I have a seven year old daughter that I rescued a cat for about two years ago and it's a great cat but she only likes my daughter, so I decided to get a cat of my own. I flew to Texas to get the kitten and spent the weekend there. He loved me until I got him home and he met my daughter. Now he won't have anything to do with me or the rest of the family except for of course my daughter. How can I make him like the rest of us? Why is it all cats like my daughter?
2007-09-27 07:57:33 · 6 answers · asked by joe 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Well, your daughter probably NEVER leaves them alone. So they are used to only getting attention from her. It's not to late to change this though. During the day pet them when she's at school. Pet them at night. Also feed them yourself, maybe if your daughter only feeds them, they know who to get the food from. Try this:
Feed them constanly for about two weeks. They should, by then, get into the habit that you have the food. Then all of a sudden stop feeding for only a day though. They should then be coming up to you and rubbing against you for food.
Pet them, praise them and feed them. This should work. My 2 yr. old tabby used to be the same way, until I started feeding her, now she sits with me, sleeps with me, all the good stuff. Just spend a little more time with them, and by the time they love you, give the feeding job back to your daughter. All my luck!
2007-09-27 08:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by Dogs Rule:) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you truly comfortable around cats? It sounds almost as if you're trying too hard.
Is your daughter exceptionally affectionate and gentle with the cats? It could be that since your daughter is smaller, she's less of a frightening figure to the cats. For the rescue cat, who's probably been through trauma, your daughter may seem an inoffensively small creature, like a litter-mate. The same goes with your Texas kitty, who's going through her own trauma of getting used to a new household.
Some people are just so natural with pets that the pets know instinctively that this is a person they want to go to. Sometimes I'm even inclined to attribute it to a soul connection--that a cat comes into this world to provide comfort and/or learning to one particular human soul, for whatever reason.
How much time do you spend with the cats, compared to your daughter? My son, who was 14 at the time, got a cat seven years ago. The cat attached itself to me because I was home most of the time and gave it the most attention. I have been closer to this cat than any other pet I've had in my life.
The cat is friendly with my husband and my son, but when she wants attention, she always comes to me first. And she was a comfort during a very bad time in my life, so sometimes I wonder if she wasn't here specifically for my sake.
Encourage your cats to bond with you and they yet may. When you are sitting down relaxing or watching television, hold the cat and pet her and talk softly to her. Make yourself an irresistible oasis of kitty-petting and warm lap to come to and I think eventually the cats will seek you out, too. It takes time to create bonds. Give the kitties lots of love and encouragement and even spend some play time with them, using those feathers on a string. I play with our cat every day and I think that makes her see me as part of her tribe.
Give it a try. If it doesn't work, maybe you should consider getting yourself a puppy. :)
2007-09-27 15:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by grrluknow 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some people are like that with cats. They just connect many cats are a 1 persons cat. Your daughter sounds like she is a cat person for sure. Kids also bond better with animals I think.
2007-09-27 15:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by Hemp H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats like people all have a different personality. The harder you try with a cat, (picking it up, starring at it) the more it will distance itself because both of those are threatening. The less you try, the more the cat will come around.
2007-09-27 15:53:22 · answer #4 · answered by erica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why does my kitten hate me
its really annoying because she keeps on running
away from me but not my mum
what do i do... PLZ help!
2014-07-18 14:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a similar situation in our family, never could understand it, involving 2 cats also.
2007-09-27 15:01:17 · answer #6 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋