Has this been your experience?

[Taz_Zoee]

Paizly wants attention on her own terms. Usually in the morning when we have our one-on-one time. She does come snuggle next to me when I'm in bed and she likes to be in the same room as me. But if I just randomly walk up to her and give her a kiss or a pet she'll slink away from me. This has become more obvious since Jax joined us.

Jax is a HUGE cuddle bug. I can walk up to him and plant a hard kiss right between his eyes and he doesn't flinch. He doesn't fight me when I pick him up and love on him either.

So, I guess your theory is pretty accurate in my house. Paizly is a lap cat but not all the time like Jax.

Now that I think about it, Taz was always in my lap. I could be at the table eating dinner and he'd want up in my lap. And yes, he'd reach up and pat my leg to get me to let him up. Jax hasn't started this.......yet.

[lvpets2002]

Until the 3 KS babies got here there was only 2 lap cats.. Now of course everyone wants to sleep with in the same bed.. And did I mention its a king size bed..

[kitten645]

I absolutely concur with your findings Mary I've tended towards boys because they seem more affectionate. Gigi slept at the foot of my bed for all my childhood years but the boys I've had since are real snugglers. Even 20lb Hobbes would do his best to be a lap (and a half!) cat. Boys will be boys! LOL!

[sirrahbed]

Of our five, the only real cuddle baby is Robbie. Second would probably be Eliot - so yes both boy kitties However, *all* of the kitties are quite affectionate at times. I think the fact that Robbie was hand raised from birth and encouraged to be a snuggle kitty (by PT's Kimlovescats) gave him the personality he has!!

[katladyd]

Well, I have two boys and one is a lap cat, cuddle bug, and one is not. My boyfriend has a male and female cat and the female is the more affectionate by far. I think it just depends on the cat.

[GILL]

I wouold have to agree that on average the males are more lap cats. There are exceptions. Roz is my wifes lap girl and Prcious is mine, Oliva and Boo Boo will be with who ever they deside at that moment. The rest of the girls come by for scratchs and pets. Chessie, Peak, and Timmy love to sit on my wifes lap. I get Lucky, Egypt, Demetri and Mits. Lenny, Joey and Little one are thier own boys.

[cassiesmom]

My brother's family's cat, Milo, is only snuggly with certain people on his terms. He likes to be near his people at all times, though. If they're watching TV, he's somewhere in the living room. If they're eating, he is under the dining room table waiting for handouts. If they're outside, he needs to be outside too. He's such a good, sweet cat -- he loves attention and petting too. I'm not his favorite person because I over-snuggle him with hugs and kisses .

i wish Cassie was more of a snuggle bug. Depends on her mood and the time of day. She is most snuggly after she has eaten at night.

[catmandu]

Joseph was always coming to me meeeowing for attention
Precious, was My Cat, especially after Sam passed on and she no longer had his protective presence
Moose was an attention Cat , but he was more like that where he was a Cat Magnet , where he sat everycome would gravitate
Scrappy Two is my Look at Me Cat , she will whine until you pay attention.
She such a Cry Baby