I've got a quick question -- nothing too serious. My cat Tigger (I know, real original name -- he's my first kitty) seems to be turning into more and more of a "mama's boy" as the years go by. He'll be 7 this year, so he's not old or anything, but he seems to be pretty annoyed with almost everyone except me (and he doesn't seem to mind my husband). Up until the last couple of years, he was always happy to see and play with anyone, but now if someone else is petting him, he'll seem to enjoy it for a little bit and then get really mad and bite. Not too hard (never broke skin), but hard enough to let them know that he means business.
We have another cat, Miles (did better with the name this time), that we got when Tigg was about 2 or 3. Tigg's behavior changed a little bit -- he used to play fetch with me, but starts to give up because sweet-but-dumb Miles runs into the middle of it and ruins the game. Stuff like that. He sometimes is annoyed by Miles, but loves him anyway. They seem to have an uncle/nephew relationship.
Any thoughts on why he's feeling this way or what I can do to restore the happy-go-lucky kitty everyone used to love (not just me!)?
We have another cat, Miles (did better with the name this time), that we got when Tigg was about 2 or 3. Tigg's behavior changed a little bit -- he used to play fetch with me, but starts to give up because sweet-but-dumb Miles runs into the middle of it and ruins the game. Stuff like that. He sometimes is annoyed by Miles, but loves him anyway. They seem to have an uncle/nephew relationship.
Any thoughts on why he's feeling this way or what I can do to restore the happy-go-lucky kitty everyone used to love (not just me!)?