I'm going to join the world of cat owners!!!!

Flick216

Great news!

It sounds like he is desperate for affection but just scared about giving it. He needs to give a little then see what the response it. You don't know if his previous owners would pet him and then abuse him.

It's been a very short time since you've had him but he sounds like he is making great progress :T

martin2345uk

Yay :-)

Actually Rusty asked about his background - he was rescued from a house with 30 other animals (no other cats), owned by a man who'd previously been banned from keeping animals...

madrhino

:T Hooray! Now that he knows you're there for affection as well as food it will be onwards and upwards.

madrhino

I think I read that when cats rub against things they are planting their scent there. So he now owns you and eveything around you

tea_lover

The sides of his face are where the all important scent glands are, so rubbing his face on you is a great sign he owns you now!

Abbafan1972

Aww your cat is lovely! We have 2 cats here (Mia & Jasper). We got them separately and they get on great and love to groom each other.

Both of them love chewy sticks (you can buy them in supermarkets) they are called Webbox or something like that. They know which cupboard they're kept in and are there when you open the cupboard door and the sticks are downed in seconds!

gunsandbanjos

He is gorgeous! What a breakthrough.

scaredy_cat

i get the own brand stick treat and my Giz knows the crinkle sound when i tear one stick off the packet!

tea_lover

Yeah they do have great hearing for the treat cupboard don't they??

scaredy_cat

but he is good, i can leave his packet of Dreamies and stick treats out and he won't get at them.