Comments on: Are Cats Possessive of Their Owners?

By: LAURA LEE SUTHERLAND

LAURA LEE SUTHERLAND — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:14:25 +0000

Fantastic article.

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 18:44:26 +0000

In reply to Shae J. Yes! Early life experiences have a huge effect on how cats interact with people later in life.

By: Shae J

Shae J — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:26:49 +0000

This makes sense I’ve only ever adopted barn cats and strays until I got my clingiest baby she was the kitten of one of my friends cats born in her closet and regularly socialized with people

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 01:42:00 +0000

In reply to Leyla. Hmm, very interesting question! I think a lot of these questions relate to how the cat was socialized early in life—your clingier cat may have had more exposure to humans early in life, including positive exposure, that causes him to behave more affectionately and in an attached manner in general. And that possessiveness? A number of factors may come into play, including early life experiences and dynamics between him and your other cat. I'm sorry I can't give any more insight—our cats' individuality really is a fascinating puzzle.

By: Leyla

Leyla — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 20:37:25 +0000

This blog post was so interesting to read. As a cat owner, I had not considered certain behaviors of my cat to be posessive, but after reading this, they definitely exhibit some of these traits. Fortunately, my cats do not take an aggressive route, which I find makes it easy to dismiss. However when we do have guests over, one cat in particular becomes very needy. He will want to be held and pet endlessly. While it is endearing for the guest and myself, it is a litle distracting and definitely posessive behavior. Part of me wonders, how come this one cat is like this and not my other two?