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Does your pet shadow you?

My 7 month old cat follows me everywhere. No matter what I am doing inside or out he has to have his curious nose in it. He will run off when I use noisy power tools but immediately is back when I shut them off. He is very vocal and talks to me all day. It's very cute and endearing but I have to be constantly aware not to hurt him accidentally. Is this normal for cats?

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hunkalove · 61-69, M
@geoam1 My cat was like that. She would follow anyone into the bathroom and sit there and watch. She hated closed doors. When we played chase in the mornings I would close every door and she would follow behind me and push them open.
Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@hunkalove Mine does the same thing with the bathroom and closed doors. Lol
4meAndyou · F
My cat was a stray when he was rescued from a kill shelter, and had six years of life before I adopted him from a Veterinarian's rescue event. I don't think his life was always kind or easy before his adoption.

He was absolutely terrified when I first brought him home, but after about 2 years of careful treatment and lots of love, he waits till I get up and then runs to the recliner chair for "kitty time". If I [i]don't[/i] have "kitty time" with him right then, I can see that he is disappointed and sometimes he will meow at me and won't shut up.

But he does NOT follow me around other than that. He is his own cat.
SW-User
Mine does the same
Whenever I’m working from home or doing a home maintenance project, she’s there to supervise
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Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@SW-User Very cute.
Yes. Very. He looks like my old cat I used to have. He looks so sweet. He really loves you. You are really blessed to have him.
exexec · 61-69, C
Our 8 month old puppy follows me everywhere unless our 13 year old granddaughter is here. Then the puppy is hers. When she needs a nap, she cuddles up to my wife. I won't do for naps.
Jeffrey53 · 51-55, M
My dog does it all the time. He thinks I’m going to abandon him. He follows me in bathroom when i go take a shower he lays on my floor towel
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
@Jeffrey53 Same here!
Budwick · 70-79, M
Yeah, our pups follow Mom and Dad everywhere. If we're gardening, they join in with the digging. They're easily distracted though.
helenS · 36-40, F
For a young cat it's normal, yes. You are his de-facto parent. As your cat matures he will start strolling around on his own more and more. At the age of 2, he will be a lone wolf, errmmm... cat.
Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@helenS Thank you. Glad to know that he is not weird. ☺️
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helenS · 36-40, F
@chockaholic2020 I have two semi-wild male cats, the masters of the universe (or at least the masters of the forest). They come home mainly to recover from fights, and to lick their wounds.
hunkalove · 61-69, M
My cat looked like him and talked a lot. It took her a year to accept me and another year to like me but after that we were inseperable. We were together eight years and she died almost five years ago at the ripe old age of fifteen. I still miss her everyday.
Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@hunkalove Ahhh that's a sweet story. Sorry you miss her but glad the two of you had a good life together.
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
Yes I have a dog that follows me everywhere. Yesterday I left by the back door so my dogs wouldn't bark and disturb my wife who was on a Teams call and she though I was in the backyard and was scratching at the door for a couple of hours :(

The one on top lol
Gangstress · 41-45, F
my cat follows me everywhere
i think lockdown didn't help - shes got attached coz i work from home
i think shes thinks I'm her gf
its cute don't get me wrong, but sometimes I'm like can i just have 5 mins lol
Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@Gangstress I know right. Sometimes I think, "Yes I like you too, little dude, but I got stuff to do. Lol
SW-User
One of our cats, Cookie, will follow us from the house to the babi's school. Whenever we look back he'll hide and then continue to follow us.
Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@SW-User Hahaha. That's funny.
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My dog is always by my side no matter where and I usually take him with me.
Slade · 56-60, M
@BrokenAbyss That's me I take them everywhere. I even scout out underground garages so I can take them in the summer
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She follows me everywhere
meJess · F
Well yes but that is her job 😁
Confined · 56-60, M
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
Mine is like a hemorrhoid.
Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@Starcrossed 🤔 🤔 🤔 😲
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
@Riverman2 just sticks to me and is a pain in the ass.
Riverman2 · 56-60, M
@Starcrossed Haahhahahaha. I can imagine that.
It’s very normal when a cat is fond of you, although some cats are more vocal than others. If your cat wasn’t a "talkie" he would just be silently by your side. 😸

 
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