap anymore,But everytime i go down to the family > room & get on the computer she jumps on my lap & goes to sleep. > Why will she do it there but not when i'm on the sofa? The diference in maturity and development between a 2 month old and a 7 month old cat is about the equivalent to that between a 2 year old and a 7 year old child, so it's only natural to witness changes in behaviour. At the moment I have my fourth cat (one of which was a grown-up stray that came and left a few months later by himself) and I'm still amazed by these changes. You cannot really expect anything for sure with them - sometimes I find my sleeping on a shelf, sometimes in his box, sometimes on my shoes...and I better not start talking about playtime. I guess it's just one of those things that make them special. Enjoy it!
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