Time spent with cats is never wasted.
Sigmund Freud
I think Knight’s complaining.
Ever since Kaitlyn came along, attention has shifted to her, and Knight seemed content at first to be left alone.
When Kaitlyn cried as a baby, Knight just looked on with curiosity, and nothing more. When she started crawling around the house, he would make sure to stay out of the way.
With her now toddling everywhere and going to him, it’s a pleasant surprise to see how affectionate both are towards each other. Knight likes rubbing up against her, and keeps following her around. Kaitlyn also expresses her love for him by hugging and patting him.
But when I was away in Taiwan, the kids stayed with the grandparents, and Knight went to a cat boarder.
The moment both Ks were reunited after over a week, it was so sweet! You can watch the video below to watch how happy they were to see each other. I do try to make time for the two to play together, and they seem to enjoy it so far.
But now I have a problem.
Ever since my domestic helper left, I have been more tied up with housework and caring for the kids. I still care for Knight of course! However, the playtime with him has been cut short. Even the time I spend playing with him and petting him, or stroking and brushing him… and I think he feels it.
Nowadays, when we come home, Knight would start caterwauling with vigour. He used to greet us with a few ‘meows’, rub against our legs etc. Now, he literally sounds like he’s complaining:
“Where have you been?”
“Why were you gone for so long?”
“I’ve been so lonely!”
“Give me attention…NOW!”
Poor boy… I know he is lonely. We are gone the whole day, but he does sleep most of the daytime anyway! But when he meows like this, I feel so bad. I then try to give him a nice back-rub, talk to him and he seems satisfied most times. There are days he continues to meow as if it wasn’t enough. Till the point I actually log into my home cam a few times a day, when at work, just to talk to him! 😂
Now I’m wrecking my brains to figure out what to do. I’ve read this info on ASPCA, so not sure if it’ll help. Only time will tell…
Note: I can’t get another cat… Knight used to have his mother around for the first year, until they both got into such terrible fur-flying fights that I had to give one up for adoption.
Any ideas? Would sure appreciate some advice! Comment below if you have any suggestions on how to let my Knight feel less lonely during the day.
