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[โ€“] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Have you tried sitting in the same room and ignoring the cat? They love that shit.

[โ€“] cutemarshmallow@europe.pub 6 points 19 hours ago

I did because I know that some cats prefer it if you wait until they get comfortable with you and that cats are really the ones who decide if you're friends, not you. We've gotten as close as getting a few sniffs of my hand. Whenever I open the door, the cat happily comes inside. Lately, I've been leaving the door open and letting the cat roam about. It's usually just a quick routine exploration from the kitchen to the bedroom and then the bathroom before it quickly leaves. It lasts maybe 5 minutes, but I'm just happy I get a visit. I noticed the cat is very interested in my bathroom window, which leads to the same yard it comes from but there's a bush right underneath so it can't jump. I once found muddy fingerprints on my bathroom sink and it felt so wholesome ๐Ÿฅน

[โ€“] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Start typing up important documents on a laptop.

[โ€“] Fedizen@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Walk around holding one end of 5 foot piece of twine.