Getting Your Cat to Like Your Spouse

Cats tend to take to one person and ignore everyone else. My cat usually has a 7-10 day period where she rejects people and then eventually gets over it if we’re moving in somewhere, staying somewhere for an extended amount of time or if someone is moving in with us for a while or visit.

For a long time, Ninja didn’t really care for Dave. She wasn’t sure if he was around to stay or not and figured since I loved her it didn’t matter what she did or if she bothered giving him the time of day. But it kind of bothered my husband Dave. Once he saw the great things cats have to offer as companion pets, he became a bit jealous of her sleeping on me at night and never him.

So he started taking part care of her too. Originally I was doing everything… feeding, watering, treating, training, cuddling, playing, litterbox cleaning (which he still has never done… apparently that does nothing for bonds, haha, kidding) and more.

He began treating her, training her and had so much fun with it that when I went out town for a while, I came back to the new BFF’s of the house!

So if your spouse is having a hard time getting in on all the fun of your relationship with your cat, let them in on it by taking part. Of course, training them something it the ultimate bond building experience. It’s incorporating treats with praise, along with mental stimulation which every living creature needs.