Does Your Cat Like to Ride on Your Shoulders? Olga’s Reluctance

Hello, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to be taught extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.

Carrying your cat is difficult once they dislike being held or picked up, and after I adopted a Russian Blue kitten, she depleted my blood provide for just a few months earlier than permitting me to carry her on my shoulder. Generally, I couldn’t decide her up as a result of, like a hedgehog, she would curl right into a ball and assault my palms with claws and enamel.

Olga’s Tolerance of Me

I’m glad she doesn’t have quills, however that’s the one attribute that distinguished Olga from Spiny Norman when she was younger. I can carry her on my shoulder now, however I don’t try and when her eyes are dilated and she or he appears to be like psychotic. If she’s energized and able to play or operating scared from an eventual journey to the vet, she’ll assault if I attempt to decide her up.

Though I typically make her sound like a maniac, she’s comparatively well-behaved on shoulder journeys if she’s calm. She rests her entrance legs on my proper shoulder whereas I help her hind legs with my arm, however she doesn’t lay down throughout my troopers like my Siamese cat. I inspired Olga to strive, however she responded by clawing my neck.

Shoulder Rides With My Siamese

Fripp the Siamese was extra like a sentient stuffed animal than a feline; as quickly as I picked him up, he purred, which was good because it silenced his yowling. Touring on my again saved him quiet and should have relaxed him since he fell asleep typically. He was an agile cat who rarely lost balance or scratched my shoulders after I walked round.

Olga doesn’t wrestle to keep up steadiness, however her tolerance for shoulder journeys and being held is way decrease. She isn’t as joyful when touring on my shoulder until it’s near time for supper. I strive to not feed her till I’m completed working, however she begins begging just a few hours early, and if I take a look at her as a substitute of ignoring her, she’ll grunt and attempt to bounce in my lap.

Shoulder Rides to the Kitchen

When she’s hungry, she tries to persuade me to feed her early by rubbing her head below my chin and licking me, which is uncommon since she’s usually not a very affectionate cat. If I give in and carry her into the kitchen for dinner, she purrs the whole time, and it’s the one time she appears content material on my shoulder.

Nevertheless, I’m amazed at how a lot she’s matured and grown accustomed to being held. As a kitten and younger grownup, she was at all times in assault mode after I tried to select her up, and I fearful that I would want a butterfly internet to seize her when she needed to go to the veterinarian. She finally calmed down, and I didn’t want to purchase hydrogen peroxide as usually to deal with my wounds.

Some cats fall in love with you shortly, and others, like Olga, desire to chew and scratch you for just a few months or years earlier than exhibiting affection. Caring for a stubborn cat isn’t for everybody, but it surely’s not tough for those who’re affected person and have a humorousness.