She pretty much hisses and bites and scratches me and my husband almost all of the time. The only time she's calm and sweet is when she just wakes up. She's never had contact with other kittens because we found her outside and brought her in. I heard that might have something to do with it?
2006-08-01 06:54:56 · 18 answers · asked by Bex 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
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2006-08-01 07:13:08 · update #1
She's a wild cat. You're going to have to try to make friends with her before she's going to like you. Give her space and offer her food from a distance. Let her warm up to you and approach you; don't approach her. She'll have a biting issue for a while because wild cats don't get the you-don't-bite-your-owner culture developed by domesticated cats and their humans. Just be slow with it. Sit where she can see you and see that you're not trying to hurt her or butt in on her territory. She'll come around and she'll be a great cat eventually. Just takes patience and rubbing alcohol. *lol* :)
2006-08-01 07:01:12 · answer #1 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. Do you play with her daily? A string or a feather, something to wear her out. Use repetitive speech with her, too. Low and calm, "No biting" and when she's good, high, happy sounding, "Good girl, what a good girl" and then give her a treat. If she bites and hisses - leave her alone. Find a time right after she wakes to play with her and then feed her. Create a routine she can rely on and you may want to look into geting another kitten :-)
2006-08-01 07:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by pjbosc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she's not fixed, have her spayed immediately (she should be fixed even if she's not displaying aggressive behavior). Other than that, it's normal for cats to be ornery little shits. My cat (who is 2 years old now), would scratch and bite me when he was up to a year and a half. He'd bite my elbows before he went to sleep and he'd bite me if I was talking on my cell phone and not petting him (although he's fixed). If the kitten continues to show signs of aggression and is fixed, I'd talk to your vet about it. My stepdad's cat, Trixie, did that... bite and hiss (she's around 6 years old and fixed). It was because of stress. She was placed on some meds for 2 weeks and got over it. She was stressed because she had a bad ear infection in February and would get pissed when people put ear drops into her ear.
2006-08-01 07:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's most likely it.
but one of my foster kittens is with alot of kitten with her and she bites and scratches alot. she's also very loving.
what you need to do is two things:
once bring her a feline friend, an adult cat will be perfect.
or two just educate her, when ever she bites or scratches tell her no in a stern voice don't move your hand it will only cause her to bite more, if she doesn't stop blow some wind on her they hate it, and right away give her a toy to play with. it will take some time but she will get it at the end.
2006-08-01 09:52:24 · answer #4 · answered by hot_for_georgeclooney 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My two-year-old Kamikaze ("Kozzy") is the exact same way. I took her to the vet to get help. She said that it's just the cat's personality - she's not too affectionate. One training tip I got from my vet was that when the cat gets all pissy with you like that, you could keep a soda can half-filled with pennies near by. Shake it every time she/he acts this way. This way, it'll scare her so much that she'll associate biting and scratching with getting scared by that loud noise. Hopefully, she'll stop a bit after that. Also, sounds like she just shouldn't be handled too much - maybe kind of a loner cat, ya know? Good luck! I hope you keep the kitty.
2006-08-01 08:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by nalznkoz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the cat has issues. How would you feel if you never had any kind of "nice" contact with anyone else. You would be scared too. The only thing that would help with this would be really just lots of love and patience. Food Helps too. You rarely bite the hand that feeds you.
2006-08-01 07:00:42 · answer #6 · answered by raginite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that the kitten was put side the it was probely used to either see or hear from the other cats that are called street cats if there oare any where you picked this catup if not then i dont know the problem because i never had kittens or just cats i always had dogs sence i was growing up
2006-08-01 07:01:29 · answer #7 · answered by briander_101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It doesn't sound normal if you've had her more than a week or two. Chances are she might be sick or pregnant. Go take her to a vet and have them check it out. If there is nothing wrong with her, it could be that she was badly abused and you'll need a lot of patience.
2006-08-01 07:01:04 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She might have extra energy that she needs to release and is trying to play with you. Try getting some yarn and run all over the house so she can chase it. Do it for a while to tire her out. Just make sure you put the yarn out of her reach when you are done so she doesn't eat it.
2006-08-01 07:01:06 · answer #9 · answered by korbbec 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be because she was an out door cat, shes use to having to defend her self, over time she should get better, i hope you brought her in for the shots she needs, if not, that might be the problem, if she doesn't get better aver the next couple of weeks i would bring her into the vet and see if they can spot anything wrong with her.
2006-08-01 06:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋