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[โ€“] KreekyBonez@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

also works with cats. and, importantly, let them approach you. if a cat thinks it was their idea to be pat, then they will love it so much more.

[โ€“] tdawg@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yea was going to add that too. A lots of animals base their familiarity off of smell. Let them get comfortable with how you smell and more often then not the pets are welcome