Tip: if you're dealing with a feral kitten, after she gets used to you, put her in your lap, gently hold her so she has to stay there (if she fights too much, let her go, she's not ready). Once she's still, pet her in slow strokes. Perhaps you can pet her that way somewhere else. But I've found the lap helps the kitten make the connection "feels good= hands = person who owns hands".
Doing that a bunch of times tends to bring them around.
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Date: 2020-03-23 07:20 pm (UTC)From:Tip: if you're dealing with a feral kitten, after she gets used to you, put her in your lap, gently hold her so she has to stay there (if she fights too much, let her go, she's not ready). Once she's still, pet her in slow strokes. Perhaps you can pet her that way somewhere else. But I've found the lap helps the kitten make the connection "feels good= hands = person who owns hands".
Doing that a bunch of times tends to bring them around.