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davidpizzica
08-29-2005, 07:50 PM
Marigold is doing something odd. When she's in the downstairs bedroom she'll let me pet her and she will nuzzle me and let me stroke her. However when she is in the upstairs bedroom, whe she sees me and when I try to pet her, she'll spit at me and hide under the bed. Am I doing something wrong?
smokey the elder
08-30-2005, 07:09 AM
I have a foster Abby who likes to sleep in her carrier. I MUST NOT touch her when she's in there, but if she's on the chair, she rubs against me and wants pets. I think Marigold and Abby are just being...cats!:D
JenBKR
08-31-2005, 09:48 AM
LOL they are so stuck up aren't they? Katie gets like that, in the kitchen she does not want pet, but anywhere else in the house is fine. :rolleyes:
momcat
08-31-2005, 11:12 AM
I'm wondering if Maragold has toys, food, or some object hidden away that she's especially attached to upstairs that she's trying to protect? It kind of sounds like Marigold considers upstairs HER turf and she's letting you know that you're tresspassing.
lvpets2002
08-31-2005, 11:24 AM
:) How funny && I agree with momcat on upstairs is Marigold's turf or something she is hiding..
QueenScoopalot
08-31-2005, 02:38 PM
Do Daisy & Nikki hang out more in the upstairs room by chance? Maybe she's unsure of where she fits in the pecking order that cats develop, and smells the other girls more in that room? :confused: She'll get over it...especially if you use that room to give her extra special treats! ;)
DrNiblik
09-13-2005, 06:25 PM
DÃ_lle's funny that way too. She loves nothing more than to be pet while I'm lounging in the tub or something, but will get downright snotty otherwise a lot of the time. I agree that it may just be a cat thing
ladyauburn7
09-27-2005, 01:49 PM
I have a similar situation with my Emmy. I am only allowed to pet her on HER terms. Maybe they are just reminding us who the boss really is???
davidpizzica
09-27-2005, 02:09 PM
Originally posted by ladyauburn7
I have a similar situation with my Emmy. I am only allowed to pet her on HER terms. Maybe they are just reminding us who the boss really is??? Sometimes I think we are THEIR pets!!
JenBKR
09-27-2005, 02:15 PM
Originally posted by david p
Sometimes I think we are THEIR pets!!

Oh, I know who the boss(es) are in MY house!



And my husband and I are not them :rolleyes:
momcat
09-27-2005, 04:46 PM
There's no question about who owns who around our place. Groucho lets me live here!