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Hello Everyone,
I have no illusions that my request is more for my (and my son's benefit) than for our cats. We have two lovely sibling kittens that are 9 months old that we really wish were willing to sit in our laps and relax. We have fostered them since they were nine weeks old (initially with four others in their litter though those kittens were all adopted within a month). I was told that they were kept with their mom in a room without tons of human interation for the first nine weeks.
They are very happy cats that enjoy our company. When I sleep at night one enjoys curling up by my head and the other sleeps on a blanket beside my bed. When I'm in the house they enjoy walking over and meowing for a quick chin rub. They like to sit below my chair (it's an Ikea Poang) when I'm relaxing in the evening or beside my son on the couch for a short while. They enjoy playing and we use interactive toys daily.
Neither cat likes to rest in our laps for cuddles, or even sit beside us for a long while whether we pat them or not. I've had dogs before and I miss that cuddling time. They are most cuddly when I wake up in the morning and will lie ontop of me for a half hour before puttering off for their day. If I pet them too much they'll nudge themselves beneath the blanket and lie against me for the rest of the time.
Is there any way to encourage them to cuddle more during the day, or help them to develop some lap cat tendencies?
I have no illusions that my request is more for my (and my son's benefit) than for our cats. We have two lovely sibling kittens that are 9 months old that we really wish were willing to sit in our laps and relax. We have fostered them since they were nine weeks old (initially with four others in their litter though those kittens were all adopted within a month). I was told that they were kept with their mom in a room without tons of human interation for the first nine weeks.
They are very happy cats that enjoy our company. When I sleep at night one enjoys curling up by my head and the other sleeps on a blanket beside my bed. When I'm in the house they enjoy walking over and meowing for a quick chin rub. They like to sit below my chair (it's an Ikea Poang) when I'm relaxing in the evening or beside my son on the couch for a short while. They enjoy playing and we use interactive toys daily.
Neither cat likes to rest in our laps for cuddles, or even sit beside us for a long while whether we pat them or not. I've had dogs before and I miss that cuddling time. They are most cuddly when I wake up in the morning and will lie ontop of me for a half hour before puttering off for their day. If I pet them too much they'll nudge themselves beneath the blanket and lie against me for the rest of the time.
Is there any way to encourage them to cuddle more during the day, or help them to develop some lap cat tendencies?