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Hello,
It's been a long time since I've posted anything here, but I just thought I'd pop in and see if I can get any advice from those of you with Siamese or otherwise cats with major personality.
Boba Cat... how do I describe him? He's like no cat I've ever met. He is "chill" in the sense that he is fearless, social, etc but so not "chill" in the sense that he has boundless energy. He has so much kitten in him... and is 16 months. He still enjoys leaping out of hiding to chase our legs. Oh he is hilarious b/c he loves it so much. He plays soccer goalie with us (jumping 4 feet in the air to block a toy from soaring over him). Boba is part Siamese-- and I think perhaps part ragdoll but his full grown size (he SHOULD be ~11 lbs) has me doubting that.
We have had some rough patches (if you read my other feeds-- naming him after a bounty hunter certainly fits him!) but have come to some sort of understanding. He does not want to be held hardly ever. NEVER touch his belly (which I know is common with cats). Pretty much don't touch him unless he initiates. Let's just say we've seen a lot of improvement-- he no longer comes to bite us unprovoked (although we have seen some scary episodes of re-directed aggression when the above understanding was not followed). We recently moved out of our apartment into a house, and so he has more room to move around and play. However, his energy has NOT changed a bit. And, he is such a bully about his food (we're working on that). I should mention he is a lover-- just would rather sit next to us, be in the room, than receive actual physical touch.
When I say he doesn't know how to "cat," what I mean is that he isn't like the cliche cat (while he still is disinterested in catnip, at least now he likes tuna!). On the weekends, he is passed out almost the whole day. But when the week days come, he spends many days awake for hours and hours. Today is especially notable-- every few minutes he's back in my office (I work from home), chirping or meowing plaintively. And then he goes through a series of actions trying to get my attention-- Chewing on stuff, scratching coats hanging off the chair, the blanket I'm using, the window shade. He goes to jump on the counter and every other surface he's not allowed on. He's a dang smart cat.
I'm not complaining about him being annoying and I'm not even saying this is a problem. I signed up for this
I just wonder if you others have seen your cats spend soooo much time awake and active for the morning half of the day. I think it's a "PLAY WITH ME" call, but why doesn't he do this on the weekends or the evenings? Not to mention, I try to play with him in between work projects, and clicker train to engage his mind, but it doesn't always help. He often plays by himself and has plenty of toys. Does he literally just want me to work from the couch so he can sit next to me? Does he just feel more calm when my husband is home (weekends, evenings)?
*note: he does this whether his food bowl is full or empty, so he's not begging for that. Since he is so social (loves other animals, though we don't have any others ourselves), I would love to get him a friend someday-- but that isn't going to happen this year.
It's been a long time since I've posted anything here, but I just thought I'd pop in and see if I can get any advice from those of you with Siamese or otherwise cats with major personality.
Boba Cat... how do I describe him? He's like no cat I've ever met. He is "chill" in the sense that he is fearless, social, etc but so not "chill" in the sense that he has boundless energy. He has so much kitten in him... and is 16 months. He still enjoys leaping out of hiding to chase our legs. Oh he is hilarious b/c he loves it so much. He plays soccer goalie with us (jumping 4 feet in the air to block a toy from soaring over him). Boba is part Siamese-- and I think perhaps part ragdoll but his full grown size (he SHOULD be ~11 lbs) has me doubting that.
We have had some rough patches (if you read my other feeds-- naming him after a bounty hunter certainly fits him!) but have come to some sort of understanding. He does not want to be held hardly ever. NEVER touch his belly (which I know is common with cats). Pretty much don't touch him unless he initiates. Let's just say we've seen a lot of improvement-- he no longer comes to bite us unprovoked (although we have seen some scary episodes of re-directed aggression when the above understanding was not followed). We recently moved out of our apartment into a house, and so he has more room to move around and play. However, his energy has NOT changed a bit. And, he is such a bully about his food (we're working on that). I should mention he is a lover-- just would rather sit next to us, be in the room, than receive actual physical touch.
When I say he doesn't know how to "cat," what I mean is that he isn't like the cliche cat (while he still is disinterested in catnip, at least now he likes tuna!). On the weekends, he is passed out almost the whole day. But when the week days come, he spends many days awake for hours and hours. Today is especially notable-- every few minutes he's back in my office (I work from home), chirping or meowing plaintively. And then he goes through a series of actions trying to get my attention-- Chewing on stuff, scratching coats hanging off the chair, the blanket I'm using, the window shade. He goes to jump on the counter and every other surface he's not allowed on. He's a dang smart cat.
I'm not complaining about him being annoying and I'm not even saying this is a problem. I signed up for this
I just wonder if you others have seen your cats spend soooo much time awake and active for the morning half of the day. I think it's a "PLAY WITH ME" call, but why doesn't he do this on the weekends or the evenings? Not to mention, I try to play with him in between work projects, and clicker train to engage his mind, but it doesn't always help. He often plays by himself and has plenty of toys. Does he literally just want me to work from the couch so he can sit next to me? Does he just feel more calm when my husband is home (weekends, evenings)? *note: he does this whether his food bowl is full or empty, so he's not begging for that. Since he is so social (loves other animals, though we don't have any others ourselves), I would love to get him a friend someday-- but that isn't going to happen this year.
