He's a big lad, 10 years old and always been a manic cuddles bunny. He's got more demanding now and is spending every waking moment in my lap. He likes to be stroked - especially around his head and purrs like the proverbial outboard when I do this, but...
Just lately he's taken to biting the palm of my hand - not in a vicious manner, but quite hard, purring like mad with his eyes all 'meaningful (sorry, but I can't describe it any other way)
Any deas what's going on?
2006-10-05 03:50:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Well if it's the biting that's bugging you a little tap on the nose everytime should fix it. That worked with my cat.
2006-10-05 03:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love bites.
It's a feline gesture of affection, and as long as he's not biting hard enough to hurt (your words suggest that he's not hurting you) just accept it and appreciate it.
If he's biting a little too hard, perhaps getting close to hurting you, let him know it hurts. Say ouch, whimper a bit and lick your hand. That's pretty much what a cat would do, so he should understand.
My late great Rusty was big on love bites. He would gently bite my nose or cheeks and nibble my ears. I nibbled very gently on his ears in return.
Just as I learned to understand Rusty's love bites and returned them, he learned to understand human kisses and he would kiss my lips. He was big on head butts and rubbing our faces together, too. He especially loved to be kissed on top of his head, combining the human kiss with the feline head butt.
It's great when we and our kitties learn to understand and appreciate the ways each others' species show love and affection.
2006-10-05 11:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like he is taking more comfort in his old age. Cats don't realise that they are hurting you, to them it is normal behaviour. Try pushing him away, gently not by force, and say no in a strong voice - it maybe enough to convince him to stop. Otherwise just put him on the floor every time he does this and say no - he should soon realise that this is not what is required of him.
2006-10-05 15:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by debzc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat would do this to me, too, and only in a situation which you so aptly described in your question. They were like love bites, only she bites freaking hard. Sometimes she would do it just to get my attention (like along my jawline or my nose when I was laying in bed). After I flicked her good and hard a few times, or bopped her on the head, she got the hint to quit. Once in a very blue moon she'll come up and do it again, but she KNOWS she did something wrong and either leaves or shrinks down in apology.
2006-10-05 10:59:02 · answer #4 · answered by desiderio 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like love bites to me
2006-10-05 11:02:27 · answer #5 · answered by Lee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.. I had an older cat that way.. He playfully bit my hand in an effort to say.. PET ME SOME MORE NOW!!. I would tap him slightly and scold him to stop biting
2006-10-05 11:02:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if he ever breaks the skin make sure you clean teh would out real well cos cat bites and cause really bad infections
2006-10-05 11:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is what they do when they are very excited and tender, because that is what they normally do during sex. Mine also grabs my hand softly with his teeth and hugs me. he is neutered, but it is a habit they have to express their love in this position.
2006-10-05 11:13:04 · answer #8 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a squirt gun or a clean spray bottle and squirt him with water when he bites. Cats hate that and quickly learn to stop.
2006-10-05 10:56:29 · answer #9 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What is an "outboard?" We don't have that expression in America.
2006-10-05 12:47:29 · answer #10 · answered by Vicki B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋