Hi everyone.
I'm new to the site and I have a question that I really hope someone can help with! I recently adopted a 1 year old female cat from a shelter. Her name is Molly and she's incredibly sweet and very well-behaved. She's reasonably playful and up until a couple of weeks ago she was very affectionate. Now, though, she's not interested in cuddles any more. She won't sit on my lap (or on my flatmate's lap) even though she used to love this. She lets me pick her up and cuddle her for a minute or so, but that's it. Has anyone any ideas why she would suddenly stop wanting affection? She's eating as normal and using the litter tray, and she's happy to play with me. Nothing has changed at home so I can't see what could be bothering her. The only thing I can think of is that I have a flatmate who occasionally comes home late at night and disturbs Molly - would this stress her? Any ideas would be very welcome!
I'm new to the site and I have a question that I really hope someone can help with! I recently adopted a 1 year old female cat from a shelter. Her name is Molly and she's incredibly sweet and very well-behaved. She's reasonably playful and up until a couple of weeks ago she was very affectionate. Now, though, she's not interested in cuddles any more. She won't sit on my lap (or on my flatmate's lap) even though she used to love this. She lets me pick her up and cuddle her for a minute or so, but that's it. Has anyone any ideas why she would suddenly stop wanting affection? She's eating as normal and using the litter tray, and she's happy to play with me. Nothing has changed at home so I can't see what could be bothering her. The only thing I can think of is that I have a flatmate who occasionally comes home late at night and disturbs Molly - would this stress her? Any ideas would be very welcome!