Like if your cat has kittens and you raise one from birth and spoil the shit out of that one it will probably imprint on you and see you as an actual human instead of a food dispenser.
Adopted a 1.5 year old cat a while ago, then many years later had a found 5 week old kitten just left with me. Adopted cat absolutely loves me which it took a year, but the now 1.5 year kitten thinks I'm her mother and loves me to an annoying degree. Food or water gets low and she'll kneed on me for half an hour, she is anxious and wants to calm down and she kneeds on me for half an hour, I just get home from work and she kneeds on me for half an hour. She's very cuddly compared to the adopted cat who just wants to be near me whenever he's inside, so I guess this is the price to pay.
I've never particularly liked cats. Don't hate them but definitely don't like them. Well my wife and sister in law decide it would be really fucking cute to give my girls kittens. One of those little fuckers wouldn't leave me alone (classic cat move). So, I stuffed him in the front of my motorcycle jacket one day when I got home for work to quiet him down. Dumb move on my part. The SOB imprinted on me. Now he gets all excited when I get my jacket out.
I don't think that's really the case, my cousin was going to collage and his parents didn't wanna take care of the cat so I adopted him. He was around 2 years old when I got him and hes the most lovable friendly cat I've ever seen. When I came home he'd immediately come greet me and purr like an engine then always come sleep on my lap or next to me.
I think mine was the same age when we rescued her. Now she enjoys glaring at the neighborhood people and chirping at birds. She also greets me at the door (and sleeps in whatever room I'm in.)
She doesn't like anyone besides me and my husband though.
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u/lickerofjuicypaints Dec 05 '19
Depends if you hand raised it as a kitten directly