When you first bring a new kitten or young cat home, it’s important to let them adapt to new conditions and to their new family so that they can feel safe and feel comfortable. However, once your kitten acclimatizes and gets used to the environment, you have to spend some time on his socialization and acquaintance as with others people and other animals.
A cat or kitten who spends time only with his family and does not contact with guests and other animals, it will be much worse get along with them when they get older, so socializing the cat, so that she feels comfortable and confident with other people and animals, is an important part of its overall development and well-being. Even if you rarely receive guests at home, others animals live far enough, it is likely that in some the moment your cat will meet these new “creatures”, and what is it become a source of anxiety or stress for her.
Other people
Start making contacts and give the kitten an opportunity get used to the presence of other people in the house as early as possible, but make sure it will be a positive experience for your pet. It goes without saying that the guests you invite to the house should be good with cats and should be interested in satisfying your kitten, but they must also be patient and let him have his own space, and wait for now the kitten will approach them.
Upon learning that guests in the house will scurry around them and turn on they have a lot of attention, the kitten will learn to actively interact with them, and, ultimately, this will lead to the development of confidence in a kitten, even when strangers are in the house.
It is also a good idea to introduce a cat or kitten to children if you don’t have your own. Any children who attend the house, should be familiar with cats and know how to handle and treat them (and when you need to leave them alone). Each the time a kitten interacts with unfamiliar children, all of them must be closely monitored.
In most cases, cats don’t like noisy and wild children, who run around, play and make noise, so it makes sense to do the house is quite quiet and calm place where they can take refuge, when it gets very loud.
Other animals
You should not bring any stray cats home, unless they are regular visitors, but a good idea will bring the dog home so that the cat meets her on its “territory”. Make sure all dogs that come in Your home, safe for cats and also socialized. never bring too noisy dogs that tend to chase cats or unpredictable.
If the dog does not show signs of aggression or addiction to pursuit, this will reinforce the cat’s sense of confidence. The natural instinct of cats and kittens that are not familiar with dogs, is an escape, which can lead to the fact that even trained the dog will chase after them. If your cat is familiar with dogs and warily looking at them, but without panic, it is unlikely whether it will happen.
If you’re lucky, then your kitten or cat will make friends with the dog and they will enjoy the company with her, perhaps they will be actively interact, or even play. It is also worth noting that some bold kittens and cats that are used to interact with dogs can end up scaring or scaring good-natured dogs, so keep your balance and don’t let your pet go too far!
Keep your kitten confident and happy
Whenever strangers or animals come to your house, it is important that you do not force your cat or kitten interact with them, and do not push them out of their comfort zone. Make sure your pet always has a retreat plan in a safe place that will guarantee that the cat comes out from personal space and she makes contact.
Do not expect your kitten or cat to be very kind and hospitable during the first meeting – most cats need time to get used to other people in your home and understand who they like and who don’t like. Your cat may first prefer to look at guests from a distance and study them, gradually approaching them over time, which may take up to several visits.
Create positive associations with your cat or kitten visitors in the house, speak kindly to them, and if it will be effective, give guests a treat to offer his cat and tried to appease her.
Make sure your kitten or cat is always rewarded after successful contacts, and never punish and do not push them while meeting newcomers.
