If you tie a cat (untamed) with a lead to a fence post and walk away enough blocks for them to not be able to walk up to you, they cat will rapidly enter and leave the 'pled' state when you hold a fish in your hand (if you are).
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Can you try it completely without mods and attach a video?

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Tail, I have recreated it in normal vanilla (1.18.1) and note that the previous one was OptiFine (pre_release 1.18.1 H5)