I am completely new to this site and looking forward to learning from others 
My issue: I adopted a 4 month Birman kitten and have had her for a month (she's 5 months old now). When we went to the breeders she was super affectionate - she would put her paws up on my husband and daughter's legs to be put on their laps. Then she would lie on their laps and purr. We were supposed to take a different cat (who was spayed) but she hid the entire time so my daughter chose Snowy, the affectionate kitten. She's been home for a month now and unfortunately she got conjunctivitis and needed drops and oral antibiotics for 10 days. Not a great introduction. She is very sweet and purrs when picked up. She likes to be in the room with us when she's not sleeping. My question is: she is not cuddly at all like she was at the breeder's! She is more playful and scampering around, nipping our feet to get us to play (she is an only pet, and will be spayed in 2 weeks, took forever to get a spay appointment, sigh). She doesn't seem lonely or stressed - no meowing, overgrooming, etc. I thought she was lonely so I adopted another Birman boy kitten from the same breeder but she got so freaked out that I had to take the poor confused little guy back (she probably freaked out because she wasn't spayed yet?). I introduced them slowly (I am an experienced cat owner) but her reaction was one I've never seen and given she isn't yet fixed (he was), I took him back. As a sidenote, this boy kitten was extremely affectionate in our house! 
From those who may have experienced something similar - very affectionate kitten became shy once at home - did your kitten eventually become affectionate again? We are home all day - i work from home - so she gets loads of attention. I've never adopted from a breeder, only had rescue cats, but chose this breed as an emotional support animal for my daughter (16 years old). Thanks! I've put a photo of her below.
My issue: I adopted a 4 month Birman kitten and have had her for a month (she's 5 months old now). When we went to the breeders she was super affectionate - she would put her paws up on my husband and daughter's legs to be put on their laps. Then she would lie on their laps and purr. We were supposed to take a different cat (who was spayed) but she hid the entire time so my daughter chose Snowy, the affectionate kitten. She's been home for a month now and unfortunately she got conjunctivitis and needed drops and oral antibiotics for 10 days. Not a great introduction. She is very sweet and purrs when picked up. She likes to be in the room with us when she's not sleeping. My question is: she is not cuddly at all like she was at the breeder's! She is more playful and scampering around, nipping our feet to get us to play (she is an only pet, and will be spayed in 2 weeks, took forever to get a spay appointment, sigh). She doesn't seem lonely or stressed - no meowing, overgrooming, etc. I thought she was lonely so I adopted another Birman boy kitten from the same breeder but she got so freaked out that I had to take the poor confused little guy back (she probably freaked out because she wasn't spayed yet?). I introduced them slowly (I am an experienced cat owner) but her reaction was one I've never seen and given she isn't yet fixed (he was), I took him back. As a sidenote, this boy kitten was extremely affectionate in our house! From those who may have experienced something similar - very affectionate kitten became shy once at home - did your kitten eventually become affectionate again? We are home all day - i work from home - so she gets loads of attention. I've never adopted from a breeder, only had rescue cats, but chose this breed as an emotional support animal for my daughter (16 years old). Thanks! I've put a photo of her below.
