New F3 Anilla + Resident Cat F6 Freud getting along great, but now no cuddles for us!

[Livlee]

SO we got Anilla maybe three weeks ago and it did take her awhile to adjust we did a two week quarantine and she was sick so had to take medicine.
Shes all better now and her and Freud are best friends. When we had them seperate they would each sleep in the bed with us. Anilla was sleeping in the bed by the second night. Freud was sleeping in our bed from the first night we got him as a kitten. During the quarantine period someone would sleep in the living room together with him.
Needless to say they are best friends they play all day and sleep together at night it happened suprisingly fast. Anilla copies everything Freud does.
Its very sweet and we are super pleased. Im just a little heart broken because since they are allowed to both be out we get way less cuddles from both and neither sleep in our bed anymore.
Freud was the most affectionate cuddly boy, although he was only 5 months when we got Anilla he is way less affectionate. Ive already noticed he is more standoffish when we are in a room together and he doesnt like when Anilla comes near us. He loves her though they are sleeping and bathing eachother tonight.
Any advice on how to get my little cuddle buddy back? Also Anilla is 3 months did anyone have any experience getting a 3 month old F4 Savannah who at first was pretty timid and ended up coming out of her shell lots?
Shes very sweet and does allow pets here and there and has slept with us, if there is just one person in the room, I just feel like the lady who had her for the first 11 weeks never picked her up or socialized her at all.
Appreciate all advice!

 

[Livlee]

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[admin]

Heres another photo.

They have bonded, which is a good thing for them (and you), but yes, you will experience a drop off in affection for you... However, it likely won't last forever. Females are notoriously more independent than males. Give her time... All is still new to her... It does not mean she wasn't socialized, it just means her personality is different. I have a female here that is a year old...I carried her around, kissed her, loved her and she worshipped me - as a kitten... As she got older, not so much.

Both are gorgeous!


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[WitchyWoman]

Paige is correct. Both will come back round in time. In the meantime, tempt each one with treats and try to engage them in play with you. When they are napping, sit by them and pet them. Keep yourself engaged with them even if they act like they don't care.

 

[Ninja-n-Bear]

Freud was the most affectionate cuddly boy, although he was only 5 months when we got Anilla he is way less affectionate. Ive already noticed he is more standoffish when we are in a room together and he doesnt like when Anilla comes near us

We got both of ours at the same time, Bear was affectionate right away - Ninja took about six months to bond to us. Bear sleeps with me almost every night, Ninja rarely does, though he is super lovey now.
I do have to be very careful to give them equal everything or it upsets the balance and we get jealousy battles. Let Freud know that he isn't being replaced by Anilla, you'd be surprised at how much these cats understand. Play with them as much as possible, it will help!

 

[Patti]

Some kittens/cats are just naturally more timid than others. If you want to work on the kitty-human bonding you need to consider separating them again. It sounds like two weeks wasn't long enough for Anilla to form a bond with her humans. It's a lot of work to keep them separated, and there's no guarantee of the outcome even if you persisted for several weeks, but it is the best way to work on your bond with both of them.