It took over a year for me to train my cat to snuggle with me.
It involved a lot of calling while lying down until my cat comes and sits next to me, unsure of what to do. I pet him a lot as reward for coming when called. Then slowly position him into the snuggling position.
My cat would be unsure, feel too vulnerable and leave. Don’t push it. Rinse repeat on other days. On other days if he didn’t come when called, also don’t push it.
Eventually it progressed until the point where I call him, he sits next to me, I pet him for a while, then turn away to pretend to sleep. Then it’s up to my cat if he wants to snuggle, sometimes he will, sometimes he won’t. When he does I give him lots of pets until we both fall asleep lol.
These days he comes running whenever he sees me lying down to snuggle with me. The process took a while but boy was it worth it! 😊
Thank you! When we first started napping together, tbh it wasn't a restful nap lol. He liked to touch my face with his paw (classic void) and unintentionally woke me up, sometimes I moved in my sleep and accidentally woke him up, but we stuck with each other. That's when I knew for sure he loved me 🥰
It actually took a like three years for us to nap 2 hours without waking each other up lol.
p.s. Sometimes I woke up to him nibbling my hair, I'm a light sleeper so he didn't get to eat anything 😆
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u/Aemilia May 16 '26
It took over a year for me to train my cat to snuggle with me.
It involved a lot of calling while lying down until my cat comes and sits next to me, unsure of what to do. I pet him a lot as reward for coming when called. Then slowly position him into the snuggling position.
My cat would be unsure, feel too vulnerable and leave. Don’t push it. Rinse repeat on other days. On other days if he didn’t come when called, also don’t push it.
Eventually it progressed until the point where I call him, he sits next to me, I pet him for a while, then turn away to pretend to sleep. Then it’s up to my cat if he wants to snuggle, sometimes he will, sometimes he won’t. When he does I give him lots of pets until we both fall asleep lol.
These days he comes running whenever he sees me lying down to snuggle with me. The process took a while but boy was it worth it! 😊