Hi.
Today I am exhausted at my wits end with my kitty I love her so much. But god she can be demanding. I play soooo much with her, I am really starting to be sick of it, I play approximately 1 hours to 1h30 in the morning and 2h in the evening but that's not always enough for her. She is always demanding play time and I am starting to be sick of it. She has food puzzles, electronic toys but ignore them, she has tons of toys that I rotate but i have to be the one moving them for her to pay attention. I am sick of it honestly. I can't continue like that. Yesterday I had a friend over and I was doing something else than playing with her for once and she did not like it a tiny bit. She was very distant after that, kept on meowing for my attention the entire time my friend was there. And I am happy to give her attention but sometimes I want (need) it to be anything else than play time. The problem is that she is not really a lap cat kinda of cat, she loves me I know that. But petting happens only on her terms and when she wants it. And that's mostly once in morning and once in evening. So not sure how to show her love and attention otherwise. Any idea? How do I do to manage her desire for attention in another way than by play? I don't want her to end up hating me. Any idea is appreciated I so much want her to know that I do love her, even if I do something else.
For precision I can't take another cat as it's 1 pet per apartment rule in my building. And I she has: 1 cat tree, 2 window shelves, 1 bird feeder, tons of toys, and a 1 tent.
Thanks
Today I am exhausted at my wits end with my kitty I love her so much. But god she can be demanding. I play soooo much with her, I am really starting to be sick of it, I play approximately 1 hours to 1h30 in the morning and 2h in the evening but that's not always enough for her. She is always demanding play time and I am starting to be sick of it. She has food puzzles, electronic toys but ignore them, she has tons of toys that I rotate but i have to be the one moving them for her to pay attention. I am sick of it honestly. I can't continue like that. Yesterday I had a friend over and I was doing something else than playing with her for once and she did not like it a tiny bit. She was very distant after that, kept on meowing for my attention the entire time my friend was there. And I am happy to give her attention but sometimes I want (need) it to be anything else than play time. The problem is that she is not really a lap cat kinda of cat, she loves me I know that. But petting happens only on her terms and when she wants it. And that's mostly once in morning and once in evening. So not sure how to show her love and attention otherwise. Any idea? How do I do to manage her desire for attention in another way than by play? I don't want her to end up hating me. Any idea is appreciated I so much want her to know that I do love her, even if I do something else.
For precision I can't take another cat as it's 1 pet per apartment rule in my building. And I she has: 1 cat tree, 2 window shelves, 1 bird feeder, tons of toys, and a 1 tent.
Thanks
