Best method to tame a cat in minecraft?

Bonus once you've got one: creepers and phantoms avoid cats, and if it sleeps on your bed it'll sometimes leave you a gift in the morning. String, feathers, rabbit hide, odd stuff.

raw cod or raw salmon, cooked does nothing. stand still and let it come to you - chasing one makes it bolt every time. crouching helps. keep feeding until the hearts pop. strays hang around villages, and the black ones are at swamp huts if you want that one specifically.