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I currently have a Siberian Kitten and she is my first cat ever. She is about 8 months now and getting huge. I have a couple questions regarding traits I am curious about.
1.) Why is she so friendly and cuddly during the morning and at nighttime, but more aloof during the day?
Now, i know the general response will be because she is seeking warmth, or wants me to get her food in the morning but I dont think this is the case. At first when I started letting her sleep in the bedroom, shed sleep at my feet and refuse to come up any farther. Now, as soon as she sees me lay down she absolutely has to cuddle up right against my chest and put her head on the pillow like a person. Shes does this cute little thing where she pushes against me as hard as she can then flops over so there is absolutely no space between us. God forbid I pet her and stop, she stands up, does a little turn and flops down again to get even closer. This repeats until i stop petting her for long enough and she goes through 4 or 5 cycles of this "flop" and decides I'm done petting her and need sleep, and just goes to sleep next to me.
As far as in the morning, my girlfriend will get up and put food out for her. She'll take a bite or two then remember I'm still in the bedroom, and scream outside the door till I let her in, then do the whole flop routine again, all while purring like a maniac. She wont go back to eat her food until I get up and leave the room with her.
Throughout the rest of the day, she likes to get a pet once in a while, but is not very cuddly. She will sit next to you, but is nowhere near as needy as in the night and morning. What causes this difference in behavior do you think? It feels like 2 completely different cats. Also, she really only puurs at night, and in the morning. She also purrs a little bit when I get home from work and pick her up, but otherwise is quiet for the most part. What do you think causes these very different behaviors at different points of the day.
2.) What causes affection behavior to change?
As stated above, she has gone from sleeping at my feet to acting like a stuffed animal at night. She also used to always come and jump on my lap while I was at the computer, but has stopped doing this. What do you think causes behavioral changes like this?
3.) She will sometimes come to me while I'm working from the office and scream outside the door till I open it, and as soon as I do run away. If I follow to where she is hiding (usually behind a chair) she will often purr and start playing. The only thing I worry about is if this game of hide and seek encourages her to see me as prey, and if I should instead always have a toy when i approach her so she channels this instinct into the toy? If I play the game too long, I notice when i walk away, she charges after me and jumps on my leg (without her claws out, so she doesnt hurt me). Does this type of play encourage aggression, and should I stop it?
4.) Why does she scoop dry food out of her bowl or off a plate onto the floor to eat it?
She absolutely refuses to eat dry food out of a plate or cat bowl. What she wall do is paw it off the plate onto the floor and eat it from there. Its a bit strange and kinda of funny to watch. Why do you think she does this?
5.) Lastly, why does she sometimes have accidents outside the littbox? She has NEVER urinated on the floor, but I will sometimes see her pawing at the floor and wiping poop off her paws. She also sometimes has remants of poop stuck to her fur and I then have to wash her off (I actually trimmed her fur on her butt and it helped, but it sometimes still happens). Is her diet upsetting her stomach? I use high protein grain free food (wet morning and night, dry during the day). I think the brand is natural balance. Could it be I have too little litter in the box? I also noticed that the other day she actually full on defecated right next to the box. When I looked in the box, the litter was a little low I think. She is also a bit OCD and if the litter is not changed often enough (like if I do it every other day instead of every day) she is prone to scoop it out herself onto the floor. Could it be the box is too small? I have an extra large box with a cover, but she is already about 9lbs, and growing quick.
I currently have a Siberian Kitten and she is my first cat ever. She is about 8 months now and getting huge. I have a couple questions regarding traits I am curious about.
1.) Why is she so friendly and cuddly during the morning and at nighttime, but more aloof during the day?
Now, i know the general response will be because she is seeking warmth, or wants me to get her food in the morning but I dont think this is the case. At first when I started letting her sleep in the bedroom, shed sleep at my feet and refuse to come up any farther. Now, as soon as she sees me lay down she absolutely has to cuddle up right against my chest and put her head on the pillow like a person. Shes does this cute little thing where she pushes against me as hard as she can then flops over so there is absolutely no space between us. God forbid I pet her and stop, she stands up, does a little turn and flops down again to get even closer. This repeats until i stop petting her for long enough and she goes through 4 or 5 cycles of this "flop" and decides I'm done petting her and need sleep, and just goes to sleep next to me.
As far as in the morning, my girlfriend will get up and put food out for her. She'll take a bite or two then remember I'm still in the bedroom, and scream outside the door till I let her in, then do the whole flop routine again, all while purring like a maniac. She wont go back to eat her food until I get up and leave the room with her.
Throughout the rest of the day, she likes to get a pet once in a while, but is not very cuddly. She will sit next to you, but is nowhere near as needy as in the night and morning. What causes this difference in behavior do you think? It feels like 2 completely different cats. Also, she really only puurs at night, and in the morning. She also purrs a little bit when I get home from work and pick her up, but otherwise is quiet for the most part. What do you think causes these very different behaviors at different points of the day.
2.) What causes affection behavior to change?
As stated above, she has gone from sleeping at my feet to acting like a stuffed animal at night. She also used to always come and jump on my lap while I was at the computer, but has stopped doing this. What do you think causes behavioral changes like this?
3.) She will sometimes come to me while I'm working from the office and scream outside the door till I open it, and as soon as I do run away. If I follow to where she is hiding (usually behind a chair) she will often purr and start playing. The only thing I worry about is if this game of hide and seek encourages her to see me as prey, and if I should instead always have a toy when i approach her so she channels this instinct into the toy? If I play the game too long, I notice when i walk away, she charges after me and jumps on my leg (without her claws out, so she doesnt hurt me). Does this type of play encourage aggression, and should I stop it?
4.) Why does she scoop dry food out of her bowl or off a plate onto the floor to eat it?
She absolutely refuses to eat dry food out of a plate or cat bowl. What she wall do is paw it off the plate onto the floor and eat it from there. Its a bit strange and kinda of funny to watch. Why do you think she does this?
5.) Lastly, why does she sometimes have accidents outside the littbox? She has NEVER urinated on the floor, but I will sometimes see her pawing at the floor and wiping poop off her paws. She also sometimes has remants of poop stuck to her fur and I then have to wash her off (I actually trimmed her fur on her butt and it helped, but it sometimes still happens). Is her diet upsetting her stomach? I use high protein grain free food (wet morning and night, dry during the day). I think the brand is natural balance. Could it be I have too little litter in the box? I also noticed that the other day she actually full on defecated right next to the box. When I looked in the box, the litter was a little low I think. She is also a bit OCD and if the litter is not changed often enough (like if I do it every other day instead of every day) she is prone to scoop it out herself onto the floor. Could it be the box is too small? I have an extra large box with a cover, but she is already about 9lbs, and growing quick.
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