Hi I’m looking for a new cat food do you instinct limited ingredient dry cat food for adults is good? The food I give my cat now has some bad ingredients in it. So I want to get her something better. Thanks!
I picked my guy out of the pitter because he was the only Tuxedo. I was told that black colored dogs and cats are last pick -- so I made him my first pick out of 4 that was available. He came home to us and I was the first person to bring him into the house... and take him out the crate. I showed him to the kids and they got excited - they were a bit much because he was only 10 weeks old -- i took him from their firm grips and put him in his blanket and started rubbing his tummy and I started to feel his purr with scratches with the belly rub... and he looked up at me and we just had this connection. I am also the mommy at home - i have 2 kiddos... so I think he picked me to be mommy because I am the mommy hahaha! He sleeps with me every night - by my side. He walks me to the potty and waits in the middle of the night - will walk me back and get back in bed. He knows when I feel sad and sits by me. He makes me feel loved and wanted.
When my husband's cat got sick I stayed downstairs with her because she couldn't go up the stairs to his office to see him anymore. I kept her company, fed her, and paid attention to her health as she slowly declined. She was her daddy's girl but I could tell she really appreciated mom taking care of her when she was sick.
Love ❤️ the channel. Our cat has chosen me. I am the one that cleans the litter box, feeds him, greets me when I come home from errands or work, he cuddles and sleeps with me, he sleeps on my side on the bed when it's empty, he is a supervisor when I dress, shower, perform tasks around the house and he shadows me in and out of any room. He's my buddy, my bestest feline companion ❤❤
We rescued Angel at 11 years old when her person died. While my husband was working the weekend we brought her home, I was the one talking softly and leaving food out so she would come out. I also think that her original person was a soft spoken woman, as she is drawn to my baby voice. I am always able to get her out of her hiding spot when she is scared because she trusts me. My lap is also soft and warm and I am often snuggled in a furry blanket. I also think I respect her boundaries a bit more than my husband. He tends to feed her more but she clings to me and follows me wherever I go.
My cat came from the street to my neighbour's front patio when she was a kitten, and since she was meowing so much I gave her milk and after that she followed me and I open my door for her, now I think my partner is her favorite because she follows him everywhere and ask to be petted by him a lot, although I think she loves me too in other ways :')
I’m usually sure I’m my cats favorite person. That is, until my Mom comes for a visit. My cats LOVE my Mom!! It’s so funny because they only see her a few times a year for a week at a time. They groom her hair, cuddle with her for hours, show their stomach, purr like mad-men! I’m jealous!!
My current cat was the neighborhood stray. Not feral actually quite personable. He would seek me out when I would go to the trash. He would come when I called him. I just take him in due to apartment rules. So I was so glad when another tenet got him out of the cold. Things didn’t work out with the other tenet. He was going to throw Taz, cat’s name, out during the coldest February. I stepped up and took Taz into my home. Thousands of dollars later, due to his health issues, I can’t see my life without him. He chose me before I ever contemplated him.
My mom brought home an adult, female orange "rescue" that was hanging around the outdoor break/smoking area where she worked. The cat walked right up to me, purring, rubbed herself against my ankles, circled me a couple of times, then rolled over & exposed her belly to me & meowed. That was that -- I was chosen imimmediately. Regardless of who else was home, if I wasn't & I came thru the front door, she immediately hustled to the door, meowing, purring, and rubbing herself against me, or head-butted my legs until I picked her up. I was indisputably HER human. After that, we got a 2nd female tuxedo, and she, too, primarily gravitated to me. Later, we had two, male kittens -- one from a friend's cat's litter, and another I found about a month later dumped (?) in an undeveloped land parcel across the road from our neighborhood. Although my MOM picked out the first kitten, guess whose room the kittens/cats slept in. (You don't really need to guess, do you?) Apparently, I am "universal cat person," and I don’t mind. I love cats.
My mom is for sure our cat Bailey's favorite person, but when he's hungry he always comes to me lol sometimes I'll be in bed and he'll scratch at my door for food, even when my mom and brother are still awake. It's a little annoying, sure, but I think it's sweet to have different family roles to your cats. And ofc he loves my brother and I too, he just clearly has this look of utter adoration in his eyes when he cuddles with my mom.
It was an honor and a delight to be a part of your video! Neffy and I both thank you so much for sharing our story! We both wish you continued success and happiness always, my friend. I look forward to seeing more videos!
When I bought my home in 2009 a cat would scream and come running every time I was there during the move-in process, and come inside the house and sleep during the day. Though she had a flea collar on, I found out she was abandoned after the housing collapse, so She moved in and she’s still my best little buddy. She chose me from the very beginning.
After my first cat passed, I decided my house felt empty without a cat, so I decided to get another. gotta call from my son that his cousin who was fostering had a Grey male tabby for free so I obviously got him and he instantly bonded to my husband so I was like well guess we gotta get another kitten and my coworker cat just had a litter and I asked for a picture and when I saw the all black cats I said I need one, and fortunately my baby girl Pepper bonded with me( she also loves my son she's just a sweetie) best decision I've ever made
What an awesome video! My husband and I would always joke about how our cat loves one of us more than the other. They usually liked whoever was working from home more 😂
My husband is our cat’s favorite person; I think this can mostly be attributed to: 1) my husband being the one who found him as a kitten; and 2) my husband being home a lot more than I was during the first few months we had him. Our cat shows affection to both of us, but my husband gets 99% of the lap time. However, he does sleep in my room, and he only lets me pick him up.
I have 9 cats and everyone wants to come back as one of my cats! My dad named our home Chateau Meowingham Palace! They have 500 ft x 100 ft cat enclosure with mister bridges, condos toys and inside we have furrrrrrniture on the walls for them! I don’t let my babies roam!
I think I became a favourite of my cats by getting down on my belly at their level. Some slow eye blinks, a few feedings, hold out a finger for them to approach without staring at them and they started warming up to me. I guess that covers respecting their boundaries and feeding them the video mentions. However, I have found if they are nervous getting down as close to the floor as possible really sets them at ease.
We had two cats that preferred me to my husband. When our dog died of old age, we decided to get another cat that would be for my husband, since the other ones seemed to prefer me. Now I have three cats that prefer me! I’m the one that’s home most of the time.
I can tell you the exact moment Dru decided she liked me more than Daddy 2, about 3 weeks after adoption I was playing with her as she catwalked across the couch arms, then I did something very specific (no memory of what it was) and she made a catnoise in a manner I have not heard since, stalked between me and the couch arm again and stroked her head and bum against me, and that's the night she started sleeping on me. Dad 2 feeds her the treats but it's me she cuddles up on and sits on.
I have had two cats with my husband since we were first married. We adopted them one year apart from one another and have had them for 13-14 years. Our female cat we adopted as an adult, no clue what her life was like before us. Our male was adopted as a kitten, 6 weeks old. I think over the years the "favorite" has been a very tight race between my husband and I for both the cats lol! The male tends to be closer to me as he sleeps with me at night, but I think the one thing that clues me in that I'm his favorite is that he is the most tolerant and even enjoys me holding him and carrying him around on my shoulder. My husband will try to do the same, and the cat has no patience for it and wants to get down. But I can usually carry him and hold him for quite a long time and he's typically purring the entire time. For my female cat, she is a snuggle bug, but since Ive started working from home I have noticed she wants to snuggle with me a lot more. My husband doesn't usually give her the time of day when he works from home. So I guess I'm the favorite because I give her lots of love when I'm working :) I can't help it.
I have never been a cats favorite person. It makes me reluctant to get a cat. My spouse wants one for Christmas this year. I just hope it will occasionally show me some affection.
I have sibling cats and the boy definitely chose me. I wasn't going to keep him until I realized that he was choosing me. His sister is the one I was going to keep and she's just recently bonded more with me and I think it's because she gets to go outside now. I'm way deep in the country side now so they have nothing to worry about besides wildlife and they can come in and out of the house as they please right now. That will change when it gets cold outside so I'm hoping they choose to be inside most of the time then.
I don't know why Amiya chose me, but she loves to jump up on my chest or legs to sleep. She's done it since she was a small kitten; she'll be two in November. ❤
Khufu seems to have chosen me, too, although he is pickier about it. But that's because I give him treats and played with him a lot when he was younger. 😸💞 He does sleep near me frequently, and he'll allow me to carry him. Very rarely, he'll nap on me. 😊❤
My bf and I got 2 kittens. First I was their fav because I spent alot of time at home. But when I got one kid to vet, left for few hours and my bf got her from there home- from that time he became her fav. And I understand her😅
Attraction and repulsion aren't just limited to humans. On occasion I have one or another guest dogs in the house. One is a Great Pyrenees mix and the other is a smaller Rottie colored mix. The large dog has a very slow, couldn't care less personality while the smaller one is incredibly active, the world's happiest dog. When both were introduced into my household for the first time, the cats' reactions were normal - they fled until they got used to one or the other. Now they pretty much just ignore each other and try to stay out of each other's way. Tonight was different. I took temporary custody of a stray that was picked up in nearby Austin near a busy and dangerous major street. She is very well cared for mix, with traits of Huskie and maybe Alsatian in there. I tentatively let her in the house. Two of the cats fled, as expected. But of the other two, one adopted a hostile defensive posture, threatening, but did not approach. The fourth one, however, instantly went into attack mode. She actually tried to run and skulk around furniture and other objects in an effort to avoid me and actively attack the poor dog. I was finally able to isolate her in a room upstairs. While this isn't exactly a "who's your favorite" story here, I offer it to show that cats will respond differently to not just humans, but other life forms. It isn't necessarily one's actions that produce a reaction, but maybe something else. Scent maybe? Or maybe some sort of ESP that allows them to perceive things we might not?
I have just adopted a beautiful 2 year old white cat after her previous owner didn't want her She is still adjusting and tends to hide, but sometimes she will let me stroke her. I hope she bonds with me soon because I love her a lot.
Last year we were looking at getting another cat. When we found the one we agreed on, a tiny tuxedo girl, based only on photos, she was the smallest and cutest of them all. My husband goes to pick her up and comes home with TWO kittens. My tux and a fluffy gray one. I wasn’t thrilled but he said I liked him more, he will be my cat… Well, here we are a year later and the gray fur ball I wanted nothing to do with has turned into mine and ignores my husband most of the time, lol. He definitely chose me and is extremely loving to me and less to my husband. He will literally chase me around the house meowing, almost tripping me and dropping in front me and rolling on his back. He does this constantly until I sit down so he can jump on me, lay on my chest as close to my face as he can get then falls on his side, then rolls flat on his back, legs stretched out as far as he can stretch them in all directions and instantly falls asleep, and I mean instantly. I think he actually falls asleep the second he jumps on me then falls over. It’s hilarious, I wish I could post a video in my comment. Anyway, he has definitely chosen me, the one that didn’t want him. My husband isn’t too happy about it, but I tell him he needs to feed them and clean their box and they’ll love you too, lol but I think it’s too late, unless I disappear and he takes over, lol.
So, both my boys hang out with me during the day. Our darker tabby will typically invite himself for cuddles with my husband. . .whereas our orange tabby will come cuddle (read harass me at my desk) with me. However they don't seem to care who they sleep with at night. More often than not they end up with my husband (whoever has won the bed for the night/morning) but last night I had both for a little while and our darker tabby stayed on my side all night. Our orange lad will almost cuddle with me in the morning though. But both will occasionally go to the other person to. After I go to bed they hang out with my husband and our orange won't always come to bed.
I adopted my cat when she was 8 weeks old... so I was told. There is no way that frightened kitten was 8 weeks old! So I tucked her up under my shirt to be near my heartbeat. She is now 2 years old and still loves to snuggle under my shirt and be close to my heartbeat. At night she sleeps on my chest until I start moving around then she waits until I settle and snuggles up to my back.
My spouse and I have a cat who seems to have *both* of us as their favourite. She will lie *only* in his lap ... but she more often than not sleep close to me. He does food/litter/water, so when there's a problem there she goes to him. But she will cuddle with me and beg me for treats (since mostly I give her treats).
I've been the person that's almost always had the cats we've had over the years, follow me around and sleep on my bed every night. I think it's a factor of who gives them individual attention and spoils them too, for me at least...
Our two previous cats were attached to me. One sat on my laps my other cat I carried like a baby. She would jump on the bed near me. Our current cat bolts pass my Wife who opens her door to run straight to me.
I recused my cats before meeting my partner. They tolerate my partner but I’m the one they seek out and get upset if I’m behind a closed door without them. He feeds them a meal which they appreciate, but I’m still the favorite. 😂
So I adopted my senior cat when she was already 8 years old, and she chose me right there at the meet and greet with her then foster. My mom came with me as my ride and Matisse barely looked at her, she just kept trying to play with me and giving me lovey eyes. Maybe because she could tell I was there for her? When she made it home a week later, she settled right in on my bed with me and the rest is history. It probably helps that she was already older and just wanted undivided attention, but we connected immediately,
About 13 years ago brothers Loki & Lobo came into our family as kittens. I brought Loki (black kitten) in first as a stray laying in my back yard. A couple of days later a small Tabby kitten was on his hind legs looking through the back door crying to be let in. I opened the door & he immediately ran in, found Loki & the 2 began to play. I imagine he could smell Loki from outside. While the 2 of them were so young we kept them away from our adult cats in a small bedroom. Damien, my boyfriend, would come home from work, shower, change clothes & go sit in the bedroom with them to keep them company while he read. One would curl up on his shoulder while the other curled up beside him. Damien was always good to them both. Fast forward a number of years & Lobo has developed a strong disliking to Damien. You can see it in his eyes when he looks at Damien. Damien has always loved our cats & sometimes I think he’s better with them than I have been. I believe Lobo is jealous of Damien & I can’t figure as to why. I’m female whereas Lobo is male. It’s a weird situation.
20 some years ago I got a cat that only seemed to like me. My mom and I moved, and my sister and her family were there during the move, but I wasn't. During this time my cat bonded with my mother. When I finally arrived about a week later my cat dumped my mom and returned to hanging out with me.
It’s me my two cats male brothers Pecanpie and Almondmeal are very close to me. Pecan comes all night whenever I get up at night he demands attention I mean he demands attention meowing loudly rubbing me. Almond jumps on the couch constantly, but Pecan’s is demanding attention so much that I have to turn him away, he such a love bug. I guess I’m their favorite even though I’m the only one they have.
I've definitely noticed that many cats usually will prefer one gender of humans over another. We had 3 male cats snd one liked women, one like ld men, and the other was just indifferent. The one who liked men and bonded to me would only head butt and lick me and not my wife. He also would do the same thing with male visitors.
I tried to be like a cat to socialize with Charlie. I would gently kind of head butt him. then when resting on the couch I slowly shut my eyes when he did, squinting at each other. Also I always spoke to Charlie like he was someone, that is what I told him. He was someone, and he's just as big as anyone else. He has learned several words that I use frequently and he knows what I am talking about. Charlie is long hair siamese now 10 yr old. Yes he pretty well coordinates the house. Bedtime is 9 PM and he will remind me at times. He will follow me room to room, unless I tell him I will be right back.
I'd say both of my cats chose me. My big cat was at the pound and put up a ruckus until I said, okay I'd like to see him. My little cat....she really chose me. I went out in the middle of nowhere to a horse farm because they had kittens. Turned out I wasn't that interested in the kittens. I liked all the mommy kitties more. The one I loved most, the owner said nope. She's my favorite because she keeps pigeons out of the barns. Next favorite looking was my kitty's sister, but she was on the feral side. Well, while I was looking at all the cats, one climbed up me, curled up in my arm, and started giving me kisses on the face. My friend that invited me there going, oh I think I know who wants to go home with you. The owner looked at me and said I've never seen her do that before. Please take her. She does always want attention and gets underfoot. She belongs in a home and not in a barn. Of course she came home with me and is even more affectionate. She loves curling up in my arm to get belly rubs, pats my face if I'm looking at anything else when my attention should be on her, and still gives me kisses and checks my breath daily. After I had two surgeries she pulled back on checking my breath...but lately she checks it more often again. Makes me wonder if I should get checked out again. But how do you approach a doctor saying, "I feel fine, but my cat is checking my breath"? :)
I saw a blind cat in a shelter and asked to see him. They put me and a friend in a room and brought him in. He searched the room and then jumped in my lap. Saw another cat 11/2yrs later in a pet store. She was a kitten. They let the kittens roam in that store. Those pure white cat followed me all around the store and would jump up on higher surfaces to face me. I didn’t put my name down for adoption because I had to get an ok from my roommate. Next she was there and followed me around all over again. I went to sign up for adoption and there were two names ahead of me. I came back two days later and the other two names were crossed off. 😁. The two cats together were great. It took the female a month to figure out that my blind cat couldn’t see. Surprisingly he could chase her around unless she disoriented him and he’d run into chair (to which he would sit down and look like “I meant to do that”.
I got chosen yesterday. I've been looking for a dog for months and went to my local shelter to take a look. Both being animal lovers, my boyfriend and I decided to look at cats first for the fun of it. We walked past all of the cat rooms to start at the very end. First room we walk into, the first cat we saw was a black tuxedo laying comfy in a bed in the the corner. I knelt infront of him and he raised his head and nuzzled his nose to mine. I knew then, I was in deep shit. We both sat down and the cat instantly got out of his bed and rubbed up against us, showing us his belly and finding a comfy spot to lay in my boyfriends lap. We picked him up, rubbed his belly and watched two other cats in the room fight while he sat unfazed. I think what really did it for me was seeing a family walk in with their young son and the cat wanting nothing to do with them. I truly believe he was waiting for me. After that, we looked at some dogs, met with two, and had no luck. I just didn't feel a connection. I fully contemplated getting the cat that day after we went back to hang out with him more; But knowing I had to make the right decision, I thought it over that night and went to pick him up today. I made the right decision. He's 6, and acts like a dog. If he wants to go in a room, I ask, and he meows for yes. He paws at my leg when I'm eating to get a piece of whatever I have (chicken) and sits on the chair at the table patiently waiting for another piece to be handed to him. He knows mom will cave and dad won't give him any. Lil man is a BAKER with lots of biscuit orders to get done. He makes them everywhere! I've been laying in bed with him all day and he curls up right in my arms and makes biscuits on my face and chest. He has the same personality as my orange boy I lost this past summer... I like to think he sent me this one. Honestly the most loveable cat who just wants cuddles from everyone he meets. When you know, you know, and you can't fight it. If a cat chooses you, you now have a cat. The perfect dog will come when it's time, for now, I'm blessed with the most precious boy, Luigi. I call him Loui :)
I am her favorite person because I don't give an F to her. I really don't look for her don't grab her up. Whenever I am at home, I only mind my own business. Therefore, she is able to pick the time to bond with me instead of me forcing myself on her lol. My wife is more close-up and more physical so sometimes it can get a bit uncomfortable in our cat's opinion.
I went to the shelter and picked a calico but went into the playroom to pick a second and this boy just kept sitting on me and if I got up he kept sitting at my feet so he came home with me also.
Huehuecoyotl, four years old, follows me around from room to room, lounges near but not on me, and asks me for his food (since I’m the one who feeds him). However, he settles into my wife’s lap, or squeezes up next to her, which he does not do with me. Curiously during dinner, he jumps onto my kitchen chair the second I get up to get something, and follows me around with his big beautiful eyes, knowing full well that he’ll need to vacate said chair as soon as I return. This is a mystery behavior. So, whose his fav?
Yeah, the rescue thing, in our case, doesn’t apply. My daughter, who worked at an animal shelter, rescued a tiny blind kitten found all alone close to a trash dumpster. She fed her, slept with her on her chest and treated her with tender loving care. Fast forward a couple years and my daughter temporarily moved in with us with her two cats. Helen, the blind rescue cat who remembers me from visiting my daughter at her apartment, decides within a couple weeks that she prefers me over my daughter and basically follows me around the house. The other cat, an orange tabby attached himself to my older daughter. My younger daughter eventually moved out and now has a job traveling almost nonstop, so the cats happily live with us to this day. You may choose a dog but believe me when I say, cats choose us!
thank you for this topic! i really can't afford my kitty but i was volunteering at a local petsmart and cleaning the cages and hanging with all the cats as i cleaned...i found out they were coming from being in 2 rooms of 60 each and thought any social time is better than none...i had to take my kitty home, being a black domestic and just knowing the adoption lady was a scumbag. here's my worry and why i loved this topic= will she ever soften up and slow down? we have our moments and i spoil her regardless but she really doesnt like to be held and is high energy...what are your thoughts regarding the likely-abused before you found them population?
It's very likely. Especially if she's quite young now, it's reasonable to expect both increasing comfort and trust with you as well as some personality or demeanor changes that come with aging. All the best to you and your new kitty!
My Bengal (RIP Genghis Khat) used to sit on my GF's lap when I wasn't home, but he'd jump down immediately when he heard me about to open the front door. He would also come whenever I called him and would bunt my fist if I told him "Give me some love."
Humans choose their dogs. Cats choose their humans. In other words… Our underlinings and our overlords. My cat chose me. She had been dropped off as kitten in a friend’s garage who lived in the country and was hiding in the insulation. My partner caught her and brought her inside the house on a cold and rainy October day. I showed up later that day and the guys weren’t sure that she was still in the house because she had been hiding for hours at this point. She came to me almost immediately after I went looking for her making “kitty noises” and spent the next 24 hours purring beside me. She wouldn’t eat, drink, or use the (makeshift) litter box, and stayed right beside me all night while I slept. It’s been 11 years and her preferred cat bed is on a chair about a meter away from my bed.
I am alone with my cat which is 1.5 years old and my two dogs american staffordshire terriers of 10 and 15 years old. Obviously i am her favorite human. But can you guess whom is her favorite dog? Its very Obvious to me she has one and it breaks my heart.
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Hi I’m looking for a new cat food do you instinct limited ingredient dry cat food for adults is good? The food I give my cat now has some bad ingredients in it. So I want to get her something better. Thanks!
I prayed for a Ginger Cat in the Litter and sure enough there was my precious boy
I had him for 15 and a half years he was my World
I picked my guy out of the pitter because he was the only Tuxedo. I was told that black colored dogs and cats are last pick -- so I made him my first pick out of 4 that was available. He came home to us and I was the first person to bring him into the house... and take him out the crate. I showed him to the kids and they got excited - they were a bit much because he was only 10 weeks old -- i took him from their firm grips and put him in his blanket and started rubbing his tummy and I started to feel his purr with scratches with the belly rub... and he looked up at me and we just had this connection. I am also the mommy at home - i have 2 kiddos... so I think he picked me to be mommy because I am the mommy hahaha! He sleeps with me every night - by my side. He walks me to the potty and waits in the middle of the night - will walk me back and get back in bed. He knows when I feel sad and sits by me. He makes me feel loved and wanted.
Sounds like you have a true friend! 🐈 ❤
Me too. I don't know what I'd do without my little buddy's love and affection.
When my husband's cat got sick I stayed downstairs with her because she couldn't go up the stairs to his office to see him anymore. I kept her company, fed her, and paid attention to her health as she slowly declined. She was her daddy's girl but I could tell she really appreciated mom taking care of her when she was sick.
Love ❤️ the channel. Our cat has chosen me. I am the one that cleans the litter box, feeds him, greets me when I come home from errands or work, he cuddles and sleeps with me, he sleeps on my side on the bed when it's empty, he is a supervisor when I dress, shower, perform tasks around the house and he shadows me in and out of any room. He's my buddy, my bestest feline companion ❤❤
may he live long and prosper.
We rescued Angel at 11 years old when her person died. While my husband was working the weekend we brought her home, I was the one talking softly and leaving food out so she would come out. I also think that her original person was a soft spoken woman, as she is drawn to my baby voice. I am always able to get her out of her hiding spot when she is scared because she trusts me. My lap is also soft and warm and I am often snuggled in a furry blanket. I also think I respect her boundaries a bit more than my husband. He tends to feed her more but she clings to me and follows me wherever I go.
My cat came from the street to my neighbour's front patio when she was a kitten, and since she was meowing so much I gave her milk and after that she followed me and I open my door for her, now I think my partner is her favorite because she follows him everywhere and ask to be petted by him a lot, although I think she loves me too in other ways :')
I’m usually sure I’m my cats favorite person. That is, until my Mom comes for a visit. My cats LOVE my Mom!! It’s so funny because they only see her a few times a year for a week at a time. They groom her hair, cuddle with her for hours, show their stomach, purr like mad-men! I’m jealous!!
the people sharing their stories are so cute, it actually made emotional! its so nice to see people being completely in love with their kitties
My current cat was the neighborhood stray. Not feral actually quite personable.
He would seek me out when I would go to the trash. He would come when I called him.
I just take him in due to apartment rules. So I was so glad when another tenet got him out of the cold.
Things didn’t work out with the other tenet. He was going to throw Taz, cat’s name, out during the coldest February.
I stepped up and took Taz into my home.
Thousands of dollars later, due to his health issues, I can’t see my life without him.
He chose me before I ever contemplated him.
My mom brought home an adult, female orange "rescue" that was hanging around the outdoor break/smoking area where she worked. The cat walked right up to me, purring, rubbed herself against my ankles, circled me a couple of times, then rolled over & exposed her belly to me & meowed. That was that -- I was chosen imimmediately. Regardless of who else was home, if I wasn't & I came thru the front door, she immediately hustled to the door, meowing, purring, and rubbing herself against me, or head-butted my legs until I picked her up. I was indisputably HER human. After that, we got a 2nd female tuxedo, and she, too, primarily gravitated to me. Later, we had two, male kittens -- one from a friend's cat's litter, and another I found about a month later dumped (?) in an undeveloped land parcel across the road from our neighborhood. Although my MOM picked out the first kitten, guess whose room the kittens/cats slept in. (You don't really need to guess, do you?) Apparently, I am "universal cat person," and I don’t mind. I love cats.
I wished one of them loved your mum more lol. Just one haha
My mom is for sure our cat Bailey's favorite person, but when he's hungry he always comes to me lol sometimes I'll be in bed and he'll scratch at my door for food, even when my mom and brother are still awake. It's a little annoying, sure, but I think it's sweet to have different family roles to your cats. And ofc he loves my brother and I too, he just clearly has this look of utter adoration in his eyes when he cuddles with my mom.
My cat Jessie always accompanies me to the bathroom at night and will lick my leg. Not my favorite sign of affection, but it's sweet!
It was an honor and a delight to be a part of your video! Neffy and I both thank you so much for sharing our story! We both wish you continued success and happiness always, my friend. I look forward to seeing more videos!
When I bought my home in 2009 a cat would scream and come running every time I was there during the move-in process, and come inside the house and sleep during the day. Though she had a flea collar on, I found out she was abandoned after the housing collapse, so She moved in and she’s still my best little buddy. She chose me from the very beginning.
I live alone with my 7 year old cat named Salem. Some days I don't think I'm always her favorite person. LOL
Same here. 😊
Same with me and my Toby boy.
After my first cat passed, I decided my house felt empty without a cat, so I decided to get another. gotta call from my son that his cousin who was fostering had a Grey male tabby for free so I obviously got him and he instantly bonded to my husband so I was like well guess we gotta get another kitten and my coworker cat just had a litter and I asked for a picture and when I saw the all black cats I said I need one, and fortunately my baby girl Pepper bonded with me( she also loves my son she's just a sweetie) best decision I've ever made
What an awesome video! My husband and I would always joke about how our cat loves one of us more than the other. They usually liked whoever was working from home more 😂
I'm always my cat's favorite person! He doesn't have a choice... and he (Tank) 👈 is mine. No human, compares too him. And he ,knows it! 😼
My husband is our cat’s favorite person; I think this can mostly be attributed to: 1) my husband being the one who found him as a kitten; and 2) my husband being home a lot more than I was during the first few months we had him.
Our cat shows affection to both of us, but my husband gets 99% of the lap time. However, he does sleep in my room, and he only lets me pick him up.
Get an other cat. Ask your husband to ignore the new cat
I have 9 cats and everyone wants to come back as one of my cats! My dad named our home Chateau Meowingham Palace! They have 500 ft x 100 ft cat enclosure with mister bridges, condos toys and inside we have furrrrrrniture on the walls for them! I don’t let my babies roam!
I think I became a favourite of my cats by getting down on my belly at their level. Some slow eye blinks, a few feedings, hold out a finger for them to approach without staring at them and they started warming up to me.
I guess that covers respecting their boundaries and feeding them the video mentions. However, I have found if they are nervous getting down as close to the floor as possible really sets them at ease.
We had two cats that preferred me to my husband. When our dog died of old age, we decided to get another cat that would be for my husband, since the other ones seemed to prefer me. Now I have three cats that prefer me! I’m the one that’s home most of the time.
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Thanks! You had great stories! Proud to take part.
Aww, thank YOU, Anne. I was touched by and grateful for Boogie's story. Wishing you all the best.
I can tell you the exact moment Dru decided she liked me more than Daddy 2, about 3 weeks after adoption I was playing with her as she catwalked across the couch arms, then I did something very specific (no memory of what it was) and she made a catnoise in a manner I have not heard since, stalked between me and the couch arm again and stroked her head and bum against me, and that's the night she started sleeping on me. Dad 2 feeds her the treats but it's me she cuddles up on and sits on.
I have had two cats with my husband since we were first married. We adopted them one year apart from one another and have had them for 13-14 years. Our female cat we adopted as an adult, no clue what her life was like before us. Our male was adopted as a kitten, 6 weeks old.
I think over the years the "favorite" has been a very tight race between my husband and I for both the cats lol! The male tends to be closer to me as he sleeps with me at night, but I think the one thing that clues me in that I'm his favorite is that he is the most tolerant and even enjoys me holding him and carrying him around on my shoulder. My husband will try to do the same, and the cat has no patience for it and wants to get down. But I can usually carry him and hold him for quite a long time and he's typically purring the entire time. For my female cat, she is a snuggle bug, but since Ive started working from home I have noticed she wants to snuggle with me a lot more. My husband doesn't usually give her the time of day when he works from home. So I guess I'm the favorite because I give her lots of love when I'm working :) I can't help it.
I have never been a cats favorite person. It makes me reluctant to get a cat. My spouse wants one for Christmas this year. I just hope it will occasionally show me some affection.
Our ginger monster is a bit of dads lad. Lol. Thanks for the video.
I have sibling cats and the boy definitely chose me. I wasn't going to keep him until I realized that he was choosing me.
His sister is the one I was going to keep and she's just recently bonded more with me and I think it's because she gets to go outside now. I'm way deep in the country side now so they have nothing to worry about besides wildlife and they can come in and out of the house as they please right now. That will change when it gets cold outside so I'm hoping they choose to be inside most of the time then.
Keep up the good work with your videos. I love them
Thank you!
I don't know why Amiya chose me, but she loves to jump up on my chest or legs to sleep. She's done it since she was a small kitten; she'll be two in November. ❤
Khufu seems to have chosen me, too, although he is pickier about it. But that's because I give him treats and played with him a lot when he was younger. 😸💞 He does sleep near me frequently, and he'll allow me to carry him. Very rarely, he'll nap on me. 😊❤
My bf and I got 2 kittens. First I was their fav because I spent alot of time at home. But when I got one kid to vet, left for few hours and my bf got her from there home- from that time he became her fav. And I understand her😅
Attraction and repulsion aren't just limited to humans. On occasion I have one or another guest dogs in the house. One is a Great Pyrenees mix and the other is a smaller Rottie colored mix. The large dog has a very slow, couldn't care less personality while the smaller one is incredibly active, the world's happiest dog. When both were introduced into my household for the first time, the cats' reactions were normal - they fled until they got used to one or the other. Now they pretty much just ignore each other and try to stay out of each other's way.
Tonight was different. I took temporary custody of a stray that was picked up in nearby Austin near a busy and dangerous major street. She is very well cared for mix, with traits of Huskie and maybe Alsatian in there. I tentatively let her in the house. Two of the cats fled, as expected. But of the other two, one adopted a hostile defensive posture, threatening, but did not approach. The fourth one, however, instantly went into attack mode. She actually tried to run and skulk around furniture and other objects in an effort to avoid me and actively attack the poor dog. I was finally able to isolate her in a room upstairs.
While this isn't exactly a "who's your favorite" story here, I offer it to show that cats will respond differently to not just humans, but other life forms. It isn't necessarily one's actions that produce a reaction, but maybe something else. Scent maybe? Or maybe some sort of ESP that allows them to perceive things we might not?
I have just adopted a beautiful 2 year old white cat after her previous owner didn't want her She is still adjusting and tends to hide, but sometimes she will let me stroke her. I hope she bonds with me soon because I love her a lot.
You hang in there. Pretty soon she will be tripping over you to show you her live!
Last year we were looking at getting another cat. When we found the one we agreed on, a tiny tuxedo girl, based only on photos, she was the smallest and cutest of them all. My husband goes to pick her up and comes home with TWO kittens. My tux and a fluffy gray one. I wasn’t thrilled but he said I liked him more, he will be my cat… Well, here we are a year later and the gray fur ball I wanted nothing to do with has turned into mine and ignores my husband most of the time, lol. He definitely chose me and is extremely loving to me and less to my husband. He will literally chase me around the house meowing, almost tripping me and dropping in front me and rolling on his back. He does this constantly until I sit down so he can jump on me, lay on my chest as close to my face as he can get then falls on his side, then rolls flat on his back, legs stretched out as far as he can stretch them in all directions and instantly falls asleep, and I mean instantly. I think he actually falls asleep the second he jumps on me then falls over. It’s hilarious, I wish I could post a video in my comment. Anyway, he has definitely chosen me, the one that didn’t want him. My husband isn’t too happy about it, but I tell him he needs to feed them and clean their box and they’ll love you too, lol but I think it’s too late, unless I disappear and he takes over, lol.
So, both my boys hang out with me during the day. Our darker tabby will typically invite himself for cuddles with my husband. . .whereas our orange tabby will come cuddle (read harass me at my desk) with me. However they don't seem to care who they sleep with at night. More often than not they end up with my husband (whoever has won the bed for the night/morning) but last night I had both for a little while and our darker tabby stayed on my side all night. Our orange lad will almost cuddle with me in the morning though. But both will occasionally go to the other person to. After I go to bed they hang out with my husband and our orange won't always come to bed.
Wow! 4:32 was a real ASMR moment! Also 5:51!
I adopted my cat when she was 8 weeks old... so I was told. There is no way that frightened kitten was 8 weeks old! So I tucked her up under my shirt to be near my heartbeat. She is now 2 years old and still loves to snuggle under my shirt and be close to my heartbeat. At night she sleeps on my chest until I start moving around then she waits until I settle and snuggles up to my back.
Currently watching… with both my girlies next to me. 😊
My spouse and I have a cat who seems to have *both* of us as their favourite. She will lie *only* in his lap ... but she more often than not sleep close to me. He does food/litter/water, so when there's a problem there she goes to him. But she will cuddle with me and beg me for treats (since mostly I give her treats).
I've been the person that's almost always had the cats we've had over the years, follow me around and sleep on my bed every night.
I think it's a factor of who gives them individual attention and spoils them too, for me at least...
Our two previous cats were attached to me. One sat on my laps my other cat I carried like a baby. She would jump on the bed near me. Our current cat bolts pass my Wife who opens her door to run straight to me.
I’ve rescued two cats as kittens both of which my fiancé had no interest in at first and they both love him more 😂
I recused my cats before meeting my partner. They tolerate my partner but I’m the one they seek out and get upset if I’m behind a closed door without them. He feeds them a meal which they appreciate, but I’m still the favorite. 😂
So I adopted my senior cat when she was already 8 years old, and she chose me right there at the meet and greet with her then foster. My mom came with me as my ride and Matisse barely looked at her, she just kept trying to play with me and giving me lovey eyes. Maybe because she could tell I was there for her? When she made it home a week later, she settled right in on my bed with me and the rest is history. It probably helps that she was already older and just wanted undivided attention, but we connected immediately,
About 13 years ago brothers Loki & Lobo came into our family as kittens. I brought Loki (black kitten) in first as a stray laying in my back yard. A couple of days later a small Tabby kitten was on his hind legs looking through the back door crying to be let in. I opened the door & he immediately ran in, found Loki & the 2 began to play. I imagine he could smell Loki from outside.
While the 2 of them were so young we kept them away from our adult cats in a small bedroom. Damien, my boyfriend, would come home from work, shower, change clothes & go sit in the bedroom with them to keep them company while he read. One would curl up on his shoulder while the other curled up beside him. Damien was always good to them both.
Fast forward a number of years & Lobo has developed a strong disliking to Damien. You can see it in his eyes when he looks at Damien. Damien has always loved our cats & sometimes I think he’s better with them than I have been.
I believe Lobo is jealous of Damien & I can’t figure as to why. I’m female whereas Lobo is male. It’s a weird situation.
20 some years ago I got a cat that only seemed to like me. My mom and I moved, and my sister and her family were there during the move, but I wasn't. During this time my cat bonded with my mother. When I finally arrived about a week later my cat dumped my mom and returned to hanging out with me.
It’s me my two cats male brothers Pecanpie and Almondmeal are very close to me. Pecan comes all night whenever I get up at night he demands attention I mean he demands attention meowing loudly rubbing me. Almond jumps on the couch constantly, but Pecan’s is demanding attention so much that I have to turn him away, he such a love bug. I guess I’m their favorite even though I’m the only one they have.
I've definitely noticed that many cats usually will prefer one gender of humans over another. We had 3 male cats snd one liked women, one like ld men, and the other was just indifferent. The one who liked men and bonded to me would only head butt and lick me and not my wife. He also would do the same thing with male visitors.
I tried to be like a cat to socialize with Charlie. I would gently kind of head butt him.
then when resting on the couch I slowly shut my eyes when he did, squinting at each
other. Also I always spoke to Charlie like he was someone, that is what I told him. He
was someone, and he's just as big as anyone else. He has learned several words that
I use frequently and he knows what I am talking about. Charlie is long hair siamese
now 10 yr old. Yes he pretty well coordinates the house. Bedtime is 9 PM and he will
remind me at times. He will follow me room to room, unless I tell him I will be right
back.
I'd say both of my cats chose me.
My big cat was at the pound and put up a ruckus until I said, okay I'd like to see him.
My little cat....she really chose me. I went out in the middle of nowhere to a horse farm because they had kittens. Turned out I wasn't that interested in the kittens. I liked all the mommy kitties more. The one I loved most, the owner said nope. She's my favorite because she keeps pigeons out of the barns. Next favorite looking was my kitty's sister, but she was on the feral side. Well, while I was looking at all the cats, one climbed up me, curled up in my arm, and started giving me kisses on the face. My friend that invited me there going, oh I think I know who wants to go home with you. The owner looked at me and said I've never seen her do that before. Please take her. She does always want attention and gets underfoot. She belongs in a home and not in a barn. Of course she came home with me and is even more affectionate. She loves curling up in my arm to get belly rubs, pats my face if I'm looking at anything else when my attention should be on her, and still gives me kisses and checks my breath daily. After I had two surgeries she pulled back on checking my breath...but lately she checks it more often again. Makes me wonder if I should get checked out again. But how do you approach a doctor saying, "I feel fine, but my cat is checking my breath"? :)
I saw a blind cat in a shelter and asked to see him. They put me and a friend in a room and brought him in. He searched the room and then jumped in my lap. Saw another cat 11/2yrs later in a pet store. She was a kitten. They let the kittens roam in that store. Those pure white cat followed me all around the store and would jump up on higher surfaces to face me. I didn’t put my name down for adoption because I had to get an ok from my roommate. Next she was there and followed me around all over again. I went to sign up for adoption and there were two names ahead of me. I came back two days later and the other two names were crossed off. 😁. The two cats together were great. It took the female a month to figure out that my blind cat couldn’t see. Surprisingly he could chase her around unless she disoriented him and he’d run into chair (to which he would sit down and look like “I meant to do that”.
I got chosen yesterday. I've been looking for a dog for months and went to my local shelter to take a look. Both being animal lovers, my boyfriend and I decided to look at cats first for the fun of it. We walked past all of the cat rooms to start at the very end. First room we walk into, the first cat we saw was a black tuxedo laying comfy in a bed in the the corner. I knelt infront of him and he raised his head and nuzzled his nose to mine. I knew then, I was in deep shit. We both sat down and the cat instantly got out of his bed and rubbed up against us, showing us his belly and finding a comfy spot to lay in my boyfriends lap. We picked him up, rubbed his belly and watched two other cats in the room fight while he sat unfazed. I think what really did it for me was seeing a family walk in with their young son and the cat wanting nothing to do with them. I truly believe he was waiting for me. After that, we looked at some dogs, met with two, and had no luck. I just didn't feel a connection. I fully contemplated getting the cat that day after we went back to hang out with him more; But knowing I had to make the right decision, I thought it over that night and went to pick him up today. I made the right decision. He's 6, and acts like a dog. If he wants to go in a room, I ask, and he meows for yes. He paws at my leg when I'm eating to get a piece of whatever I have (chicken) and sits on the chair at the table patiently waiting for another piece to be handed to him. He knows mom will cave and dad won't give him any. Lil man is a BAKER with lots of biscuit orders to get done. He makes them everywhere! I've been laying in bed with him all day and he curls up right in my arms and makes biscuits on my face and chest. He has the same personality as my orange boy I lost this past summer... I like to think he sent me this one. Honestly the most loveable cat who just wants cuddles from everyone he meets. When you know, you know, and you can't fight it. If a cat chooses you, you now have a cat. The perfect dog will come when it's time, for now, I'm blessed with the most precious boy, Luigi. I call him Loui :)
The last two cats I adopted they "chose" me when I went to their cage.
I am her favorite person because I don't give an F to her. I really don't look for her don't grab her up. Whenever I am at home, I only mind my own business. Therefore, she is able to pick the time to bond with me instead of me forcing myself on her lol. My wife is more close-up and more physical so sometimes it can get a bit uncomfortable in our cat's opinion.
I went to the shelter and picked a calico but went into the playroom to pick a second and this boy just kept sitting on me and if I got up he kept sitting at my feet so he came home with me also.
My brown tabby picked me, and my black one picked my husband. That said the black one is on my lap right now.
Huehuecoyotl, four years old, follows me around from room to room, lounges near but not on me, and asks me for his food (since I’m the one who feeds him). However, he settles into my wife’s lap, or squeezes up next to her, which he does not do with me. Curiously during dinner, he jumps onto my kitchen chair the second I get up to get something, and follows me around with his big beautiful eyes, knowing full well that he’ll need to vacate said chair as soon as I return. This is a mystery behavior. So, whose his fav?
Yeah, the rescue thing, in our case, doesn’t apply. My daughter, who worked at an animal shelter, rescued a tiny blind kitten found all alone close to a trash dumpster. She fed her, slept with her on her chest and treated her with tender loving care. Fast forward a couple years and my daughter temporarily moved in with us with her two cats. Helen, the blind rescue cat who remembers me from visiting my daughter at her apartment, decides within a couple weeks that she prefers me over my daughter and basically follows me around the house. The other cat, an orange tabby attached himself to my older daughter. My younger daughter eventually moved out and now has a job traveling almost nonstop, so the cats happily live with us to this day. You may choose a dog but believe me when I say, cats choose us!
I forgot to say my hubby gives them cat treats to lure them 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is about to start a relationship-ending argument with my boyfriend 😂😂😂😂
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thank you for this topic! i really can't afford my kitty but i was volunteering at a local petsmart and cleaning the cages and hanging with all the cats as i cleaned...i found out they were coming from being in 2 rooms of 60 each and thought any social time is better than none...i had to take my kitty home, being a black domestic and just knowing the adoption lady was a scumbag. here's my worry and why i loved this topic= will she ever soften up and slow down? we have our moments and i spoil her regardless but she really doesnt like to be held and is high energy...what are your thoughts regarding the likely-abused before you found them population?
It's very likely. Especially if she's quite young now, it's reasonable to expect both increasing comfort and trust with you as well as some personality or demeanor changes that come with aging. All the best to you and your new kitty!
yeah, shes under two. right on and thanks for reply.
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My roomates girlfriend just moved in and brought 3 cats with her. The grumpy old lady claimed me as soon as they calmed after the move.
My Bengal (RIP Genghis Khat) used to sit on my GF's lap when I wasn't home, but he'd jump down immediately when he heard me about to open the front door. He would also come whenever I called him and would bunt my fist if I told him "Give me some love."
Humans choose their dogs. Cats choose their humans.
In other words… Our underlinings and our overlords.
My cat chose me. She had been dropped off as kitten in a friend’s garage who lived in the country and was hiding in the insulation. My partner caught her and brought her inside the house on a cold and rainy October day. I showed up later that day and the guys weren’t sure that she was still in the house because she had been hiding for hours at this point. She came to me almost immediately after I went looking for her making “kitty noises” and spent the next 24 hours purring beside me. She wouldn’t eat, drink, or use the (makeshift) litter box, and stayed right beside me all night while I slept.
It’s been 11 years and her preferred cat bed is on a chair about a meter away from my bed.
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yeah it's me
I am alone with my cat which is 1.5 years old and my two dogs american staffordshire terriers of 10 and 15 years old. Obviously i am her favorite human. But can you guess whom is her favorite dog? Its very Obvious to me she has one and it breaks my heart.
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If you understand their wants, is a big deal.
My feline male doesn't like human females invading our space. But I figured out with my mom, if she fed him while visiting, new best friends.
I heard people talk about cat behaviorist. Do you know how you become one?
Hello, will you marry me?
HEY MALLORY DO YOU KNOW OF ANY NON BENTONITE AND SILICA LITTERS IN ALBERTA. IM HAVING A HELL OF A TIME FINDING MY CATS ALLERGY WITH TRIAL AND ERROR