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Quickly make cats trust their new owners

Pet Knowledge
This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Ethan Carter
If you want to quickly make a cat trust its owner, you must first provide the cat with a comfortable environment and allow the cat to slowly adapt to the new environment. Secondly, after the cat adapts to the new environment, the owner can play with the cat more, and at the same time, give appropriate rewards and praise to the cat during play, which can improve the cat's trust in the owner. Finally, be sure to give the cat enough patience and trust, and do not beat or scold the cat, otherwise it may be counterproductive.

1. Provide a comfortable environment for cats

Cats that have just arrived in a new home will feel nervous and scared because they are not very familiar with the new environment and their owners. Therefore, at this time, the owners need to provide Provide a comfortable environment for the cat, and prepare food, water and a litter box. Let the cat adapt to the new environment first. After it adapts to the new environment, it will naturally relax its vigilance.

2. Play with the cat more

After the cat adapts to the new environment, the owner can prepare more toys that the cat likes to play with, such as cat teasers, plush dolls, etc. Come play with the cats. This can gradually let the cat get to know the pet owner, and then also cultivate a sense of trust between the pet owner and the cat.

3. Give appropriate rewards and praise to the cat

When interacting and playing with the cat, the owner can also give the cat appropriate rewards and praise, such as giving the cat something it usually likes to eat. Food, such as canned cat food, cat strips, nutritional paste, etc., and you can also gently stroke the cat's head. This can enhance the relationship between the owner and the cat, and also improve the cat's trust in the owner, thus changing the cat's shortcomings of being timid and shy and distrustful of people.

4. Don’t beat or scold the cat

In the process of building trust with the cat, you must give the cat enough patience and trust, and never beat or scold the cat to avoid having the opposite effect. The cat becomes afraid of the pet owner.