Our cat is a 12 month old Devon Rex but he has got into the habit of biting, not to hard and also swiping our faces with his paws, he is not scared and I think he is playing but it could get dangerous, we tell him No, very firmly, are we doing the right things?
2006-10-18 11:33:26 · 25 answers · asked by Rob 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
squirt him with a water pistol when he does it, he will soon stop.
2006-10-18 11:35:26 · answer #1 · answered by deborahrumbles 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Cats are individuals. I had a cat, she did the same sometimes. I think there is no best recipe, but a light hitting on the cat's nose, jut a little one makes him stop for a while. Be consequent, if he behaves badly, stop playing with him, leave him alone for a while immediately. Never ever try to be rude with him (water pistols, kicking on the back and stuff), that will make him agressive! Just a smooth hit on the nose and stop playing when he gets silly. Be nice and also give the positive feedback when he is OK.
2006-10-18 11:44:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neutering helps, but if he's show or breeding that's out of the question. I believe you are doing the right thing and when you tell him no turn and leave him for a bit so he will associate the no with no attention/play also. Watch his eyes. If they dilate, he's getting into the action too much. We used to have a cat that would forget he was playing and aggressivally attack sinking all claws and teeth into us, we discovered that his eyes would dilate before it got to that point. So, when we played with him we began to watch his eyes and stopped if they began to dilate. Also, play with him with toys only, no rough housing with your hands.
2006-10-18 11:41:33 · answer #3 · answered by rugbee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't smack, squirt with water, declaw, etc. I can't believe some of the rubbish advice on here. Encourage him to play with toys rather than use you as a toy. My cats all play fetch with their toys. Alternatively there's excellent toys on strings that you can both have a lot of fun with. You need to be involved with this toy-play as an immobile toy is not interesting to him at all, but the trick is to remove the focus of yourself being a toy. It will take a while to adjust his behaviour but you should get the desired results in the end.
2006-10-20 10:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A spray bottle filled with water works the best. Anytime he starts getting too rought spray him in the face, he'll flip out and eventualy associate rough play with the unpleasant sensation.
Sometimes no doesn't work, since he is a younger cat positive reinforcement is the best option.
2006-10-18 11:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by FunnyGirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds like he is playing. i made a sleeve out of a leg of an old pair of jeans and a leather glove. I taught my cats that when I had this glove on they could play rough. otherwis if they started to play rough there was no more play. Befor long, when I didn't have my sleeve on they were as sweet as could be. They new right away when I put the glove on to play. Also make sure he has plenty of toys to play with, or maybe even a companion
2006-10-18 11:37:29 · answer #6 · answered by tera_duke 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The cat does not understand "No!" and that is appropriate for you to say when you want to correct his behavior. You might also try hissing in the cat's face (that's what mother cats do to correct their kittens) and putting him away from you when he "misbehaves". Try those three steps and do it very consistently and have every family member follow the same procedure. He should stop soon with this treatment.
2006-10-18 11:47:20 · answer #7 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
try introducing him to a toy each time his is out of line. cats react to moving objects much more than an item just sitting still. i had a Siamese who was very playful and strong with the feet. i used a toy that chirped when shaken on an elastic string for him to chase and eventually taught him to fetch it back when thrown. cats are good with instructed play. your cat sounds like he needs to be challenged more. you will find him open to learning new things with you taking more interest in his play.
2006-10-18 11:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by blueJean 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Our cat kept doing this, so every time he did we sprayed him with some water from an old bottle and he hated it! Soon stopped! Always works for constant scratching and meowing!
2006-10-18 21:32:28 · answer #9 · answered by Sampter 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My cat used to attack everybody, givng her alot of attention and affection really helped. I say No and point in her face and she hates that so stops what shes doing and walks away.
2006-10-18 22:30:50 · answer #10 · answered by Kirsty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi
yeh u r doing the right thing
what u should do if u can is hold ur cat and try to calm the cat down talk to the cat say good boy/girl tell the cat u love him/her give the lots of fusses stroke him/her when she goes pass
that's about it really
2006-10-18 11:41:47 · answer #11 · answered by Katie P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋