Hello! I have adopted 2 3-weeks old black kittens last May after my beloved cat Sunni was put to sleep to keep my other cat, Zebra, company during the day. Reason why I got these so young is because a boy found these 2 in a park and took them away so no one knows where the mother cat is so the boy gave the kittens to a vet and that's how I found them. Anyway....
Both Spike and Buddy (especially Buddy) ALWAYS have to ride on my back or shoulder no matter what time or where I am in my apartment. I was curious if other owners experiences this??
I don't mind most of the time but it can be a pain in the butt sometimes because having one of them on my shoulder hinders me in doing some things like cooking or brushing hair.
Sometimes both likes to be on my back and would start having a wrestling match on my back!
At the beginning, it was PAINFUL
because Buddy and Spike would claw their way up my legs, butt and back to get to my shoulder and shredding my legs and back to pieces while I'd scream bloody murder. Many people thought I had a fall while hiking and that's how my legs got all scratched up. They couldn't believe kittens could do that! I tried to disencourage them from doing this with no success. I would try to pull them off (they'd dig their claws in deeper), shake them off (digging claws again), press against the wall (digging claws moving up to head) so I have given up and accepted letting them ride on my back or shoulder so I'd not suffer! !
Now since they are growing bigger and have learned to jump high, they now jumps directly onto my back or shoulder from the floor even when I'm walking so I have a lot less scratches most of the time.
(WHEW) But I sure get scared sometimes when I am walking somewhere at home and all of a sudden feel this weight hitting my back or shoulder out of the blue before realizing it is Buddy or Spike!
Anyway, I would love to hear from others who experiences having cats ride on their shoulders/backs
Both Spike and Buddy (especially Buddy) ALWAYS have to ride on my back or shoulder no matter what time or where I am in my apartment. I was curious if other owners experiences this??
I don't mind most of the time but it can be a pain in the butt sometimes because having one of them on my shoulder hinders me in doing some things like cooking or brushing hair.
At the beginning, it was PAINFUL
Now since they are growing bigger and have learned to jump high, they now jumps directly onto my back or shoulder from the floor even when I'm walking so I have a lot less scratches most of the time.
Anyway, I would love to hear from others who experiences having cats ride on their shoulders/backs