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Copper Head - 14 Feb 2004 04:38 GMT

I have a Tortie Point Siamese who is pretty as a picture, but exhibits some
interesting behavior.

She will walk into the room, meowing, looking at me and rubs up against my
leg, the chair, the desk, etc., but when I reach down to pet her she will
run away. This happens with everyone in the family.

She's definitely not a lap cat. She appears to prefer being by herself most
of the time.

Is this normal for this type of cat? Is there any way to train her to
become a more social, lap type of cat?

Thanks.

+Markox+

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Tina Laitinen - 14 Feb 2004 05:13 GMT

> I have a Tortie Point Siamese who is pretty as a picture, but exhibits some
> interesting behavior.
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> +Markox+

Ya gotta let a cat be a cat. There's no way of training her/him to be
friendlier. What you get is what you get. We have one of those also. We
got another one to keep it company and it didn't help much but the second
cat is a lap cat. Sometimes he comes to be petted but that's it.

Tina

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~*Connie*~ - 14 Feb 2004 13:09 GMT

that's a big fat myth.. you can "train" your cat to be friendlier. it is a
lot of work and takes lots of patience.. cats are very trainable!
dinkmeister's post is very helpful.. no need to repost the info twice

> Ya gotta let a cat be a cat. There's no way of training her/him to be
> friendlier. What you get is what you get. We have one of those also. We
> got another one to keep it company and it didn't help much but the second
> cat is a lap cat. Sometimes he comes to be petted but that's it.
>
> Tina

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dinkmeister - 14 Feb 2004 06:37 GMT

Hi, my cat used to be the same way, you can train it to trust you better with
food (treats). Put kitty on your lap and hold her close so she can't get
away, even though she'll try, after a few minutes of keeping her there,
she'll give up trying to get away, at this point say "thats a good kitty!"
(note: don't smile at her, try to keep a straight face while saying this)
and give kitty her favorite food (cat treat, cooked chicken/etc, something
she comes running for when ya get it out). After a week or 2 of doing this
about once a day, she'll love to be in your lap and (most likely) trust you
and other people more.
Hope this helps! it worked for my cat :)

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:interesting behavior.
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Copper Head - 14 Feb 2004 22:36 GMT

Thanks - I'll give it a try!!!

> Hi, my cat used to be the same way, you can train it to trust you better with
> food (treats). Put kitty on your lap and hold her close so she can't get
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