Absolutely not! If I even dare try Frodo the oldest bites me and yowls till I let him go. Arwyn will tolerate it but only for so long (about 5 seconds) then he'll wriggle until free.
Shadow my newest addition is the sweetest, cuddliest cat and he's the only one who lets me lift him, he just snuggles up and goes to sleep.
Read this and giggled a bit as I am due to collect my new addition this evening and having met him last week I took to calling him Shadow in my head (and the seller is too).
I am hoping that he is going to be a cuddle kit (apparently according to the seller he is cuddly and likes to be picked up - so fingers crossed).
From past experience I know that all cats are very different. I had two from a litter that my mum's oldest cat (now 19 and still going strong) had 16 years ago, they were brought up exactly the same, given exactly the same attention from birth (I visited them twice a week every week and there were always people around until I took them home) but one settled as a "touch me and I'll scratch" while the other couldn't get enough of you paying attention to him...cats are like humans in some ways I guess...they have their own identity, likes and dislikes! Some don't want to be fussed over and others want to be the centre of your world forever.
My grandparents' cat is evil. If you give her a fuss, she lulls you into a false sense of security by appearing to lap up the attention, before turning like a ninja to give you a full on whack with very sharp claws. Last time she had my arm dripping with blood for ages, we almost had to take a trip to the hospital.
I don't go near her anymore, at least not with bare skin on show!
Here are my two lads, they both love a cuddle but only from me, they occasionally let my husband or my Mum have a cuddle too. Mr P the tabby particularly loves to put his head on my shoulder and give a big sigh. He's well up for a tummy rub from anyone though.
My cat Schrody disliked being cuddled or fussed over. She put up with being stroked for maybe 5 minutes before she got bored of it. She only sat on my knee twice in her lifetime! Once because I had a blanket on me and she didn't realise, when she did she lept of in a huff! The second time was when she was poorly and she suddenly wanted to sit on my knee, I think she coped with about 10 minutes before jumping down.
Chuchi, our burmese, would actually love it if I stuck him in a baby sling and carried him on me all day. Ching, the tonkinese, will bear being picked up for about 2 minutes before he squiggles and wants down whilst Chai, the siamese, goes into freak mode if you even take a step in his direction, let alone pick him up:cool:
We've got a kitten at the minute who's a bit hyperactive to stay still in anyone's arms. She likes to run around and explore, although she'll come for a cuddle when she wants to sleep.
Our cat loves it, she meows at you sometimes just to pick her up. She won't go near your lap though, she'll rather sleep on a completely seperate chair.
Mine tolerate it and will be quiet until I put them down but they're not really cuddly, more into nuzzling hands and burbling at me As I tell them every day though, cuddles are absolutely 100% non- negotiable x
Yep my cats are so different when it comes to this. If you pick my oldest up he'll happily sit there in your arms. My youngest however hates being held and will wiggle and fight until you put him down.
Both my cats don't mind being held and they like being stroked on their cheeks and brushed and groomed. Cats can be sensitive probably why some don't like being held but I find they come to you first to show their affection and one of mine always pats my leg with her paw - an indication that they love you.:)
Our tabby, who we've had since she was a kitten, will most of the time be picked up for and a purr few minutes before she wriggles. But if you catch her in the wrong mood she doesn't like it! However the ginger we've had for nearly a year, and was a rescue cat with no history, will be held for ages. Your arms are more likely to start aching first! She doesn't like laps though, as soon as your sit down with her that's it she's off thanks!
I've had a tabby and a persian mixed with a moggie. Both were lovely cats and loved to be stroked frequently, however, we could never, ever pick either of them up. They hated it, so we gave up pretty quickly and only stroked them and brushed thier fur. Ragdolls have nice temperaments as I understand it..
We have two cats, Bill and Ben (I didn't name them! ) and neither of them like being picked up, but they react in different ways if you do pick them up:
Ben is very calm and tolerant if we pick him up. He doesn't like it particularly (but he's not violent), he stays totally still although seems pretty tense, and he has a vacant look in his eyes staring across the room. He never makes eye contact...
Bill is generally different every time he's picked up. I guess it depends on his mood - if he's annoyed he won't hesitate to swipe his claws/hiss/send some other kind of warning he isn't happy. If he's not annoyed he'll tolerate being picked up and won't do anything and occasionally if he's in a good mood he'll come and sit on your lap :)
Our cat absolutely loved to be picked up and cuddled and stroked. If I held him in my arms, he would relax and go all floppy and collapse against my shoulder and rest his head agains my shoulder. He was a total **** for cuddles.
Both of ours shout and scream to be picked up, one just hangs there and goes to sleep when picked up, the other headbutts me in the nose and tries the eat my shirt.
My grandparents' cat is evil. If you give her a fuss, she lulls you into a false sense of security by appearing to lap up the attention, before turning like a ninja to give you a full on whack with very sharp claws. Last time she had my arm dripping with blood for ages, we almost had to take a trip to the hospital.
I don't go near her anymore, at least not with bare skin on show!
That sounds like Boots - never done it to me or my parents, has to be put in another room when we have visitors. He is sat next to me looking like butter would not melt.
Socks is much more laid back and chilled.
They both like cuddles and are very affectionate.
Murphy, is 8 and truth be known he's to bloody heavy to be picked up and cuddled he's effectionate but he dosen't really like being cuddled he'll let you do it for a minute or two but not any more.
Milley, on the other hand dosen't mind most of the time she'll let you cuddle her and for quite a good few minutes but if you try and pick her up when she dosen't want a cuddle she'll kick out with her back leg making it almost impossible to get a firm hold of her.
My parents have two cats, one of whom is tiny, light and energetic. She hates being picked up and only really bothers coming in the house to eat and to sleep at night.
The other is about twice the size, very 'sturdy' and lazy. He likes nothing more than being held like a baby (on his back against my chest). He'd stay there for hours if I let him
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Read this and giggled a bit as I am due to collect my new addition this evening and having met him last week I took to calling him Shadow in my head (and the seller is too).
I am hoping that he is going to be a cuddle kit (apparently according to the seller he is cuddly and likes to be picked up - so fingers crossed).
From past experience I know that all cats are very different. I had two from a litter that my mum's oldest cat (now 19 and still going strong) had 16 years ago, they were brought up exactly the same, given exactly the same attention from birth (I visited them twice a week every week and there were always people around until I took them home) but one settled as a "touch me and I'll scratch" while the other couldn't get enough of you paying attention to him...cats are like humans in some ways I guess...they have their own identity, likes and dislikes! Some don't want to be fussed over and others want to be the centre of your world forever.
I don't go near her anymore, at least not with bare skin on show!
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Betty will tolerate being held if she's hungry, she's more of a headbutter. Wild Kitty would flay the skin off your face if you tried to pick her up
It also depends how I hold him, if I pick him up with my hand underneath his tummy, he goes all floppy limp and purry.
Ben is very calm and tolerant if we pick him up. He doesn't like it particularly (but he's not violent), he stays totally still although seems pretty tense, and he has a vacant look in his eyes staring across the room. He never makes eye contact...
Bill is generally different every time he's picked up. I guess it depends on his mood - if he's annoyed he won't hesitate to swipe his claws/hiss/send some other kind of warning he isn't happy. If he's not annoyed he'll tolerate being picked up and won't do anything and occasionally if he's in a good mood he'll come and sit on your lap
That sounds like Boots - never done it to me or my parents, has to be put in another room when we have visitors. He is sat next to me looking like butter would not melt.
Socks is much more laid back and chilled.
They both like cuddles and are very affectionate.
Milley, on the other hand dosen't mind most of the time she'll let you cuddle her and for quite a good few minutes but if you try and pick her up when she dosen't want a cuddle she'll kick out with her back leg making it almost impossible to get a firm hold of her.
The other is about twice the size, very 'sturdy' and lazy. He likes nothing more than being held like a baby (on his back against my chest). He'd stay there for hours if I let him