I almost expect he said he wouldn ' t accept it because he knew he was going to win . Ok , not really . <| sep |> Treats , as DearMissWaite suggests , but also just a reminder that he should NOT be pushy with the cat , trying to pet it or force it to interact with him . Will only make it worse . Whatever the cat got into its head has to take its time . If he totally ignores the cat , it will eventually stop being so afraidupset at him , and get curious about him again . A curious cat can ' t help itself . Also , have you checked that the cat is physically ok ? I was wondering if it managed to hurt a paw or something like that and somehow associated it with him even without him even being in the room when it happened , catbrains are strange sometimes .