Does the kitten recognize its owner?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

Does the kitten recognize its owner?

A kitten recognizes its owner by identifying the owner's smell. After being raised for a long time, the cat will recognize the smell on your body. Cats are not good at expressing themselves and make people feel as if they do not know their owners. Cats just behave aloof and will be willing to be petted and close to people only after they recognize their owners. Otherwise, they will stretch out their sharp claws to resist. After a cat recognizes its owner, it will like to follow its owner. When the owner has time to interact with it, it may even pick up something interesting and give it to the owner.

How to make a cat recognize its owner

1. After taking the kitten home, you should spend more time with the cat, play with it with toys, feed it snacks, etc. every day. Spend enough time with your cat and interact with it. Call it by name often when you are at home, hold it often, and let it leave its scent on you, so that the cat will remember the happy time with you.

2. Most of the cat’s feeding is best done by the owner himself, along with actions such as calling names and encouragement. This is very helpful in deepening the cat’s dependence on its owner.

3. When the cat does something wrong, don’t just pamper it. You should train it to correct it with both kindness and power in time, so that it knows that you are both a friend and its owner.

4. When a cat shows dependence on its owner and licks you like other cats, it expresses trust and affection. When a person touches it, it will lick itself to "taste" the person's scent. Or when the kitten understands the owner's behavior and comforts the owner when he is unhappy, and the tail is straight up to express a very strong affection, it means that the kitten has recognized its owner.