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As before, make the halter and leash a part of the furniture. Leave them on the floor for your kitten to find. During a petting or grooming session, try using the halter to pet Kitty so that his own scent becomes impregnated in the fabric. Making the halter and leash smell like him goes a long way toward making it less frightening. Use the leash as a toy to tempt your kitten to play chase with it. Drag it along the floor like a ribbon toy, and praise Kitty when he catches it. That helps associate the leash with fun times. After two or three days, when the leash has become part of Kitty’s normal environment, settle down on the floor with him for a petting session. In the middle of this, put on the halter, first rubbing him with it and making the equipment part of the petting. Once it’s on, engage him in his favorite game--a feather toy works well, or use the end of the leash. The idea is to distract him from that odd feeling of the halter on his body. This works especially well
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