I have seen videos of cats swimming in the sea by choice which just shows how interesting creatures they are.

Common occurrence actually. Lots of photos of them after hurricanes doing this. Looking annoyed...

dinner time!!

I have two cats, sisters of the same litter, I’ve had them for about 8 years since they were 14 weeks, they don’t want to be held either. I can lift them up on a table with out problems but nothing more. I can come and brush them, they sleep with me, they like to “sleep” on my lab, they like to walk with me and be close when I do things, they usually come when I call them especially if they are outside. They never groom eachother or sleep together.

Alot of cats dont like to be cuddled, had 3 who would growl and hit me if I tried. Now I have two new cats and they LOVE cuddling. They are like humans, each had their own unique personality.

Beyond the two replies which give good answers, a feral born cat very often will become friendly, but you can never pick them up, let alone cuddle them.

They sound very similar to my 2 girls, also twins, about 10 years old, had since they were 8 weeks, but they also hate to be picked up or cuddled. But I love them so much. Diana Tanner

Some are ferals who got used to humans but just don’t like it and others are just that way lol. My first cat who Ive had since a few weeks old could give a hoot less about being held or even snuggling next to me. Half the time I don’t even know where she is in the house😂 My 2 rescue brothers from my TNR colony were adults already when I adopted them and act like I gave birth to them myself, always sleep with me and literally sleep under my chin little spoon style…have to be touching me🤷🏽‍♀️

There's specific immunotherapy for this type of allergies ... But it can get rather expensive

He did it for food.

@@joeschmoe6908 He did it for BOTH. Stop being a drag.

Is he doing the cat paddle? Ugh I'm sorry.

I did. Skip to the 20 second mark and you’ll hear. I waded across with a laundry basket since he doesn’t like to be held, but he would jump out when I lifted the basket.

No not yet but we are working on it. :) he has a house on the patio and a safe spot in the garage for him. He’s on our patio 90% of the day and night.

No.

No you can't force the cat

That's not how cats work. Maybe when they're very small kittens, but trying to forcibly hold an adult cat will cause them to avoid you at all times.

I took in a feral cat. It was a year before he would come in the house and another year before he would stop scratching people who tried to hold him.

exactly, if the cat was desperate enough to wade through water to return to these people it’d surely acclimatize to them carrying them across just as easily. put it in a towel or somethin.