My Siamese cat which is about 3 or 4 years old does not bite anyone in my family accept my sister. I was thinking that it may because that she is a female that is encroaching on the cat's territory. But is there a reason for this?
2006-10-26 15:33:08 · 10 answers · asked by Ben H 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
HAHAHA yeah i didn't catch that but that is kind of funny yeah my sister is female
2006-10-26 15:39:46 · update #1
The cat does not bite any of the males. Just my sister.
2006-10-26 15:40:18 · update #2
Depends on the type of bites. If it's a playful "gnawing" it could mean that your cat likes your sister best. Otherwise you're probably right on the number. Cats and Dogs both have pecking orders. Most times it's clear that the people are higher than they are. Sometimes though the animals try to move their status up. Has your sister been out of the house more than usual of late? Or just out of the cat's view? Has she been spending more time with a family member your cat is overly fond of? We had a Jack Russell terrier when I was growing up. When she was a puppy the cats assert dominance so she was always at the very bottom of the pecking order. However once the older cats passed and we got new kittens she was dominant over them. Then I went away to college. When I came back she suddenly growled at me when I leaned against my mother or spent too much time with her, if I sat in bed with her, or if I sat in a place my dog liked, etc etc. She suddenly thought she was higher in the order than me.
When the cat bites your sister make sure she holds the cats gaze and does not avert her eyes or invert her chin towards her chest. If she needs to she can hold the cat firmly by it's sides and look it in the eyes and say no in a firm voice. These signals indicate to the cat that she is still above her in the chain. Also have your sister be the one to feed the cat every day for a few weeks. It sometimes takes a while but I did reassert dominance with my puppy and then we got to go back to being great friends all the time. Hope this helps.
2006-10-26 21:42:50 · answer #1 · answered by ConstantCupcake 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Has your cat been fixed? It could be a territory thing. Otherwise, does your sister like cats? Is she perhaps mildly (or worse) allergic to cats? Perhaps your sister plays too roughly with the cat?
My parents' oldest cat likes to bite me, but only when she's feeling playful and I'm silly enough to put my hand near her.
2006-10-26 17:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by nevyik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know...20 years ago, the same thing happened to my 2 daughters....seems just as everyone settled into bed for the night...I would hear my 5 year old say the cat bit her ...every night for a week...the cat was @ 1 year old...didnt bother her 7 year old sister....this went on for a week....finally after one bite too many I grabed the cat by the neck...and thru it down a basement stair....the cat never bit her again.....it hid from everyone for 3 days in the basement...couldnt find it....lived for 18 1/2 more years..died last year
never new why..........but it stopped biting my baby
2006-10-26 15:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by wherbie_2001 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-03 00:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female sister? Is it possible to have a male sister?
2006-10-26 16:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lol I have no idea but it's kind of funny you pointed out your sister is female
2006-10-26 15:34:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your sister probably smells like fish, thus making the cat hungry.
2006-10-26 15:42:22 · answer #7 · answered by Jokickaz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Animals are smart..they can sense good and evil....maybe your sister has a dark side
2006-10-26 15:34:21 · answer #8 · answered by Ruth Less RN 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your sister has tormented the cat and you don't know it.
2006-10-26 15:34:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
probably cuz she did somethin to her
"female sister" is redundant
2006-10-26 15:34:23 · answer #10 · answered by sb13 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋