Weird Cat Affection

[LockeMeadows]

I have had The Shitten for almost 10 years. I got her from the pound. She wasn’t full grown, but wasn’t a kitten. She has always been deathly afraid of everything and everyone but me. For many years, she stayed under my bed unless I was home and then she was in my arms or next to me. She has gotten a little more mellow as she ages, but is still pretty neurotic. Our regular day -

She wakes me up by singing me the song of her people. Then we snuggle for 5-10 minutes before I get out of bed.

As I work around the house, she follows me everywhere. (She is laying in my lap as I type this). I can not use the restroom without her and if I shut the door, she cries. If I take a bath, she will brave the water and jump ON me.

Then when I must leave the house, she sits on my bed and waits for me to come home. Other people may be in the house during this time, but she will only leave her post when I come home.

At night when we watch TV, she is either laying on my lap or in my arms holding her.

When I go to bed, she sleeps on or near me. If I get up in the middle of the night, she follows me.

The next day, rinse, and repeat.

Basically, I am her life. I’ve had several people tell me to put her down because she has no life. She never plays and will not go outside. Basically, the only time she relaxes is when I am with her. I adore this cat dearly and the thought of putting her to sleep makes me nauseous. She is honestly my best buddy. I have put money aside if something ever happens to me, a vet will come to the house and put her to sleep. I then want her cremated and buried near me. I don’t mind putting her to sleep if something happens to me because I know no one will give her the attention she needs. The Shitten is one of the neediest animals I have ever seen.

Does anyone else have a cat that can’t function without them?

[LockeMeadows]

And no, my house isn’t that messy! I was moving and it looked like a bomb exploded.

[stolen_virtue]

I have a male and a female cat. They are allowed to go outside during the day and are fed and kept in at night. The male is out all day and comes in to eat and is snuggly. The female is with whoever is at home. She is the homebody, not terribly snuggly but by your side all day. They are just wired differently, we love them both but the female is a weird mix of stay away and don’t leave me, ever.

[Kim]

I think she is adorable.

I don’t get what people mean by “no life” and to “put her down.” Many cats live indoors and sleep all day, and many are attached to their owners (as are dogs). She looks happy to me. I’m glad you found each other.

[tikihorse2]

Why on earth would your friends tell you to put her down? She’s just a very loving, attached kitty. Unless she’s in pain, not eating, using the litterbox, etc., I don’t see a problem.

She’s beautiful, btw! :yes:

Kim

[Wicky]

There is absolutely no reason to put her to sleep. Enjoy your time with her. She is not suffering when you are not there.

And it is great that she does not go outside!

[twotrudoc]

You need new friends! The cat is good :yes:

[JustTheTicket]

My mom has a cat like that. She always has to be where ever my mom is. She’s social enough with everyone in the house, but my mom is her life. Some cats are just that way.
Your little kitty is quite the looker, by the way!

[suz]

I’d be inclined to euth those ‘friends’. hurrumph!

[Louise]

I have a little calico just like yours in temperament. I swear no one has ever seen that cat but me. Yet, with me, she is loving, brave and bold. The woman who will take my cats, should something happen to me, knows that she is to be euthanized, because she would be lost without me. But, that said, she’s a very happy cat, full of life and curiosity. Pay no heed to those who tell you that yours is anything else.

[2BayPonies]

I had a feral calico that was very similar. The 18 months she lived outside I didn’t once touch her (the other two were love bugs from the get go). When she inevitably moved inside, she was hiding if not with me, but all time spent with me involved snuggling, or at least touching. She had the sweetest habit of body slamming me when laying down, none of that “making biscuits” nonsense - she crashed into me & snuggled up. Still miss her!

So no, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with your cat, I’m sure she is quite content. Your friends… maybe ;-0

[JanM]

Keep the cat, and rehome the ‘friends’.

[skykingismybaby1]

Is this a calico thing?? No one has ever seen my calico, but with me she is demanding of affection, a head butting, body slamming, head thrusting love bug.

My half maine coon male is the coolest, most debonair, master of all ceremonies and all visitors are ceremonies. He escorts visitors to their chairs and sits in front of them waiting for a petting.

[2BayPonies]

Maybe it is a calico thing, that describes my girl to a T.

[QUOTE=skykingismybaby1;7564285]
Is this a calico thing?? No one has ever seen my calico, but with me she is demanding of affection, a head butting, body slamming, head thrusting love bug.

My half maine coon male is the coolest, most debonair, master of all ceremonies and all visitors are ceremonies. He escorts visitors to their chairs and sits in front of them waiting for a petting.[/QUOTE]

[LockeMeadows]

The Shitten hanging out while I play on COTH. Again, right now, she is sitting in my lap with her head buried in my chest. It was actually my mom who first brought up putting her down. Everyone says she has no life. I’ve never seen her when I’m not home (obviously), but she is quite clingy as soon as I walk through the door. She used to run when we had company. Now, she will sit on my lap if they are quiet and don’t make any sudden moves. She seems happy if I’m here. We are just a busy family and always on the go. I am happy she doesn’t go outside. Honestly, I give her shots because our regular vet doesn’t do farm calls and The Shitten voids all over herself if you put her in a crate. If she would ever get sick, I would have to have a vet do house calls. I’m not even sure how that would go, because she is terrified of different people touching her. It was brutal when we moved. She ran into the attic and lived there for about a month before we saw her. Of course I put food and a litter box up there because I didn’t want her to stress more than she already was. Thank you for making me feel better. I always want to do the right thing for my animals, but sometimes that line gets blurred when we love them so much.

[islandrider]

[QUOTE=suz;7564027]
I’d be inclined to euth those ‘friends’. hurrumph![/QUOTE]

Heh heh yea. Imagine if she was your boyfriend or husband. Such loving attention. I say count your blessings. Not everyone gets out of this life being someone’s soulmate. Yahoo.

[tikihorse2]

This just struck me: people complain that cats aren’t affectionate, yet this kitty is. So she has something wrong with her…? :lol:

Kim

[laskiblue]

She sounds like a lovely companion who is enjoying life just fine. Pfffft to what anyone else might say.

[JanM]

Sounds as if people are jealous of the cat’s devotion to you, and apparently think this means no life. It’s not unusual for a dog to be a one person animal, and I don’t see why cats can’t be like this also. If the cat’s happy, then no one else’s opinion matters but yours.

[LockeMeadows]

[QUOTE=islandrider;7564421]
Heh heh yea. Imagine if she was your boyfriend or husband. Such loving attention. I say count your blessings. Not everyone gets out of this life being someone’s soulmate. Yahoo.[/QUOTE]

Wow, I AM her soul mate! She is extremely affectionate. She licks me all the time and when she gets excited, she will bite my nose or my lip…hard! She hates when my DH gives me affection and she does sleep BETWEEN us on the bed. Since this thread, I have picked up even more of her “possessive” behavior that I hadn’t noticed prior. She will sit next to me in DH’s spot on the couch and will refuse to get up when he comes in. She looks at him like “go sit on the loveseat”. She tolerates him, but never goes out of her way to hang out with him. She despises my son and gives him a wide berth. I think that is more because he is still young and is always making noise. He’s very gentle with the animals and she isn’t afraid of him. She just likes a quiet home with no activity (kind-of hard with a 4yo child).