Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

bif

(27,026 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:01 PM 16 hrs ago

My cat has turned into this adoring kitty!

She used to be a lot more aloof. But as she ages, she's become a lot more affectionate. In the evenings, I'll sit on the couch and watch movies on my laptop. She'll hop on the blanket I'm using to keep warm, lay on her side, and gaze up at me with these almost worshiping eyes. It's almost creepy!

Anyone else have a pet that does this?

7 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
My cat has turned into this adoring kitty! (Original Post) bif 16 hrs ago OP
I've had many cats 🐈 and never had one that adored me like your kitty. Polly Hennessey 16 hrs ago #1
Got one of those, too. -misanthroptimist 15 hrs ago #2
Several, actually. mwmisses4289 14 hrs ago #3
Why creepy? Every cat who has ever owned me has done this. niyad 14 hrs ago #4
My Pookie did that and, and JMCKUSICK 12 hrs ago #5
I lost my baby who looked so adoringly at me like that, slightlv 9 hrs ago #6
Hopefully our Muffin will be like that one day. crosinski 6 hrs ago #7

Polly Hennessey

(8,851 posts)
1. I've had many cats 🐈 and never had one that adored me like your kitty.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:10 PM
16 hrs ago

Mine have been cuddly only when they are trying to convince me to bow to their wishes.

-misanthroptimist

(1,642 posts)
2. Got one of those, too.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 01:13 PM
15 hrs ago

She's two years old and follows me everywhere. If I'm sitting down, there's a high probability that she's in my lap. When I go to bed at night, she has to go under the blankets, look around, and comes out to give me a kiss. Then she curls up next to me and goes to sleep. She kisses me again when I wake up.

She has to be among the sweetest cats in the world.

(Animals love me. They seem to understand what I'm saying. It's weird.)

mwmisses4289

(4,247 posts)
3. Several, actually.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 01:19 PM
14 hrs ago

Mallory will wrap himself around my arm, gaze into my eyes, then rub his head against my face. Beauty will curl up on my shoulder, look at me, then snuggle her head down onto my shoulder and purr. Little Bit looks at me before jumping onto my shoulders and becoming a fur collar.

niyad

(132,643 posts)
4. Why creepy? Every cat who has ever owned me has done this.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 01:59 PM
14 hrs ago

Even my malmute tried, although he could not be on my lap after he was about 4 months old.

JMCKUSICK

(6,107 posts)
5. My Pookie did that and, and
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 03:56 PM
12 hrs ago

Gifted me her personal stamp of approval after each adoring visit....her drool in my lap.

She would drip like a faucet.

Currently, Petunia will do the lap scene and the curling around my head at naptimes while Cuddles reserves his greatest affections for our walks, and his thank you visit like clockwork every morning less than five minutes after he comes in. But he only does laps when we're outside. But all those examples are as doting as it gets and it's priceless every single time.

Maybe it's you that has changed, maybe you've tuned in to that Cat lovers wavelength that were all so familiar with lol.

slightlv

(7,800 posts)
6. I lost my baby who looked so adoringly at me like that,
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:14 PM
9 hrs ago

while curled up in the crook of my arm. She died a year ago this past Ides of March. That glorious gaze both fills me with joy of remembrance, and the pain of the loss.

Today, I have a 6 mo old kitten my sister brought to me as a rescue. It was only a few weeks old at the time. This little black and white baby lays in my lap and looks at me the same way my Sweetie did. AND he plays fetch! (LOL)

crosinski

(702 posts)
7. Hopefully our Muffin will be like that one day.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:55 PM
6 hrs ago

She’s still too shy to hangout with us much.

Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Pets»My cat has turned into th...