1. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers
Newly-born cats do not know what cowardice is. Before age, kittens will learn survival skills with their siblings, including “social skills”. In reality, few kittens can stay by their mother’s side for 4 months, and many kittens have not fully mastered the skills. Forced to leave the mother, at this time the kitten lacks safety and lack of social training, the childhood experience affects the kitten’s character, often making the kitten become timid, and allowing the kitten to “see the world” will help make ” Timid cats” became “social cats”.
Second, the critical period for cultivating social cats
Cats under 16 weeks of age are exposed to more things, which will help them adapt to the unfamiliar faster Environment, cats will begin to explore the world in 2-9 weeks. At this time, if cats can feel enough things, they can adapt more “socially”. The richer the world they are exposed to, the more “courageous” they will be. Cats under 16 weeks of age, who often come into contact with humans, will quickly become clingy. Frequent contact with dogs will make them more harmonious with dogs. Can adult cats still be socialized? It is not an easy thing to change the habits of cats, but there are always more ways than difficulties. As long as the owner is patient enough, finds the right way, and progresses step by step, the socialization of adult cats is not impossible.
Third, how to make cats no longer afraid to go to the hospital?
For many adult cats, seeing a doctor is the most terrifying thing. From the moment they enter the air box, they are very nervous to “feet sweat”, and even open their mouths and become incontinent… Seeing a doctor is very important for cats. It’s really “too exciting”. Going to the doctor is a “painful memory” for the cat, and the airbox reminds the cat of the hospital.
How can this situation be improved?
In the first step, the owner can usually place the air box in the corner of the room to let the cat adapt to the existence of the air box. It won’t take long for the cat to walk into the airbox and even sleep in it.
The second step is to try to take the cat out. At first, you can walk from home to the downstairs community. If the cat doesn’t resist, you can try taking the cat for a “ride”, but make sure you have a sturdy leash. When the cat completes the above steps, you can give some rewards.
The third stage is to try to take the cat to see a doctor. It is recommended to choose a fixed doctor. Letting the doctor become a familiar person to the cat will help it relax its tension. Appropriate rewards can also be given to cats after the health check, making going out a pleasant thing is the key to socializing cats.
4. Can my cat walk?
Although there are many photos of cat walking on the Internet, cat walking varies from cat to cat. Some cats are well behaved on a leash, and the owner has complete control.
And some cats have to break free of the leash anyway, because the first choice for cats in the face of an unfamiliar environment is to hide, not to follow the owner. So in the vast majority of cases, it will become “let go”.
If you really want to let the cat see the world, you can put the cat in a sturdy air box, try to avoid using a fully transparent air box, and completely expose the timid cat to a strange environment where there is nowhere to hide , once severe stress occurs, it is likely to be fatal.
5. How to let cats get in touch with strangers?
Contact with strangers, for timid cats, strangers bring great pressure. So, whether it’s your closest friend or family member, if your cat is showing signs of fear, don’t force your cat to touch them.
Please also avoid them rushing over to the cat after entering the house. Because for the timid cat, this thing is really scary, like you’re going to hell on the road alone.
The correct way to get along with strangers is to not interfere with each other and turn a blind eye. Don’t take the initiative to invade the cat’s life circle. You can only wait for the cat to adapt to it. Cats are highly curious about people and things that are “not interested” in them.
They usually come out of hiding and watch from a distance. If strangers don’t show their intentions to pay attention to them, they will even try to get close to them and smell them. Some cats even choose to Actively approach. At this time, you can slowly get close to the cat.
