How to get a animal to like me, It is a cat and hisses at me when I come around?

Answer 1

It will take awhile. First you have to gain its trust. Feed it and leave it alone and keep it safe. Talk to it in a low, calm voice. Wait for it to make the first move. Do not move quickly or in a threatening manner.

Answer 2

Give it treats or leave it alone. If you choose to give it treats, start out putting it down where the cat can see it and moving off. Do this maybe once to three times per day. If it is an outdoor cat, or stray use food and do it once per day, at the same time every day. It can take a long time to get a stray to come to you. I worked on one for almost 8 months before she would let me touch her and the other one I've been working on for at least 9 months and he won't come within 10 feet of me, but he doesn't run away when I show up anymore either. Anyway, if it's an indoor cat, it shouldn't take too long and you can get slightly closer each day, until one day the cat will take it from your hand. If the cat truly does not like you for whatever reason, then you are beat. It may not be your fault. Maybe someone that looks like you kicked the cat once or it doesn't like your sex or color. Who knows. If you truly care, try this method. The hissing, and probably growling are signs that the cat is preparing to attack, the louder the warning the closer to attack. You will know how close you can get when giving the treats by the volume of the warning :-) Good Luck

Answer 3

Don't chase the cat around and pursue it if it runs away from you. instead, try sitting nearby the cat and wait for it to go past you or to you and if it doesn't, respect it and leave it alone. If the cat does go near you, don't reach out automatically and try to pet it or catch it. Show the cat that it can trust you not to chase after it. then if it doesn't bolt or runaway, you can cautiously pet the cat and if it displays any signs of hostility leave the cat alone and just stop petting it. don't get up and walk away just stay where you are and wait for the cat to leave. When you are performing an activity nearby the cat move cautiously and try not to appear intimidating. Eventually, the cat may come to trust you.

Sometimes cats have just had a bad experience with a person/people and depending on the gender of the person(s) may come to distrust that specific gender of people. In this case, a certain male human could have hit/hurt the cat or abused it in some way and now it doesn't trust men. It might not be you; it could be the fact that you are a man.

There isn't any positive way of knowing if that's what the problem is. Did you ever scare the cat harm the cat in any way? i.e. step on its tail or make a loud noise.

Anyway just be nice to the cat if it avoids you let it be. if it approaches you in a positive manner let it come to you and see if it will allow you to pet it.

Answer 4

Don't worry about it. My second "child" tends to hiss at everyone, (even me on occasion). My solution was to hiss back and it works. My dad's solution was to talk to him and that worked. Giving treats sets a bad precedent as the kitty will think that every time he/she hisses, they'll get a treat, so it will hiss more often expecting a snack. Also, try ignoring it. Next time kitty hisses at you, look him squarely in the face with a look of annoyance then turn your back and walk away. One thing I know about kitties is that they don't care if you love them or hate them, but THEY WILL NOT BE IGNORED. Above all never show fear. Make sure to sit in the same room with said kitty, but ignore it completely, even if he/she comes rubbing against you, meowing at you or whatever. Another tact is to play with the cat. Get its favorite toy and throw it or swing it or whatever it is the toy does. Every cat is an individual and each will respond differently. Try each of the things I've mentioned for a few days each and see what happens - but do not try them all at once. Then again, the cat just may not like you for any number of reasons. Cats were once worshiped as gods and I truly believe that they've never forgot that. Good luck!

Answer 5

now cats have this trust thing that goes along with it, a cat usually needs to be around alot of people too not be afraid of them. a good try at getting it to like you is showing it that you are not trying to invade its territory, giving it a treat or two could jump start the relationship it like feeding a dog the next day it will come back for somemore, except in this case its a cat but none the less if the animal see that there can be a symbios between you and it, it will grow to a liking you

Answer 6

I have 7 cats (well, I had 8 until I had to put one down recently) and experience taught me that you cannot force yourself on a cat by immediately rushing to pet it. Cats are incredibly friendly but you have to allow them to come to you on their own terms. Let it approach you, rather than you rushing to pet it. You can put out your hand and let it sniff it, and then, if it chooses to come to you, it will. If it doesn't and it walks away, let it do that. When it is ready to come to you, it will. Sometimes the best bet is to ignore it.

Cats are also VERY sensitive to smells and energy we give off. We cannot smell these things, but animals can. All animals are this way and they can immediately sense if someone is scared or angry, has good or bad energy, is sick, etc. Sometimes we are unaware that we bring in smells on our shoes and clothing that is offensive to cats, and this may be a turn off to them. I know that if I am around friends' pets and then come home to my own, my cats will sniff me a lot. Sometimes they will walk away, and sometimes they won't.

Years ago a friend visited me (who met my cats before) and my cats freaked out on her, especially my eldest female who is very protective of me, like a dog! My friend would try to pet the eldest cat but she hissed, growled and spat at her. She almost bit her. I told my friend not to touch her at all and let her come to her, which she did. Even so, the cat would not allow her to touch her and, oddly enough, the cat sat by my side or followed me wherever I went until my friend left . It was totally weird. Once she left, the cat was normal. I suspect that she had something on her clothing and shoes the cats hated, or my friend had negative energy about her.

Either way, don't take it personally. Leave it alone and it will come to you. Don't force the issue.

Answer 7

The Best way is to just act like the cat isn't even there. Go about your business and ignore the cat and eventually the cat will know you aren't going to harm them and will get over this. The cat will come around when it gets ready and no sooner..Trust me. When i got our cat she hated everybody, i told everybody just to leave her alone and she will come around, and it took about 1yr. But now she loves on everybody..

Answer 8

first give it time to get used to you. Let it come to you. Try lying down on the floor on your side. Some cats feel less threatened this way. Don't stare at the cat in the eyes.

Answer 9

Time, Time, Time. Also as you look at her/him, do it in cat language. As you look at her/him, take slow deliberate blinks, slow. This tells the cat "everything is cool". I didn't believe this till I tried, my cats do it back to me. If you have another cat, try it. You don't have to get up close, try from a few feet away, make sure you have direct eye contact and again give slow deliberate blinks. Nine times out of ten they'll do it back.....Everything is cool.

Answer 10

When we got a big dog, she was gentle, but our cats hated her and tried to attack her. I rubbed fresh catnip all over her and the cats all gathered around her staring and purring. Rub catnip, make sure it's fresh, on yourself and do not approach the cat. Just go in the same room and ignore the cat.. let the cat come to you.

Answer 11

well to me it sounds like it has been abused buy someone and its getting tired of it so all you can do is try and make friends with the cat and if you cant then the cat is going to have to go