How to make a cat affectionate?

In adult cats, it is easy to guess, already formed character. If you pick up an adult wild cat from the street, it is somewhat premature to expect that in a couple of weeks it will purr on your shoulder. And yet, everyone wants a quiet, tender pet to live at home without frightening aggression.

It is still unclear exactly what affects the character of the cat: the environment or genetics. But there is a high probability that the offspring of affectionate, calm kitty will also be docile. Because it is so important to know whose baby you take on education.

It refers to the communication kitten and man. But you need to clearly understand that until the baby is 8 weeks old, it is impossible to separate him from his mother. Eight weeks is the minimum time to start socialization. The cat at this time is ready to learn gaming as well as hunting skills, it can learn good behavior when grooming, and is ready to learn the norms of behavior in the feline community. Finally, 8 weeks is the readiness of the kitten to feel confident. Those babies who were separated from their mothers too early have excessive aggression. Such a cat to make affectionate very hard.

Kittens that were early separated from mom are aggressive, fearful, suspicious, and also emotionally unstable. Aggressiveness is the most difficult case, since there is little chance of becoming kind and docile for such a cat. But early separation from the mother cat can be compensated!

Consider what you need to do the owner.

• Taking a kitten, create an environment around it that will not change every day. They say that the dog gets used to the owner, and the cat - to the house. This is really a lot of truth. If in his room (more precisely, in the one where he most often is), everything changes, if you constantly offer him new loungers and toys, he will be confused. Then the confusion will be replaced by wariness, and there and close to the aggression.
• It is possible to accustom a cat to affection and appeasability only if the person himself is calm, predictable for the kitty, stable. Like it or not, but without this it is impossible to achieve the desired. It is necessary for the pet to stop being afraid of you, to respond well to your voice, to know your habits, etc.

Make a pet obedient by physical punishment will not work. Unlike a dog that perceives punishment as a stimulus to obedience, the cat definitely does not accept this. For some reason, many people believe that you can teach a cat and a dog obedience using the same methods. But the cat and dog have only one thing in common - they can live next to a person, but the differences are huge. Because the fact that it is good to apply in relation to the dog, the cat will not tolerate.

• The cat is unable to perceive direct prohibitions. It is necessary to negotiate with it, to offer an alternative. She simply won't “understand”. When the little cat does something wrong, mom easily beats his nose on the nose and grumbles, purrs, explains in her cat what he is guilty of. Catch up with this technique, if the kitten, for example, shits in the corners. But without screams and real beatings.
• The pet must have the right to choose, no matter how strange it may sound. No need to force him to make contact with the guests, it will only aggravate the behavior.It is not necessary in principle to be obsessive with the cat - watch its habits, notice the features, try to help where it is possible.

There is such a science - zoopsychology, studying the behavior of animals. In part, she can give an answer to the question of how to make the kitten affectionate. If you delve into the subject more deeply, you will learn many interesting things about the mental needs of cats. For example, a cat is incapable of serving a man, unlike a dog, but it can be comfortable and convenient for oneself to live next to a man. A close (relatively close, sometimes quite remote) contact for a cat is possible.

When they say that a cat is an animal walking alone, it does not mean that the pet's psychological need is loneliness. This means that the cat needs frames, borders, beyond which it will not allow anyone to itself.

Understanding this will allow you to better know your pet. No need to demand the impossible from him: a tame cat will still never be true, like a dog. But he can live near you, keeping some distance.

The period of early socialization is the age of cats from three to eight weeks. It is called sensitive (or sensitive). This is a good time for learning social skills, for the formation of character. At this age, you need to communicate with the kitten, if you have such an opportunity. You give her a toy - the cat gets used to it. You select a toy, it may not accept it. It is very dependent on habits, from existing traditions being. If you feed the cat at an unspecified time, if there are strangers in your home, if you even rearranged the furniture, the cat may become nervous.

Felinologists say that a very affectionate cat is a well-fed cat. There is no talk about feeding a pet, but if your animal is hungry, you shouldn’t wait for affection from it. In no case do not interfere in the process of food, it is for the kitty (and for any creature, in principle) an intimate process. You do not need to feed the animal, if the kitchen you have crowded, noisy and loud.

• A very affectionate kitty is an animal that gets a lot of attention. If you dismiss a pet, if you are not ready to stroke him once more, do not bother talking to a cat, then do not expect a response. Cuddle, watch TV together, read a newspaper together - take a break with your cat.
• To the animal became manual, you can not drag it on your hands. Paradoxically, but it is. You want to stroke the little cutie-kitten, pick it up, but why? He does not need this, he loves distance, and if he wants attention, he will definitely show it. Taking him once more in your arms, you limit his movements - the cat will not like it. If you take the cat in your arms, then so that it has the opportunity to leave at any time: one hand under the chest, the second - strokes the animal.
• The animal is saved from danger by climbing to a height. Planting a tree at home is unlikely to succeed, but you can organize different houses and stairs above. In case of stress, the cat will climb there, feeling safe. This means that there will be less stress when he has a shelter.
• Games are more important than toys. For a kitten to be affectionate, it is not enough to buy him bright springs and glowing balls. It is necessary to play with him, to amuse himself, to involve all members of the household in the game contact with the child. Playing together, you begin to understand each other, the very possible closeness of man and animal is formed.
• A taboo is your arms or legs like a toy.As soon as you start tapping with your fingers, tugging with your foot, the cat turns on the hunter and attacks. Get ready for permanent scratches. In this sense, you cannot call a wild beast in a cat. But if in the heat of the game the cat still attacked you, do not pull out your hand. Freeze, without any smile, look at the rascal, you can even hiss - he will let go of the hand himself. And, probably, will not attack more.

Breeders produce from the breeding of all cats with an unstable psyche is not accidental, they do not want to risk the business, no matter how pragmatic it may sound. If you took a cat from the street, and he already saw how his mother drives away all leisure passersby from him, it’s almost impossible to cope with this wildness. Echoes will still be. Although it is simpler with kids, their “personality” is still forming, and you can influence the situation.

Tips on keeping a kitten in the house, see the following video.