My 2 male kittens r about 9 wks old. Both my boyf & I work f/time, but I'm able 2 come home @ lunchtimes 2 spend time with them, as well as mornings & evenings. The last 3 days or so they've started climbing my legs. While it's cute, I'm also left with tons of painful scratches.
They're shut up in the kitchen for their own safety until we sort the house out, so when I see them I always sit down, pet & let them crawl & play over me, & they always purr like mad & then fight around me. But when I'm standing they just won't leave my legs alone. One of them can actually climb up to my shoulders when I'm standing, the other one can't get past my hips (but digs his claws in trying!) When my legs r bare they try & be gentle, but end up trying to climb me anyway.
R they just using me as a way of getting a good view of the room, or r they testing their climbing abilities? A cat tree is arriving soon, so will this stop them from using me? Is it a sign of affection as I'm their mother?
2006-08-30
02:33:10
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