needy – Michael Broad

Don’t criticise the needy, clingy cat

June 25, 2024 by Michael Broad

A lot has been said about needy, clingy cats and all of it is critical. It seems that cat caregivers don’t want their cat to be needy but (1) we should welcome it and (2) we create the conditions under which a cat might become needy. Welcome or predicable We should welcome the fact …

‘Needy’ cats are a natural consequence of cat domestication

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 by Michael Broad

This short post came to me while I was out buying the paper. 😉 Sometimes domestic cats are gently criticised for being too needy. What this means is that they are constantly approaching their owner, getting underfoot, demanding to be allowed onto their owner’s lap and generally instigating interactions all the time which might …