my aunts kitten (around 10 weeks old) "attacks" her?

Question

with his claws...he will lunge at her legs and try to jump at her face.
i don't remember my kittens being this aggressive-what advice can i give her?

Answer 1

He's just playing. Get him some stuffed animals to attack, or another playmate. Getting him neutered would also probably help. However, it could just be that he has a naturally more agressive temperament.

Answer 2

The kitten is just trying to paly. Some solutions for this problem include:

1)Keep a spray bottle close by and spray the kitten whenever it is doing an undesired behavior. Also make a sharp "PSSST" sound to discourage this behavior. Then ignore it for a while.
2)Make sure that you never allow the kitten to think roughhousing with hands and fingers is ok. Instead to play, buy acceptable toys.
3)There are products called "Soft Claws". They are nail covers and will protect your aunt while this cat learns. They also really work well for kittens that do not scratch in the right places.
4)If all of the above fails, declawing is always an option. Make sure you get a reliable vet that you trust.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

buy or even make the kitten a toys or a scratching post. Before your aunt got it the kitten might have had trouble with it's mom or other siblings. possibly even the vet so just take things as they happen. If you take this advice and it doesn't work sell they kitten and buy one that may look the same or not and pick out one they say is kind and gentle. If these problems continue then a cat just isn't ment for your aunt. By the way if your aunt has or had a dog she could smell of it and the kitten my be afraid and think she is a dog. Hope everything works out. P.S. my cat acted the same way at first it could just be a phase that they go through.

Answer 4

First of all, to those who recomended getting the kitten declawed, this is a very cruel practice which causes the cat a lot of pain and suffering and throws its balance off, which can cause him/her to get hurt later. Trim the nail, or use the rubber caps that can be put on by any vet or grooming salon, or even yourself.

Secondly, the kitten just wants to play. Some cats are just more active than others. Make sure he/she has plenty of toys to play with, and gets a lot of attention. Remember, the more tired the cat is, the less likely it is to randomly pounce on you. It may just be a personality trait that he has to be more active than the average kitten. He will calm down as he gets older. Until then, just make sure he has plenty of things to keep him occupied without trying to make toys out of your aunt's ankles.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Tell her to make a hissing sound with her mouth open immediately when the cat does that. If the cat keeps doing it, she can spray a little spittle on the cat like a fake sneeze. This is the actions they use to stop unwanted biting, etc by other cats

Also make sure whenever she plays with the cat, use a TOY, not the hand.

Don't get it declawed, just nutered, but 10 weeks is way too young for that.

Answer 6

It's the kittens way of playing. Being babies, I don't think they realize their strength. Otherwise, break out the newspaper, ot the water gun. Anything except abuse. I have a 6 week old kitten I just raised from 2 weeks and he is trying the same thing. Patience is the virtue. Good Luck! Beware of Scratches.

Answer 7

Did this cat recently get fixed or did it have any new kittens if so it could be aggravated due to the fixation or very protective of her kittens in all cases if this cat is attacking her then just give it away or maybe give it vicatin

Answer 8

nicely, they save them until eventually 10 weeks which will get them fixed. a range of of circumstances they are going to enable new vendors take the kittens homestead in the experience that they signal a freelance to take the kitten back to be spayed. no individual might want to undertake a kitten purely because "that is stunning." Foster residences might want to save the kittens longer so that they are socialized, healthy, and former adequate to bypass to their new residences. really, kittens favor to be 8 weeks before they could LEGALLY be followed out. some places pick to save them until eventually 10 weeks so that they comprehend more advantageous about the kittens and the thanks to verify them to the right family contributors. more advantageous effective socialized kittens develop into more advantageous effective behaved cats. i'm waiting to undertake a kitten, and that i do not care if that is older. it will truly be a kitten for see you later besides.

Answer 9

I had this kitten once that would keep attacking my feet while I slept no matter what I did to it. I had to get rid of the kitten. Sharp claws in my ankles at 4AM was just too much.

Answer 10

every kitten is different with different personalities. i just helped tend a litter of 5 and two were very agressive and the rest didn't like even coming too close to everyone.

i would say handle the kitten as much as physically possible and get her/him used to being around people. they usually grow out of this aggressive stage.

Answer 11

If its a kitten, I'd say its playing.. Their playing is how they train themselves to hunt.. Big cat cubs will wrestle with eachother, they look like they're hunting or stalking eachother.. Its practice. Your house cat has the same instincts to hunt and stalk. In time she'll grow out of it, but until then, play along... Its good for him. Mine never did it to me because I always got mine in two's.. Consider finding him a friend to play with, it will leave your aunt alone and keep him company when no one is home.




(Added: Don't you think the kitten is a little YOUNG for neutering or declawing??)