My cat is 5 years old. She's fit and healthy and goes hunting daily. the only way to get in and out of our garden is over a 6-foot wall, which she manages to deftly do - often with some or other prey in her mouth.
Why then, when she wants to be cuddled and sit on my lap normally while I'm on a Zoom call won't she jump up? It starts by her sitting beside me purring loudly, is then followed by her standing up and patting me - and culminates in her climbing - yes, not jumping, but climbing - up the side of the chair/my leg to get onto my lap! Which generally draws blood and good deal of swearing from me. She flatly refuses to jump. Why?? She is physically able to do so, she just won't.
The same goes for getting onto the bed - she climbs up the bloody thing. How do I get her to jump like a normal cat when she's indoors?