I am having a little bit of a problem...Actually I think
that it’s quiet a large problem. My cat
and I are having some issues. We are
working on boundaries as well as obedience and nothing that I have tried has
worked.
Don’t get me wrong one of the many things that I love about
her is that she is very affectionate but at the same time not all of my friends
think the same way. I don’t mind that
she lies on my chest when I’m on the computer or that she lays by my feet when
I sleep but I have some friends that are allergic to cats and she climbs all
over them when they come over.
So I thought that I would train her to not always expect
attention 24 hours a day from everyone.
To start I am trying to get her to stop showering with me. Yes, I think that it’s insanely weird as
well, but she loves water and she loves to sit in the shower with me. I thought that cats were supposed to be
afraid of water but she loves it.
Now I know that I should have been shutting the bathroom
door from the beginning but my fan doesn’t work so if I shut my door then there
is way too much condensation in the bathroom and I know that can cause mold and
I don’t want mold in my bathroom. So
there may not be a solution to that problem in the near future.
Another thing that I have tried is shutting my bedroom door
and keeping that closed. Even when I’m
not home I keep it closed because then when I go to bed she thinks that I don’t
want her to come with me. And to some
people that may seem mean but I really need her to understand that she needs to
be able to give people their personal space and always being up in other people’s
faces is not always cute.
So far none of these have worked. I had a friend over the other day and it was
as if nothing was different. She was all
over her and she didn’t care whether it was right or wrong. And yes I understand a cat doesn’t know the
difference between right and wrong but I think they can sense a feeling when
they aren’t wanted.
And also I think what plays a kep role in this needy-ness is the fact that I adopted her from the humane society and they found her in an abandoned apartment building. And from what I've been told she didn't have any human contact for over a month so maybe that plays a role. Perhaps she just doesn't want to be alone.
Does anyone have any advice?
2 comments:
Of course, you could have the opposite problem and have a cat that was hostile towards people. There is that.
Sorry, no advice. The only thing that gets my cat to hide away is my 2 year old nephew. But I wouldn't recommend that.
well she would probably love him to death...
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