My cat is waayy to clingy and attached to me! What can I do??

Question

I have had my cat forever now, and shes like my baby and im like her mamma, we had a boy cat we had for a while, and she had a litter of kittens with him, but we moved and had to find homes for the dad and the kittens. But that was almost a year ago, and since then she has been a only-kitty. She seemed to be fine for a long time, but just recently, in about the last month, all the sudden she has gotten soooo overly clingy to me. I wouldn't mind, but its getting to a point where I cant do anything without her following me around meowing and freaking out if I am not holding her ALL the time and I can't go into a room without her, including the bathroom without her standing in front of the door crying and scratching on it! Also, when I am sitting on the couch on my laptop or watching tv or working. she has started doing this thing, that she does 24 hours, where she reaches out and touches me with her paw, over and over and over again and crys, I play with her and love her as much as I can, but Im wondering what has gotten into her in the past month? And its getting to a point where I can't do anything without her pawing at me or meowing and freaking out unless I am picking her up. I can't hold her 24/7.

She has a string that she has had for over two years now and she wants me to play with her with the string 24/7, I play with her as much as I can but I can't do it all the time, so I set it up where her string is hanging from something and put a fan next to it so it moved aound, and she was not happy about that! She freaked out untill I took it off and played with it with her! I am wondering what might have brought this on all of the sudden in the last month, when she was fine being a only-kitty for so long? She is a indoor cat and I can't afford another kitty. And I feel really bad when I tell her no or have to ingore her when I am working or doing something I HAVE to do, beause she looks so sad, so I am wondering what I should do about this? What could have brought this on all the sudden? Any suggestions? Anyone gone through this before?

Answer 1

If your cat has suddenly become extra clingy, it may be a sign of a medical problem. She sees you as someone who can help her, and she's trying to tell you that she needs something more than to play and to be held. If you call her regular vet and explain the recent behavior, he/she will probably suggest that you bring her in. Cats are excellent at hiding pain, and will even play or purr when they're hurting to make you think they're okay.

Answer 2

Well, She  lost her family, when you give up the Dad and kitty's.  She is lonely now. I think just be patient  with Her.  Good luck!

Answer 3

spay her there is likely a male hanging out around your home and a girl that knows a boy is around is almost always going to be in heat they want more Attnition then

Answer 4

your cat feels under-stimulated. play with her at least 3 times a day 5 or 10 min each time, space it out, get her a scratching post and a cat tree, make her a treasure hunt by hiding treats around the house that lead to a toy like a string or a brown paper bag to crawl in cats love those, try to make her an obstacle course or something to entertain her. you are the center of her attention right now, she needs to find something else to do, try one of those cat baby sitter videos, and have her spayed if she isnt already, and give her some catnip. she may be ill and trying to tell you something, take her to the vet changes in behavior often point  to illness