10 Tips for Raising a Friendly Cat
These 10 steps will help you encourage warm, loving, and cuddly behaviors in your cat.
- Be calm and gentle Make sure you don't scare your cat when he's with you and don't have anything around that might scare him. He needs to learn that he's safe and can be trusted. If something happens that scares your cat (a book falls on the floor), let him go and come back when he's ready.
- Be present. It's important Spending time with your cat is absolutely necessary for good parenting. If you're never there to pamper him, play with him, and develop a bond, you can't expect him to be affectionate with you. Make time for your cat. Two sessions a day would be a minimum.
- Make him happy. Consider giving him affection and tasty treats. When a friend visits, give him treats that he can offer to your cat. If he is shy, your friend will just have to ignore him until he approaches on his own.
- Affection. Affection. Affection Talk to your cat, make sure your environment is suitable for him and spend time cuddling him every day, but not too much.
- Teach Him Tricks To be clear, cats are not dogs. They are more wild and are only partially domesticated. However, some cats can learn a few tricks, like walking on a leash. Working on certain things with your cat can strengthen your relationship.
- Talk to him Use a friendly, slightly raised tone and let him know what you are doing. Repeat the same words often and associate them with treats to help your cat anticipate certain behaviors, such as bedtime or mealtime.
- Get him used to it gently, gradually Visitors, children and friendly dogs: The sooner you get your cat used to a variety of people, animals, places and things, the easier the process will be.
- Play with him Playing is a great opportunity to connect with your cat and develop good behaviors in him if done correctly. Make sure to let your cat “kill” at the end of the game, otherwise he will be unsatisfied.
- Reward His Attention If your cat rubs your legs or jumps on you for a cuddle, drop what you're doing and reward him with affection, because that's what he's looking for at that moment.
- Go slowly if he's scared or uncomfortable Show your cat that he's safe by letting him approach on his own and on his terms, even if it takes weeks. Give him plenty of space to hide and define what he likes – a treat or toy can be used to initiate interaction.
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