My neighbour's cat sometimes sneaks into my apartment. It has explored pretty much every inch of the apartment, including the bathroom sink, under the sofa, under my bed, the kitchen counters, the shower... but it still wouldn't let me anywhere near it. Sometimes I let my main door open just for the cat. I'm hoping one day we'll form some sort of bond and I'll be able to give some pets. I've never owned a cat before but this one made me desperate to get one.

(I'm referring to the cat as "it" because I don't know the sex)

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Start typing up important documents on a laptop.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

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

[–] cutemarshmallow@europe.pub 6 points 1 month 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 🥹

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If you wanna tempt it try eating tuna, getting a laser pointer, or feeding the cat churu by hand. My cats lick it outta the tube. Your mileage may vary.

You could feed it some tuna but don't go overboard it's a lot of sodium for their kidneys.

[–] cutemarshmallow@europe.pub 2 points 1 month ago

This cat seems young and playful so I might try playing with a toy. I love it whenever I catch the cat burying its poop 🤣 I also heard some feisty screams with my other neighbour's cat so I know that there's some drama going on haha