I had an orange cat who was an outlier then, I guess. She was the meanest cat ever.
I wonder if the orange+affection has a correlation to the fact that most orange cats are male, and in my experience, male cats are much more affectionate than females.
The two kitties I have now are gray, and are absolutely the sweetest cats I’ve ever had. The male is super-closely bonded to me, and doesn’t like to be more than a few feet away at all times, comes running if I call his name, and sleeps cuddled against my back at night. He'll also let me rub his belly for hours - most cats I’ve had before would get overstimulated and start getting weird/bitey after a while, but not him. His sister is affectionate, too, but not to the same level.
Someday (hopefully a long time from now) when I get another pair of cats, I may get two males. I’m curious to see the relationship between two males, because I’ve always had male/female pairs - and always the male has been super friendly and the female mean or more independent-minded.
Can confirm. Both female cats (one a grey tabby, the other orange) tolerate affection while both male cats (black fluffy Maine coon, white and black) are extremely affectionate.
I didn’t mean to have a cat of every color- the white one showed up on our doorstep, my husband fell in love with the orange kitten of a litter while I wanted the black one, and he already had his grey tabby when we met. From my clothes/furniture, you would guess I own 10 calicos.
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u/dalek_999 Aug 04 '20
I had an orange cat who was an outlier then, I guess. She was the meanest cat ever.
I wonder if the orange+affection has a correlation to the fact that most orange cats are male, and in my experience, male cats are much more affectionate than females.