is it healthy if you bond with your cat

[CalicoCatLover28]

I have had a calico for 6 maybe 7 years and I don't know if it is healthy for the cat.

 

[betsygee]

Can you elaborate? In what way would it not be healthy for the cat?

 

[ArtNJ]

Uness you mean something weird by bonding, its a non issue. A high % of the people that post here have very strong bonds with their cats. Most of the posters that dont have strong bonds with a cat have rescues and other highly challenging cats that they are trying to bond with.

I do understand that in the larger world, there are lots of people that have cats that totally do their own thing and dont have real bonds with their humans. My best friend growing up had one. But probably a big majority here have cats that come running for affection.

 

[catloverfromwayback]

But probably a big majority here have cats that come running for affection.

Yes, the bonding is two-way. Issues aside, I tend to side-eye owners I know who aren’t bonded with their cats.

 

[Margot Lane]

Agree w/ Betsy get: can you elaborate? Are you afraid of getting too close to your cat? Not sure I understand your concern.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

The entire point of having a pet, or at least, so far as I am concerned, is to bond with that pet, and they with you. My girl is my other half. She and I are very bonded. She isn't a lap cat type, but where ever I am in my home, she is also, curled up within a few feet of me. Her favorite thing is our snuggle time at bedtime. We snuggle together for a few minutes, then she moves to "her" side of the bed...LOL, I think we're something like an old married couple! Others may not see the bond easily, but we both know it is there. I only hope you have the same thing with your cat. And, for the record, cats are much happier in homes where they have a person that they are bonded with.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

~ Many people have a bond with their pets. It's called " love" ...

 

[rubysmama]

CalicoCatLover28 :
Is there something going on with your cat that makes you think she's too bonded to you? She's beautiful, btw.

 

[danteshuman]

Yes!

 

[tabbytom]

Yes, please bond with your cat otherwise you'll have two strangers living in the house. Your cat may be aloof as most cats are but if you show your love and bond with her, she is also bonding with you.

 

[ArtNJ]

How do you wind up a bunch of cat lovers?
Post something odd and then dissappear