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Sea-Disaster3465 posted on r/catadvice1w
2 major points. 1. Cats learn through redirection, 2. Pushing away comes off to them as aggressive play I never use my hands as a toy with my cats and I don’t let my guests do so either. When they’re kittens I buy a pack of like 100 springs (like this) and keep a few on me all the time, literally ALL the time. you will be within reach of a spring most the time anyways with 100 of them out lmao. Use them to redirect! I kind of pull them long and let go to snap them, the sound gets the cats attention. Then throw some springs for the cat. This redirection has been very effective for me, with kittens and adult rescues including domesticating ferals. Good luck!!