冷淡小貓：讓貓咪社會化

April 22, 2014 • zack

冷淡小貓：讓貓咪社會化
人類與小貓咪之間的關係，有時可能相當棘手。 不同於牠們的犬類夥伴，貓咪雖然可愛，卻也出了名地會對尚未建立感情的人類很有敵意。可惜的是，和一隻生氣的小貓培養感情並不是件容易的事。這需要耐心、觀察力，以及不少貓咪零食。為了減少混亂的人貓關係，今天我們就來談談如何贏得一隻特別謹慎貓咪的信任。

首先要注意的是，並不是所有貓咪都會和每個人建立感情。與貓咪培養感情是一個細膩的過程，加上許多貓咪天生非常挑剔，事情就更複雜了。不過，只要抱持積極態度並付出大量努力，任何事都有可能。

除非你的貓是野貓。要是這樣，那你可就沒轍了。

不過，今天我們就先假設你沒有從森林裡綁架一隻山貓，並從幾個和貓咪建立感情的簡單方法開始。有些貓咪會像這裡是牠家一樣直接走進你家，另一些則會非常害怕。對於後者，你需要先讓牠待在一個小房間裡，避免牠不知所措。在房間裡放滿貓咪玩具和零食。不要主動靠近貓咪，而是耐心地讓牠主動接近你。這可能需要一段時間，但這都是照顧貓咪的一部分。
 
如果你養的是幼貓，那麼讓牠盡可能接觸不同的人非常重要，而且應確保這些互動都能讓牠對人類留下正面的經驗。貓咪在出生後的前一個半月非常容易受影響，也充滿好奇心。因此，如果你能為牠創造一些和人一起玩耍的快樂早期回憶，很可能會留下長久的印象。

撫摸和遊戲都有助於與貓咪培養感情。不過，並不是每隻貓都一樣，許多貓咪會明顯偏好其中一種。找出你的貓咪喜歡什麼，並用牠偏好的方式多多關愛牠。如果貓咪不喜歡近距離肢體接觸，可以試試可靠的雷射筆，或是帶有長繩的玩具。久而久之，你的貓咪會變得足夠自在，主動靠近你尋求肢體接觸。

讓貓咪社會化的另一個重要面向是餵食。貓咪會將飼主與食物供應連結起來，而這可能是彼此關係中最重要的一環。務必建立固定的餵食時間，不要整天都把食物放著讓貓咪隨時吃。否則，你在貓咪日常生活中的重要角色就會大幅降低。最後，也要注意貓咪發出的訊號。尾巴在抽動嗎？瞳孔放大了嗎？最好先給小貓一些空間。

記住這些小技巧，你應該就能順利讓貓咪適應與人相處。只要保持耐心，很快你就會擁有一位貼心的貓咪夥伴！

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評論(3)

  1. Tom Nicholson

    Thank you, very interesting. I have taken in 2 stray cats and need all the help i can get.I am 72 years old and these two are a blessing. I have had them both fixed and they have had all thier shots. i call them my kids. lol. Thank you and keep up the good work. Tom.

  2. Betty Schueler

    I do cat rescue and have managed to tame feral cats, to some degree. One thing people need to realize, when dealing with cats, is that 10% of them are genetically shy. Human contact, to them, is often an emotionally stressful situation that brings physical pain to them.

    The way I work with them is to ignore them while having other, well-socialized cats, nearby to model good human-feline interaction.

    I find they watch, as I interact with the other cats, and after weeks, to months of watching, will eventually take a chance and participate in a game of lazer tag.

    All of your other suggestions work very well and I incorporate them into my socialization process. Unfortunately, these cats will never become really comfortable around humans so it is best to think of them as beautiful, living artwork in your house.

  3. Cat Ladys Man

    Good information, feral adults can be made to trust lots of food, patience, but I think the ones that come around have been abandoned at one time.This article is why I do not contribute to SPCA here in New Brunswick I understand a 4 day assessment then destroy them if there not social enough,give me a break, my $$$ go to adoptive non destroying rescue centers @ ones that neutralize feral cats then put them back in the colony.

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