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Toby is almost too well behaved and I'm not sure if it's out of boredom or contentment.
I'm away for 10 hours a day. When I get home there is no sign of any mischief while I was gone. We play a bunch, maybe a walk outside, dinner, TV time for me and random play in the evening. He doesn't initiate play with me much, but is always ready when I start it. He'll follow me around as I do house work or stuff, and sometimes just sits and watches. He's not very vocal or demanding, and very often comes to just sit in my lap, or bring a toy with him and drop it in my lap and lay down. At night he'll lay in bed wither a couple feet away or against my legs. Whether I wake up at 5 am or 8 am, he never fusses and just sits or lays there waiting for me to get up, always ready for his morning petting session.
I'm really enjoying this laid back kitty (really, at 6 months old I thought he should be a monster).
If you review the attributes I mentioned, I am wondering if he's content, or bored. If he's really bored I'd consider bringing home a shelter kitty of one from a foster home. If he's content then I am happy leaving it just the 2 of us and not having to worry about the "kitty 500" at 3 in the morning. Or the flying across the tables kicking everything everywhere. If he is bored, he hasn't been getting in to any trouble looking for attention.
I guess I'm looking for what's best for him and for me.
Oh, I just got back from a small private pet store. The manager had her cat there. I let Toby out of his carrier (on a leash) and he showed little interest in the other cat which was only a foot away, but rather was eager to play with the brand new feather wand that the manager brought out.
I'm away for 10 hours a day. When I get home there is no sign of any mischief while I was gone. We play a bunch, maybe a walk outside, dinner, TV time for me and random play in the evening. He doesn't initiate play with me much, but is always ready when I start it. He'll follow me around as I do house work or stuff, and sometimes just sits and watches. He's not very vocal or demanding, and very often comes to just sit in my lap, or bring a toy with him and drop it in my lap and lay down. At night he'll lay in bed wither a couple feet away or against my legs. Whether I wake up at 5 am or 8 am, he never fusses and just sits or lays there waiting for me to get up, always ready for his morning petting session.
I'm really enjoying this laid back kitty (really, at 6 months old I thought he should be a monster).
If you review the attributes I mentioned, I am wondering if he's content, or bored. If he's really bored I'd consider bringing home a shelter kitty of one from a foster home. If he's content then I am happy leaving it just the 2 of us and not having to worry about the "kitty 500" at 3 in the morning. Or the flying across the tables kicking everything everywhere. If he is bored, he hasn't been getting in to any trouble looking for attention.
I guess I'm looking for what's best for him and for me.
Oh, I just got back from a small private pet store. The manager had her cat there. I let Toby out of his carrier (on a leash) and he showed little interest in the other cat which was only a foot away, but rather was eager to play with the brand new feather wand that the manager brought out.