Hello everyone!
My two very nervous rescue cats were living stray (feral?) in a derelict back garden in Clapham from 0-6 months, then spent the next 5 to 6 months in a busy rescue centre before we adopted them.
It's almost three months since they arrived at our place and they've made great progress, with both cats even sitting on my lap for a few very short stints. The rescue centre said that due to their nervous natures this might never happen, so I'm pretty chuffed - although I think they only hopped up in the hope of Dreamies!
However, I have noticed that when the male cat sits on my lap he's always somewhat tense, and will often have his claws semi-out and grip onto my jeans.
He did this the other day and because the pain got too much, sadly I had to move him off my lap - a shame as obviously I want him to feel confident and to come up for a fuss as much as possible!
I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to encourage him to retract his claws when sitting on my lap? I'm thinking it could be a nervous thing and could also be down to the fact that he hasn't really had a lot of close interaction with humans.
I'm not sure if this is something that's even fixable to be honest, but thought I'd ask just in case!
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How to encourage nervous cat to retract his claws?
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Sunshine49 · 15/04/2018 14:35
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