{"id":14964,"date":"2015-07-11T00:10:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T04:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=14964"},"modified":"2015-07-11T08:13:57","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T12:13:57","slug":"you-can-pet-me-just-dont-touch-me-so-says-the-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/you-can-pet-me-just-dont-touch-me-so-says-the-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Pet Me, Just Don’t Touch Me – So Says the Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zoey and her son, Rolz. This was back in 2009 – to this day, they continue to share a special bond.<\/p><\/div>\n

There\u2019s been a lot of sadness of late \u2013 cats being sick, cats unexpectedly leaving us, or remembering cats that left us in days, weeks, or years past. Through all the community conversation and support, one message rang that has rang loud and clear, is that we all love our cats and we all shower them with as many hugs, snuggles, and cuddles as we can on a daily basis.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

That sounds well and good on paper, but for most of us that have cats, we also know despite how irresistible our furry babies are to us, sometimes they don\u2019t always appreciate our loving advances. Some will tolerate it with the resignation of it being their lot in life for being so adorable. Some will react with such horror that you would think you are strangling them rather than hugging them, and some will play it up to the hilt and even come looking for love if they feel you aren\u2019t giving them enough!<\/p>\n

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Kizmet is all like, yeah, I get it… it’s a photo op and I’m a good looking cat. Now hurry up with the camera and put me down…<\/p><\/div>\n

With my cats, it\u2019s a mixed bag for sure. When Jazz was still with us, he loved hugging and snuggling so much that he would actually stretch his paws up onto my legs, his way of asking me to pick him up, and I could cradle him like a baby all day long if I wanted to. When Harley was with us, she enjoyed being snuggled\u00a0too and would have napped on top of my tummy\u00a024\/7 if I let her.\u00a0Zee, not so much. When we first got him in 2005 as a kitten, Dan and I were both admittedly disappointed. We had wanted a big, lovable lap cat and he wanted none of it for years. He was more of the independent type and I told Dan to be patient. Sure enough, 9 years later, he is so bonded to us that he won\u2019t let either one of us out of his sight. Literally. To the point I mean that I can\u2019t even pee (pardon me for being so graphic) without him on my lap, because somehow that has become our \u201cspecial time.\u201d Why? I have no idea; all I know is that I will go into the bathroom \u2013 alone \u2013 and like some sort of magic trick, there he is, on my lap!<\/p>\n

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Our Zee has turned into quite the protective cat – he especially likes to hang out on the top of the sofa, as he can easily see where Dan and I are from there.<\/p><\/div>\n

And my Zoey… my Zoey who I love dearly. I had to give her pills once,\u00a0about a million years ago, so of course, if I even walk remotely past her, she\u2019s all like \u201coh, there\u2019s that crazy lady who won\u2019t stop shoving pills down my throat\u201d and she runs off. Zoey, I\u2019m just getting up to get a glass of wine<\/del> water \u2013 I\u2019m not even trying to pet you, and trust me, I wouldn\u2019t dare dream of hugging you. Cat contortionist that can twist her body into the shape of a pretzel. Small you might be, but I know better.\u00a0If someone is deluded (or brave enough) to think hugging you is\u00a0possible, then please, be my guest. Sigh. But, this is the same cat who, like clockwork, will settle into the crook of my legs when I watch TV at night. I sit down\u00a0at 8:00 pm and she is on my legs at 8:01 pm. She stays there until I go to bed at 11:00 and I can pet her to my heart\u2019s content.<\/p>\n

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Come to our house anytime after 8:00 pm and this is what you will see – me on the couch with Zoey on my legs. But dare to pick her up and hug her? Not a chance in heck…<\/p><\/div>\n

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Zoey is the same cat that will hold my lap hostage for hours when I am at the computer, rendering me helpless to get up. But try to pick her up for a hug and she will look at me like I am some sort of demon from Mars…<\/p><\/div>\n

Peanut falls into the category of when she wants loving, she comes and gets it and there can never be too many hugs for her. Family, strangers, cat lovers, people who don’t like cats – she discriminates against no one when it comes to her need for loving.<\/p>\n

She can actually get quite physical \u2013 from jumping on Dan\u2019s shoulders to tapping my face with her paw to get my attention, and she is a love muffin through and through. But interestingly, she does not like to snuggle on the couch with the others and she rarely sleeps in the bed with us at night.<\/p>\n

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This is Peanut on a daily basis. Bless her soul – she is an absolute sweetheart! And trust me, she gets massive doses of loving and hugging from us every day!<\/p><\/div>\n

Rolz will sleep with us on the bed and snuggle on the couch, but if you dare to pet him otherwise, he gets all wacky and morphs\u00a0his body into liquid form. Look but don\u2019t touch is his motto. Unless he wants to be touched. Then you touch him. I don\u2019t know\u2026 you figure it out.<\/p>\n

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As long as it’s on his terms, you are more than welcome to pet Rolz, otherwise, not so much!<\/p><\/div>\n

Kizmet is a big ball of love and enjoys being hugged. But he prefers to be the one that does the hugging and will religiously sleep on my head while I watch TV at night, with his paws hugging my face.<\/p>\n

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Kizmet giving me my nightly hug!<\/p><\/div>\n

Mia takes the prize for the most unique cat, however. If you pet her, sometimes you would swear she is feral, she gets so spooked. Mia has lived in our house her whole life \u2013 in pampered luxury \u2013 and has absolutely nothing to be distrustful of. But what makes that statement even more perplexing, is that she actually loves to be loved. But on her terms, terms that typically revolve around the hamper in the bathroom.<\/p>\n

Allow me to elaborate because this one stretches the imagination. While I shower, she sits on the hamper and waits for me. When I get out, I wrap my head in a towel, turban style, and I bend down to pet her (because she insists on it). While I am bent down, she takes her front paws and pushes my head down so that she can jump up on top of my head. To nap. I kid you not. If it were not for the fact I have to go to work in the morning, she would sleep on top of my head all day if I let her.<\/p>\n

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Not the best picture, but you get the idea. This is Mia sitting on top of my head, getting ready to settle herself in for a long nap…<\/p><\/div>\n

She is also the same cat that will sleep on my legs every night with Zoey. But I have to pretend she is not there, because if I pet her, then she gets like a teenage kid who is mortified at any sign of affection by a parent in public. So, I just let her sit on me and I revel in the fact I know she quietly loves me.<\/p>\n

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This blurry selfie is of my painted toenails, Zoey, and Mia. Shhh… don’t let Mia know you are looking at her, or she will run away!<\/p><\/div>\n

Actually, I know all of my cats love me and that makes me so happy. And that is why I love them back \u2013 because I can\u2019t help it. All the kissy noises and high-pitched conversations to them, all the quick pats whenever I walk past one of them. The physical hugs, snuggles, and cuddles. All day and night \u2013 I am absolutely unable to not \u00a0let them know how much I love them and I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way. And truth be told, despite that sometimes they seem exasperated by my overt affections, deep down I know they love it too.<\/p>\n

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Jazmine makes no bones about it – she loves to be loved! All you have to do is look at her and she will flop on her back and melt in appreciation, her motor purring so loud you can hear her a mile away! Hugging, kissing, snuggling – all of it is welcome! Of course, rewarding her with a treat doesn’t hurt either – she’ll be anyone’s best friend who does that!<\/p><\/div>\n

So what’s its like in your house? Do your cats have special hugging, petting, and snuggling rules? I’d love to hear from you, so please share your stories!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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