when my girlfreind or daughter stroke my kitten (about 3 months old) he bites them, not really hard, (yet sometimes it is) but still bites them even if there just stroking him nicely. He's not hungry. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
2006-10-01 08:00:54 · 27 answers · asked by dark-knight 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have a six month old kitten who did the same thing. He is now a non biter. What I did when he bit was to slightly push my hand toward his face. Cats expect their prey to pull back, not push forward. This causes them to stop biting.
When he would bite our feet in the middle of the night while we were sleeping, I would simply raise my voice and say, NO! and move him away from my feet. After about four nights, he stopped this behavior as well.
You must repeat this discipline every time he bites. Consistency is the key to it's working. Your kitty will soon learn that biting is not allowed with his human friends.
2006-10-01 08:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by Animaholic 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is normal playing for a kitten; don't punish it! Our family owns three cats of various ages, and sometimes gentle biting is part of both playing and communication. The bites should not hurt or leave any mark.
If the kitten becomes too feisty and bites hard enough to hurt, you should yank your hand away and tell it "No!", "Ow!" or something to let it know that it hurt you.
Our youngest cat was a ravenous biter, and I sometimes made it worse becase I loved to play with her by attacking her with my hands. I just pull my hand away when she gets too rough and she has learned not to do that anymore.
Also, expect your cat to mellow out a lot when it gets older. Kittens have more energy than ever.
Whatever you do, don't hit the cat or do anything that seriously bothers it (noise that is too loud, spray, rough handling). This will cause the cat to fear you, and then it may not be friendly anymore, starting to seriously bite you hard in defense if it feels threatened or scared.
Just be nice to your precious kitty! As long as he is not hurting anyone, don't freak out or think that he has a problem.
2006-10-01 08:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by يا حسين 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This could be because he doesn't know them as well and he's feeling threatened.
My cat doesn't paticularly like strangers or being mauled and he will scratch and bite if people just pick him up and try to hold onto him when he's struggling to get away.
Cats are like people and some don't like being petted every second of every day. If you leave the kitten be he will eventually come to you for attention and therefore won't bite anyone.
Good luck, I know how hard it is to ask people to leave a cute pet alone!
2006-10-01 22:32:15 · answer #3 · answered by lizzybee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a biter who was thrown out of a car into a busy road. He thinks biting is showing love and a guarantee I will not leave him too. I pull my hand away for a moment or crook my finger in his mouth so the fangs do not make contact with my skin. All the other techniques made his behaviour worse, so I just learned to live with it. He calmed with age and assurance, so now he licks me most times, and when he does nip it is always gentle.
2006-10-02 02:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by kittylove 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been breeding cats for 20 years, so don't take this as harsh, but when the cat goes to try to bite you have to make it look like u are going to pop them in the mouth. They have sensitive nerves in there back that alerts them to defend theirselves even if we are not hurting them. The best thing to do is not rub its back when it's lying down but instead when standing up. Also to get the kitten to be more friendly spend as much time rubbing under the chin and top of the head. Believe me it will be friendly.
2006-10-01 08:06:13 · answer #5 · answered by private p 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It may be because the kitten is still teething. When kittens are little they also play a lot with their siblings (biting, chewing, using their claws). When they are taken away from the siblings they don't get that so supply plenty of toys for the kitten play with.
2006-10-01 08:19:47 · answer #6 · answered by SHIELA M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My cat used to bite when I first brought her home from the shelter. When she did, I'd stop petting or playing with her and "bite" her back with my fingers. I used the same pressure she applied to me with her biting. She began licking instead of biting. I decided I could live with that.
2006-10-01 08:03:52 · answer #7 · answered by vita64 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you pet a cat long enough, he'll nip you just to let you know he's done and wants to go play now--scruffing is the best way to discourage a cat from anything, but be careful not to punish him for natural behavior, or he will get confused and start doing worse
2006-10-01 16:46:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bite it back. I am not joking you really. My kitten did it a lot to me and boy it hurt. So i started to bite her ear now not real hard but hard enough to know that she cant do that. It worked. I don't know if it will work for your kitten but its wroth a try.
2006-10-01 08:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by chass_lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it opens it mouth to bite, make it OVERbite by sticking a finger down its throat until it gags once. When kittie finds out that every bite is going to backfire and end with a gag, it should stop. The same works on puppies. (Don't HOLD your finger down the throat and don't use force, be gentle!)
2006-10-01 08:07:06 · answer #10 · answered by Rainfog 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋