" they are all affectionate when they are young, then as they get older the males remain affectionate while the females seem to become more aloof and rule the household" THIS is totally the case with my cats. Both are the same age and musta been 3 months old when i adopted them at the same time...
This surely calls for a poll..
I'm geniunely curious because apparently the majority of cat owners seem to agree with that and when the majority agrees there's gotta be some kind of truth to it..
Yeah, it's not like my female isnt affectionate at all, it's just the way she likes it is totally different from my boys.
She'll headbutt me, rub against me, and she too likes to be petted VERY softly, whereas with my boys, the rougher the better... too bad the female won't stay on my lap...
I've had femlae cats forever, and now I've had my first male cat and its soooooo much different.
My male cat looooves to be on my lap all the time and be petted.. My female cat on the other hand mostly prefers to keep her distance, only occasionaly rubbing against my leg when shes hungry...
The big white male is about 1 1/2 year old and I have noticed that his fur has been growing. Its quite furrier now than in the pictures that are a little old already
His "mane" is getting ever bushier and so is the rest of his coat.
I read about the angora and noticed he does look a like...