How can I Humanely stop my 1yr old cat from bitting?

Question

Without killing him, getting rid of him, hitting or hurtinghim in anyway. He is declawed and fixed and he continues to bite, hard and doesnt let go! I have tried spraying him but it has not solved the problem. He is a sweet cat, but sometimes he goes "overboard"

Answer 1

This has nothing to do with declawing! Kitty just wants to play. He doesn't realize he is hurting you.

I have had cats for 30 years. When I have had a cat "overly nip" me, I used the other hand to gently "tap" the cat between the eyes while sternly saying, "NO BITEY!"

Purchase some cat toys (example: burlap filled w/catnip) that you can toss. (Cats can learn to fetch.) Laser pointers can be fun. (DON'T SHINE IN THE CAT'S EYES.) Once the cat finds the red dot, he will be in hunting mode and try to "pounce" on the spot.

The purpose of this is to give your cat quality play time. Although the biting may not go away altogether, it should significantly go down. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

I've only had this problem with one cat; the only one I had that was declawed! I don't know, but perhaps declawed cats are more prone to biting because they know they can't scratch? He was also a male. Take note to see if it's something in particular that triggers him. He may not like being petted in a certain area; rough housing doesn't help. Aggression only causes aggression. He's still young, so give it some more time; or consult your vet. Good luck!

Answer 3

Yes, as has already been written, declawed cats are more likely to bite. Their teeth are the only weapon they have left after having their fingers amputated so they use them more than they would've otherwise.

At one year old your kitty is still adolescent, full of youthful energy and rambunctiousness. He will calm down in time. Meanwhile there is something you can do...

Kitty is about a tenth of your size, perhaps less, and he has no idea that he's capable of hurting you. You have to let him know.

When he bites you stop playing, yelp, whine, cry and lick your wounds. Put on a big act. Kitty loves you and doesn't want to hurt you, and when he sees that he can hurt you with his teeth he'll stop biting you.

Well, most of the time. There may still be times when he gets really excited and forgets himself. This can be avoided with a bit of common sense. Don't use your hands as toys. They make all kinds of toys that you can play with kitty with; get some and use them. Fishing pole toys are ideal; also good are teasers, cat dancers, little toy balls you can roll for him, and my late great Boys' all time favorite, a length of rope that I would drag and swish around for them. My Scamper also recommends a radio controlled mousie that I found in the toy section at http://www.petfooddirect.com/

Answer 4

alot of cats that are declawed do bite because they feel u have taken thier protection away. they have to learn other ways to protect themselves so thats next Do not even think about pulling his teeth. lets hope u didnt take the back claws. the front is enough. Just try and be gentle and proove to him you wont ruff him up and make him mad and the same with anyone else who is around him and maybe he will settle down after the point is prooven but do stay gentle at all times

Answer 5

Fill a tin can with pebbles. Whenever Puss starts to bite, shake the can. The sound will startle him.

Biting comes natural to cats since they are hunters and carnivores, so it may take some time to get him to stop clamping down on people.

Another approach that might work is to distract him with a favorite toy.

Answer 6

My cats do the same thing. We have one who is about 10, one who is about 7, and my baby who is now almost 3. The youngest is a ragdoll mix and is much larger than the two older cats (American shorthair), and I don't think she knows her own strength. The way I see it, she's still very "kittenish" and just wants to play with the other two. Our cats are all completely declawed, so they can't really hurt each other, so we just let them have it out. The smaller of my two older cats just hisses at her now and she goes away. So my suggestion is to leave them be and let them duke it out for themselves.

Answer 7

try scruffing.

Mama cats use scruffing to show dominance, and to carry the kitten.

How to Scruff you cat.

first off- SCRUFFING SHOULD BE DONE GENTLY! if your are rough with your kitty he will become more aggressive.

As you cat attempts to bite, or do something wrong...GENTLY take hold of the scruff (scruff is the loose skin present behind the animal’s neck), as a mama cat would do to carry her kitten and GENTLY push its head slightly down.

NOT FAST, JERKY OR ROUGHLY.

if scruffing is done incorrectly...the animals could get seriously injured.

if my explanation is confusing, use this site. Its where i learned how to scruff my aggressive kitty.

http://www.pets.ca/articles/article_scruffing.htm


GOOD LUCK.

Answer 8

Put bitter apple on your hands and I know its sounds crazy but let him bite you a few times. He wont like the taste and eventually he will stop biting you becuase he will be afraid oftasting that horrbile taste.

Answer 9

My cat used to bite a lot and I started GENTLY biting her ear or pinching it (their moms will nip their ears to get them under control). Anyway, it worked and she doesn't bite me anymore.

Answer 10

I believe he is playing, try not playing with him,, also if you are petting his head when he bites, stop doing that,,,