CATDOLL : What should you do if your cat is afraid of strangers?

After seeing more cats, you will find that cats have very different personalities. Some cats are very close to people and are not afraid of strangers at all. However, some cats are very timid and will hide or even attack people when they see them. So if a cat is afraid of strangers, how should it be changed?

This article will analyze several key factors that influence a cat's personality and introduce some cat selection techniques to maximize the possibility of having a cat that is perfect.

In a 1995 study, McCune found that cats tended to be friendly toward humans if their fathers were friendly toward humans and not afraid of strangers.

The results of this experiment have given us great inspiration. When choosing a cat in a cat house, you can check the personality of the kitten’s father. If the kitten’s father is very close, then the probability of having relatives when it grows up will be higher.

In addition, early socialization of cats refers to the process by which cats interact and become familiar with humans and other animals during their infancy.

Early socialization is very important for the development of a cat's personality. The friendliness of a cat towards humans is also greatly influenced by early socialization.

The most sensitive period for cat socialization is between 2 weeks and 7 weeks of age, but it may last until 14 weeks of age. In a natural environment, kittens begin to play with the same litter at around 12 weeks of age; after 12 weeks of age, the proportion of social play and object play gradually decreases, and after 4 months of age, the frequency and frequency of play behavior gradually decreases.

Some studies have shown that if cats are cared for by several different people during their sensitive period of socialization (specifically 2 weeks to 7 weeks of age), they will become more sociable and more fearful of strangers as they grow up.

If cats do not undergo social training during the sensitive period of socialization, it will be more difficult to get cats to grow up to be close.

Therefore, if the owner of the cat house is very loving and interacts with the cat frequently during the kitten's sensitive period of socialization, the cat will not be afraid of strangers. This is something to note.