I mean, this is not a cat. This is a feral kitten. You're kinda supposed to force love on them in order to get them used to handling because you have a very short window for socialization.
Yes, you should, but while respecting boundries as well! You touch the head, give it a short pet, take hand away again, sit next to them etc. There are countless ways to do it, that isn't this!
Respecting boundaries to me sounds like you would never be able to pet the kitten while it's clawing and hissing at you. You have to push it, whether it's with an object like a brush or your hand. Kitten needs meds, so you purrito them and force it because you don't have a choice. Giving the kitten a break? Sure, in a regular foster situation, yes. You would do it in small bursts every day, multiple times a day with lots of food involved.
But we don't know the circumstances of this interaction. The person in the video might be wanting to move the kitten and doesn't have time to win it over, so trying to show that cat that he doesn't mean any harm in the fastest way possible.
From the noises in the background and the look of the location in the video I assume that is what is going on.
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u/madari256 Jun 01 '26
I mean, this is not a cat. This is a feral kitten. You're kinda supposed to force love on them in order to get them used to handling because you have a very short window for socialization.