The 10-minute rule: let the cat come to you
The single habit that turns a quiet session into a lap full of cat. Patience, treats, and low expectations.
New visitors make the same mistake: they walk in and reach for the nearest cat. The cats notice. The cats remember. Here is the better way.
Sit down and do nothing
Pick a seat, sip your drink, and ignore every cat for ten full minutes. Read the room. Let them sniff your shoes, your bag, your extremely interesting elbows.
Become a treat dispenser, slowly
Once a cat approaches, offer one finger to sniff. If they lean in, a chin scratch. If they flop beside you, congratulations, you have been chosen. Treats from staff speed this up enormously.
Read the tail
Slow swish means content. Puffed tail means give space. Walking away means try again in ten minutes, not ten seconds. Cats reward patience and punish grabbing, every single time.
The payoff
The visitors who follow the 10-minute rule leave with photos, purrs, and usually an adoption application. The grabbers leave with a story about the one that got away.
Come practice. The lounge is open Wednesday through Sunday.