Why does my Pookie bug me forever until I pet her and then out of nowhere, when I am petting her and giving her lovins, claw my arm and then proceed to bite and scratch it, while purring the whole time?
2006-07-09 16:14:52 · 19 answers · asked by TOGA TOGA 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Pookie is a cute name :)
2006-07-09 16:47:20 · update #1
because she wants attention and she wants it now!!
She also might prefer some places for petting and not like it other places. My cat likes petted on his tummy but I've had other cats that hated that and prefered me to stroke their backs or chins. Also, sometimes they want you to go a little lighter in touch or stop and scratch somewhere that itches but you are missing it. They can't talk and get frustrated! lol.
Sometimes they have just had enough petting for now, and want to play.
Hey! Why did you stop! Some service here!
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2006-07-09 16:24:04 · answer #1 · answered by ivehadit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cats often have issues with there belly getting rubbed. Try keeping the petting around the spine, that may help. Or the cat may just want a better, less dog like name than "Pookie".
2006-07-09 16:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by bbowhan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are complicated creatures, but all of them have a threshold that only they know on how much attention they want. Some cats can be petted on all day and love every minute, while others are like yours, and have a threshold where she gets overstimulated and then bites and scratches. It is hard, but up to you, to find out what her "signals" are that she is reaching that threshold and just stop giving her affection or put her down.
2006-07-09 16:29:43 · answer #3 · answered by Christine R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I raised my kitten, due to his mother having sum kind of illness and when he used to do that to me at a young age with rough play, it used to mark my hands sumtimes. I told my uncle bout it coz his had all sorts of animals before and what he stated seemed weird but its true and it actually worked. Later i heard that the mother does the same thing if the kitten were playing too rough with her also. What he said was to actually bite him back. Now when i mean that i dont mean bite down really hard, but enough to show the kitten "Hey thats a little too rough". The mother does the same type of nature if her kittens play too rough. The next time he tried doing that, i gently bit his ear and ofcourse he did abit of a meow but he stopped the rough play from there onwards. Just remained affectionate and gentle. I cuddled him straight after doing that to him but he got the message. I vertually was his mother/dad type of thing seeing as i raised him so it was my job to disapline him the way his mother would have.
Next time she tries that, do the same. Just give her a little nip to the ear and u should see that she'll stop the roughness.
2006-07-09 17:13:52 · answer #4 · answered by hott_n_furious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat's idea of foreplay is a bit more violent than the typical humans... you must be giving her good 'luvins' if she is attacking you it means she is turned on... try gentle petting and rubbing the nape of the neck only and it may cut down on the love bites and scratches. An alternative might be a glove and long sleeves.
2006-07-09 16:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are taken away from the mom too early, they don't learn bite inhibition. With the litter mates & mom around if they bite too hard they get corrected. It's part of socialization. Same for puppies. As far as purring, it doesn't always mean contentment. Some cats do it to comfort themselves if injured.
2006-07-09 16:57:25 · answer #6 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up with cats and they all do that. I think they get so wound up by all the lovin' that they go a little nuts and want to rough-house. If you've ever seen a mommy kitty with her babies, she does the very same thing with them. It's just another way they express love.
2006-07-09 16:19:55 · answer #7 · answered by julesl68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you performed pretend attack video games or play-fought with the little guy even as he's a kitten which will be why. My sis and that i both were given a kitten at the same time. She performed style of (competently) with hers and that i'd gently scold mine even as he bit me. the end result's my cat doesn't chunk and hers thinks she's Freddy Krueger. also, cats would attempt this for interest. As my cat Galway (yet another cat) grew old, she would have little "freak outs" the position she'd be truly sweet and then snap and slap my face or chunk my nostril- the vet stated it turned right into a behavioral element that cats from time to time enhance- they have "senile" moments the position they revert back to jungle-kitty and then rapidly snap out of it. good success. i propose gently tapping the cat on the nostril and declaring no in an organization voice. one extra element- i noticed you stated staring into your cats eyes- they could view this as a project of kinds in case you save eye contact for extremely lengthy. i have had cats that would courteously sidestep there eyes in a teach of submission and that i have had a pair that would leap at me even as seeming to cite Robert Deniro from Taxi motive force- "You lookin' at me?"
2016-10-14 07:17:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is what cats do best...they are just playing. If the clawing hurts declaw her. That should help a little with the pain when she does. Just love her just sounds sweet.
2006-07-09 16:31:28 · answer #9 · answered by Only M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cats main goal is affection and play. You give her both by petting her and the clawing and scrathing is there way of playing.
2006-07-09 16:18:56 · answer #10 · answered by mtsoccerx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋