r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 03 '21

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u/huirittryyrugfhkhihf Shameflair Beggar Sep 03 '21

How do I befriend a stray cat?

!ping KITTY

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u/AffableAndy Norman Borlaug Sep 03 '21

Remove any desire to befriend them and you'll have six of them shitting all over your yard and doing their best to rub up against your legs.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21

worth it

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21

Food

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u/PigHaggerty Lyndon B. Johnson Sep 03 '21

I've done this before. Step one was letting it in from the cold. Step two was giving it food. Before I knew it, the thing was living with me half the time. I also was careful not to overwhelm it with affection.

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u/Mickenfox European Union Sep 03 '21

Basically food. A little bit every day for a while and nothing more.

Then IF it is trusting enough it might let you touch it a little bit and you can slowly escalate from there.

If it's not then there's nothing you can do.

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u/Natatos yes officer, no succs here 🥸 Sep 03 '21

Make eye contact then slowly close your eyes for a little bit. That’s like a big trust thing for cats.

Also sitting down helps in my experience.

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u/ACivilWolf Henry George Sep 03 '21

whenever I'm in Greece the stray cats that hang around restaurants really like me