Aversion to petting

[Karen]

Any chance he's sore for some reason? Might be worth it to have a vet check just to be sure. If something hurts, he's not gonna want pressure on it, and being held the contact is on his underside not topside. Make sense?

[Freedom]

My Bobby is also FIV+.

Bobby LOVES petting -- on HIS terms. Mostly, this means I can pet, stroke, chin rub, belly rub, when I am lying on my bed. Anywhere else, any other place, he BARELY tolerates being touched by - GASP! - a mere human.

Just his quirkiness. I did like Karen's post, something to consider.

[Cptreynolds]

Thanks for the advice.

I think we will end up taking him to the vet, just to make sure nothing is wrong.
Oddly enough, he's the most receptive to petting when he's sleepy or has just woken up. He'll stretch out his neck so I can scratch it, which he won't do any other time.

[Karen]

Oh, good, always better safe than sorry! Let us know what they say! Cats can be so good at hiding sickness from us, to their own detriment!