This article provides ten scientifically-backed methods to gain a cat's affection. The strategies include allowing the cat to approach you first instead of forcing interaction, slowly blinking to convey trust, offering treats to create positive associations, utilizing scent exchange by rubbing a cloth on your skin and then on the cat, engaging in play to establish a bond, respecting personal space, providing a scratching post, using a soothing tone of voice, and giving the cat space and time to adjust to your presence.
