On 1/20/2019 4:23 AM, MaryL wrote:
On 1/18/2019 6:56 PM, jmcquown wrote:
Scientific study (and personal experience) proves, cats are not
anti-social:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/scien...=.116157365ea3


or:

https://tinyurl.com/yamw6dwe

The crux of the matter seems to be "If you think cats are antisocial,
maybe it's you."Â* LOLÂ* How true!

IMHO, a cat will always respond to attention.Â* It might not want to
crawl up in bed with you, and it may not wag it's tail when you come
home (or maybe it will! Buffy does).Â* But a cat always appreciates
scritches and hi, how are you?

I don't know why studies like this are a surprise to anyone.Â* Cats are
only as aloof as you want them to be.

Jill

I agree.Â* Every cat I have had (many!) has shown a love for attention.
AllÂ* of them have also given lots of love to me.Â* Nikki and Selina (the
two I have now) follow me everywhere, and Nikki often jumps up onto my
lap.Â* I think that people who consider cats antisocial probably have
never given love and attention to a cat.

MaryL

I can't say I've ever encountered an "aloof" cat. Persia (RB) sure
wasn't. She practically yowled herself silly until I opened the back
door to my apartment. She strolled in like she owned the place and that
was that.

I was told Buffy was timid. As soon as she realized (quickly) there
wasn't another cat here to bully her she turned into a total love-bug.
Now she owns this place (and me).

I have to say, my mother didn't really know what to think of cats. I
remember 25 years or so ago my parents were in town visiting (when my
brothers and I all lived in TN). We gathered at my oldest brother's
house and he had several cats. One small cat (maybe 6 months old)
jumped up on Mom's lap. She looked at me and said, "What do I do now?"
I was surprised she had to ask. I replied, "Uh... pet it?" She really
didn't know what to do.

Years later, she didn't know how to react to Persia, either. That was
fine, because Persia wasn't looking for a relationship with her. As far
as Persia was concerned, I was her hoomin, no one else. They lived
together, no problem. It was as if by mutual agreement they'd decided
not pay much attention to each other. LOL

I have no doubt, if I'd brought a Buffy (personality-wise) into the
house at that time, Buffy would have been trying to engage Mom. She'd
be like the little cat at my brother's house. Hello! I'd like a little
attention, please. I honestly don't know how Mom would have reacted
to that type of kitty personality.

I do think she would have preferred the, "I'll ignore you unless I need
something" attitude that Persia adopted.

Jill