2006-08-16 07:40:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
This may sound nuts but it worked with our cats--you bite them back on the ear, not hard, but just enough to let them know you did. Think about it--the Mother cat does this. I came up with this when I heard a dog expert say to do it to a puppy that bites and I thought...why not try with the cats??? ha ha! And as I said--it worked!
2006-08-16 08:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by Valma B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trick with kittens and biting is to get another kitten. They will quickly teach each other how to fight fair and how much biting and how hard they can go so they don't lose their playmate.
At any rate, you are the kitten's playmate and "mother". The mother cat hisses at her babies to correct them. Pick the little guy up, give a hiss in his face, say a firm "NO!", and put him away from you. You have to be very consistent. Keep it simple:
hiss, no, putting him down.
Never let a kitten play with your hands. Always use a toy like a cat dancer or a feather toy. He will learn that human hands are for loving, not playthings.
2006-08-16 14:52:10 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all kittens out grow this naughty habit.
My cat is adorable and yet he's dumb as a post.
He's three years old, and he occasionally tries to bite cardboard boxes or furniture. For example, I come home from work and my cat sometimes isn't at the door to greet me like he usually does. I look around my apt. and find him with his mouth wrapped around a corner of a cardboard box or the corner of my furniture.
Laying there for who knows how long, with his head stuck to what ever he was trying to bite.... Stupid cat - sigh. I have to pry his head off while he's trying to meow pitifully, all the while talking to him to calm and scold him for being so stupid.
Sometimes while we are playing or when I'm petting him, he gets the silly notion to nip or bite me. I'll say - hey, are you crazy? you don't bite, thats not nice. If he persists and manages to get a little nip, I simply bite him back. Not really hard - just a little pressure on his forepaw or a toe. Sometimes on his leg, sometimes a side of his fuzzy head.
Maybe he thinks its a game, perhaps. But he is learning - though slowly. He doesn't bite as much as when he was younger, and he doesn't bite as hard as he used to.
But I still find him stuck to a box or to the furniture from time to time, guess he hasn't learned that its not very clever to do stupid things.
I knew I should of gotten a girl kitty, since all the boy kitties I've had over the years were dummies, compared to the girl kitties I've had.
2006-08-16 15:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by somber_pieces 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your kitten is biting its teething. Do you feed her hard cat food??
that should help with the teething. Soft food should only be given to cats once a day. I'm assuming shes over 6 weeks old.
2006-08-16 15:08:51 · answer #4 · answered by Allison M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't, i guess. I have the same problem with my kitten. I asked how to get her to stop, and evryone said that I don't, that I should just try to use up all of hr energy as fast as posible to get her to stop. I use a squirt bottle when she is attacking me too much, but she has just gotten used to it. It worked for a while, so maybe you could try that for now, see if it works. Also, a lot of people told me that I should just let her live it out and grow out of it. I hope you figure it out, and maybe when you do, you could let me know. Good luck!!
2006-08-16 14:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by London T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to tap on my kittens' nose and say NO in a firm, loud voice. Then I would walk way and stop playing with them/givin them any attention for about 5 minutes. They got the idea.
2006-08-16 15:06:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am going through the same thing. i have a kitten that was born sometime in april and i found him in june. he did bite alot and he is finally starting to calm down and not do it so much. so the best thing to do is just wait it out, he will grow out of it.
2006-08-16 14:46:53 · answer #7 · answered by winelover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like raising children, once they do wrong, you need to let them know that. And stick to it. I would suggest (since it works for me) to give a tap on the nose being careful to not "tap" to hard. If you dont solve this at an early age, it will just become harder the older he or she gets. Trust me.
2006-08-16 15:09:54 · answer #8 · answered by pushupsnsitups 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't. It is a natural step in his exploration of the world. He will outgrow it shortly.
2006-08-16 14:51:21 · answer #9 · answered by korbbec 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u really cant. its just a stage they go through
2006-08-16 15:33:31 · answer #10 · answered by Lizz! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋