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Have a marmalade boy, he hated being touched on the tummy. Now he's older (11) and loves the tummy rubs. He mellowed out lol. There is hope!
Same with my cat being picked up!
Oh man, I hope that happens with my rescue! Unfortunately, because she has high anxiety, she gets scared and doesn't like being picked up... so the only time I pick her up is to go to the vet, which is stressful and scary... It's a vicious cycle!
Yep! Same here! My girl used to never let anyone touch her there. Now she asks me for tummy rubs regularly! It's so very sweet. It only took her about 13 years to warm up to it, haha! I'm just glad she knows she's safe enough to do so. <3