Does your cat hate being touched?

[Stephen]

This is something my sister keeps complaining about her cat. She have only one cat but as much as her cat loves being close to her, she doesn't like to be touched in the process. I've witnessed it myself when I visited her last month. Her cat will come cert close to you but wouldn't like being touched. When you try to touch her, her body language will tell you immediately she doesn't like it.

What can she do to change this?

 

[Henrywrites]

Luna is exactly that way. I don't know if it is down to the breed of a cat or something else. It is strange sometimes to have a cat that hates being touched.

 

[Shortie]

Cats are much like humans in a way and no matter what you try, they really do not like being fussed or even touched at all.

As much as this may be something you do not like as you would have liked to pet your cat, it does make them feel uncomfortable.

I personally would try taking your time and seeing if she warms up to the idea of being petted and touched, sometimes cat prefer to do things on their terms and not on their owners terms.

 

[Katrinka]

We had a Devon Rex breed and she loved being cuddled and petted. She acted like a dog in some ways so maybe that had to do with it, even though she didn't grow up around dogs. I think starting them off young to enjoy being petted is one solution, but then again, cats are finicky. When they're done, they're done.

 

[Sandex]

I would say that it's all down to how your cat is raised from kitten. If they are very friendly growing up, it's going to be very easy for them to be open to being touched, robbed all over and carried around too. It's exactly how my cats are and it makes it fun being around them all the time.

 

[Toni]

It's the opposite for my cats, they love being touched and they can be very demanding for it. If you don't pet them, they won't get out of your way. They will be walking all over the place moewing for your attention.

 

[Ragnarok]

No, all of my cats love being touched and petted whenever they come close to you. One of them love it whenever I'm touching her ears. If I stop, she will bring her ear closer for me to keep touching it.

 

[Sarah]

Mine loved yo be touched. She showed me that some cats like fondling and caressing which I have been doing on her. She made it a routine to always come to me when she sees me relaxing.

 

[Ezra]

Luna is exactly that way. I don't know if it is down to the breed of a cat or something else. It is strange sometimes to have a cat that hates being touched.

Cats are independent animal most of the time. It's why they do things how they want it. They might want to be touched now and in the next minute, they are no longer in the mood.

 

[Sarah]

It's the opposite for my cats, they love being touched and they can be very demanding for it. If you don't pet them, they won't get out of your way. They will be walking all over the place moewing for your attention.

That means they love attention so much. What if you have something that needed your attention, do you prefer to finish up or attend to them before continuing what you are doing?

 

[Kennysplash]

Zoey is the opposite of what you have just described. She wants to be all over me whenever I am around. I actually love that.

 

[Sarah]

Zoey is the opposite of what you have just described. She wants to be all over me whenever I am around. I actually love that.

Every pets love attention and care from their owners. Before you see a cat that don't like attention, it will be hard. I love to have my cat around me if I am at home.

 

[Ivar]

If it is being touched by strangers, my cats are not usually very comfortable allowing that because they are not used to that person being around them.

 

[Kennysplash]

If it is being touched by strangers, my cats are not usually very comfortable allowing that because they are not used to that person being around them.

So it is only you that can touch them?

 

[Harvey]

My cats marks people they see at least twice easily. Once they identify you as a friendly, they will always be free with you touching them. I don't get lots of guests, the one's they meet are dotted on.

 

[Kennysplash]

My cats marks people they see at least twice easily. Once they identify you as a friendly, they will always be free with you touching them. I don't get lots of guests, the one's they meet are dotted on.

Even twice is too much, once is enough for Zoey to become familiar with strangers, especially if she sees that I am really friendly with them.

 

[Olive]

You cannot even see olive as a stranger let alone petting her. She will never allow it, she goes away at every slight movement of a stranger.