Ice Princess Lizzie...

[sirrahbed]

Nope, no new pictures - just some comments on my aloof little girl I often mention how distant she is, does not like to be held or petted - yet she often sits staring at me with those beautiful eyes...and I want so badly to have her affection!! It is not just me either - she is simply a standoffish kitty.

Interestingly though - twice in the last week - I have been awakened by her. She will creep ever-so-softly across me and I mean really trying hard not to be noticed, and first she sat staring at my face and even put her nose to my mouth Last night, I awoke to the same thing and she was giving me a good sniffing, this time of my hair!! As soon as she knew I was awake...she bolted.

Do you think she *might* be trying to size me up?? I hope so She will have her spay on Tuesday - maybe then her personality will change. Emily used to act similarly and did not become the real sweetheart she is until we got the babies.

Part of the trouble with Lizzie is that she always has Robbie or one of the other kitties and does not seem to have any use for hoomans. If I am in the recliner with a couple other kitties in my lap - she will join us...but come to a hooman? No way

Brother Robbie is the complete opposite!! He's like an affectionate little puppy - always running up, comes when he is called and always ready for a snuggle

[catnapper]

Dear Ice Princess Lizzie... please give your meowmie a snuggle or two! I promise you'll actually LIKE it!

As for the spay/nice thing... its been working for Abby! She has changed so much in the two weeks since her spay. She's much more affectionate and comes to me for more cuddles. Actually she NEVER came for cuddles before and she is now. I hope she continues doing this after she is fully recovered from the spay, and that its nothing to do with feeling sore from the surgery!

[Grace]

She is so beautiful - and those eyes - they look into your soul.

She'll come around, in her own time, and it will be worth the wait.

[christa]

Josie was the opposite before & after her spay. When she was little, she cuddled a lot and was a real sweetheart. After we got her spayed, she just wanted to be left alone . . . she was a real snob like that until we got Brodie . . . now she's starting to appreciate a good cuddle again.

It's hard to tell how Lizzie's surgery will affect her. Just hope that it makes her MORE affectionate instead of less.

BTW, does Lizzie show more affection to your husband? Josie LOVES her daddy-cat but will hardly give me the time of day. Maybe Lizzie is the same way . . . maybe your hubby should start paying EXTRA attention to her . . . see how she responds.

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by christa
BTW, does Lizzie show more affection to your husband?

Nope, Lizzie is an equal opportunity snob

Grace: I hope you are right!!! I SO want her affection, even if she would not shrink away from scritches

[auggie]

How strange! Schatzie my black kitty does the same thing. She is so terrified about being picket up that she only comes to me when I’m either lying down or sitting on the toilet.
Any other time when I reach down to pet her she shrieks and bolts.
When I’m lying on the floor very still, she comes to me sniffing my face and hair, sometimes even biting my hair.
Cats have such different personalities. Auggie is the complete opposite, fallowing me everywhere and demanding constant attention. She is my little stalker!
Hopefully with time Lizzie will become less aloof.
Rest assured that she loves you in her own way.

[rg_girlca]

AWWW Debbie, don't feel sad. I'm sure little Lizzie will become a cuddle bug one day. Hopefully she will change after her spaying.
I love the way you described how she quietly sneaks up to smell you while you are sleeping. Sooooo cute.
I can't pick up my Katie girl and hold her in my arms, as she hates that. But when i'm sitting or laying on the couch, there she is laying on my chest or in my arms. Each cat has their own way and i've learned, sometimes the hard way, what each cat likes and doesn't like.

[catcrazylady]

No matter how standoffish she may be she is sooooooooo BEAUTIFUL!
There is no way to know for sure if the spay will make her anymore social. They each have their own personalities and who can figure that out?! I have noticed with my girls that they are far more independant than the boys. That tends to make them seem more distant and harder to reach. I can offer some hope if she does like my girls. The older they get the more loving they become. They still aren't as "needy" as the boys but they do like small amounts of attention now. I really think that it's a boy/girl thing as well as individual personalities. Hang in there meowmie, she will mellow with age!

[shais_mom]

soo pretty!
I know how you feel Debbie, my Kylie is the affectionate one of my 2 kitties. Kloe much prefers Keegan
She doesn't normally sleep on the bed with us and I am sooo happy when she does!
I know there are sweet torties and calicoes out there - think it might be the tortieness or the caliconess?

[Laura's Babies]

I guess that with those eyes, she thinks it is enough just for you to worship and admire her. Man... I would just have to grab her and love the dickens out of her!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Yes, it does seem that most females are more independent and standoffish than males tend to be. I guess that's the reason why I fell in love with the male cat.
Hopefully Lizzie's spay will help her temperment. She sure is a cutie pie and it would be hard for me not pick her up and cuddle her every day. I'm sure she'll also mellow more with age too.

[catmandu]

Lizzie,is such a Princess,but I think,as do,the Found Cats,that she is a Warm,not an Ice Princess,as she makes sure,that all the Kittens eat first,at our Parteees!

[jenluckenbach]

Lizzie looks very much like my Ashley. And acts kind of the same too. But over the years, Ashley is warming up and LIzzie may too.

But isn't it so much sweeter when the elusive ones give you that little bit of love??

[krazyaboutkatz]

Debbie, I was just wondering how is Lizzie's sister is doing? I can't remember her name but your in laws adopted her. Do you know what her temperment is now?

[cubby31682]

Cubby is just like that. At night he does like to cuddle up to me and sometimes during the day. For the most part though he would rather be left alone. He will stare at me all day and wake me up by sniffing me as well. As soon as I wake up he leaves. It makes me depressed at times. Just because I want to be able to love on him as much as I want but he just doesn't want me to.

I have learned to accept it. I know he will come to me when he needs a good ear scratch or a neck rub. No one can give him his scratches like momma can. Lol.

Katie.