Bella is often, though not always, near me. She spends a lot of the time near me in the kitchen, as well as on the bed. She is not a conventionally affectionate cat, the opposite of "cuddly," rather aloof - I've come to the conclusion that either her breeder failed to socialize her with lots of human love, or that it's just her nature to be somewhat distant. In addition, I have heard her purr once since she came to live with us. On the other hand my husband says that when he plays with her he's a little rough, and she apparently really enjoys that and purrs up a storm. I adopted Bella from someone who had had her for almost a year, a man. I'm wondering if she doesn't still miss him, and prefer men. As I've written here before, I also have a female rescue cat who is even more agile than Bella, and the two are now great playmates. They sometimes touch noses, though not much, and while they sleep near each other on our bed, they do not snuggle together. It's joy to watch them chase each other. They now genuinely get along - I had to habituate them to one another last June - and I feel it was an excellent decision on my part to give my Bella a friend.
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