My cat is attacking me when i go to bed. He specifically attacks my sheet when my hands are under it. I have recieved several injuries and I want it to stop. I know he is just playing, but how do i let him know now is not play time! I do a spray bottle on him but he always has more bite and more scratch!
2006-12-06 16:02:23 · 22 answers · asked by stvarena 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cats are nocturnal by nature and see best in the dark which is why they get most of their energy during the night time. Your hands under the blanket are attracting his attention. If the spray bottle isn't working, maybe it's time to consider shutting him out of the bedroom until he's older and knows when it's not time to play. Get some good quiet cat toys to help keep him occupied while you sleep.
2006-12-06 16:17:10 · answer #1 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've got one I've recently trained out of this, too.
What's been mostly successful:
TRIM THE CLAWS, especially the front ones.
When they attack, hold still and say NO! very firmly, but don't yell.
Sit up and gently move the cat away from your feet.
Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
I've had Amber about a month and a half now, she used to
attack my feet every night, several times a night. She still
does it VERY occasionally, but she's mostly learned not to now.
2006-12-06 21:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by annoying_the_neighbours 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my cat when he was about 9 months old. He thought our feet were the best things to chase when we were in bed. First thing I did was clip his claws as short as I could without hurting him. Secondly I would scold him in a stern voice and sometimes if he was really being stubborn I would push him off the bed with my leg. When he was really really bad I would remove him from the bedroom and close the door. He learned very quickly how to behave a bedtime.
LL
2006-12-06 17:31:24 · answer #3 · answered by LeapingLizard 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A good ol' Spray bottle makes the cats behave
2006-12-06 20:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by Eric F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you know, cats are predators. It is an instinct whe he sees your hand move in the dark and attacks it.
Aside from the spray bottle, I know cats do respond to a stern voice and scolding.
Good luck!
2006-12-06 17:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by Edward 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, he's having some fun. It's a small,small, world when you are a cat,.... and bed time is a big deal. There are feet moving under covers like prey and monsters. How old is he? I bet he grows out of it in a month or so if you don't ecourage him.
2006-12-06 16:13:18 · answer #6 · answered by character 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i had a cat that did that. she loved when the sheet moved from my movement, she thought it was a toy. she would attack my feet while i was sleeping. id wake up with scratches on me. but i cant tell you how to get it to stop. is it a kitten? if so, maybe when it gets older it will stop.
2006-12-06 16:06:18 · answer #7 · answered by princess_6972 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats will pounce on anything that moves in any kind of undergrowth or as with you when you move under the bedclothes. It is their instinct to hunt and they think it might be a mouse.
2006-12-06 20:51:20 · answer #8 · answered by Mags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok. my cat used to have a crazy bed time biting problem like that. i used to bite him back. it didnt hurt him at all( and you get alot of hair in your mouth) but it tells him whos boss after a while. dont really bite down just get your teeth clse to his skin. he will lwearn eventually. my vicious little kitty loves me now
2006-12-06 16:10:58 · answer #9 · answered by .. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lay on your side when you first get into bed. Make sure the room is dark & quiet. Stay still & on your side until he settles down.
2006-12-06 16:44:07 · answer #10 · answered by Daiquiri Dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋