can any 1 help me please <(^.^)>?

Question

i have a 7 week old kitten and he loves attention but when it comes down to us playing he bites really hard, does this mean he is going to be a visious and aggressive cat when he grows up or is this just part of his learning curve in life

answer to fendlandfowl - i am most certanitly not an animal abuser i bought him off the net at a very high price and he is well looked after better looked after than myself and how dare you say sumthing like that you dont know me at all i love my kitten very much

it was obviously the sellers fault not mine as i dont know what age kittens have to leave there mothers i think an appology is in order here fernlandfowl

Answer 1

Hehe, sounds cute, but no...he's not going to be vicious, they get a tad over-enthusiastic and hence he bites a little hard, my 2 month old does the same, as they get older they become less playful and hardly bite. No need to worry, it is a playful age!!

Answer 2

Hi, getting a kitten at 7 weeks old is not wrong, most would say 8 but 7 is ok, as long as yr kitten is happy and healthy I think that is more important. As for the original question! i had 2 kittens of the same age, one a tom used to claw and bite (and it hurt) his sister was very gentle. But as it turned out my little tom was a diamond, soft and loving, and my little girl a right scratcher, tho only if provoked, possibly the best thing I can suggest is dont play with them too rough, they only learn to play like that from some1 else. be gentle with them and i tend to find they do the same back, and ask people who come into contact with them to do the same. Good luck, am sure he'll turn into a beautiful boy!

Answer 3

I don't think your kitten is going to be vicious at all he just like to play a bit rough, just make sure you don't continue the playing when he does get rough, give him plenty of soft toys to play with and a ball, when you have him sitting on your knee just stroke him calmly and again if he starts to get rough put him back on the floor he will soon learn.
I don't know what the problem is here with regards to age, I have never got a kitten older than 8 weeks old, so 7 weeks is not really too young and you are definitely not an animal abuser for getting your kitten at this age so don't worry.

Answer 4

Heck no! Miracle, my 5-month old, still bites at me during play. Even my 2 year-old male cat, Cupid, will get into a biting mode when he's playing tough with me. It's a natural thing.

But if you want to curb this now, pull back as soon as you are bit - say "NO" very loud and stern while looking at the cat - and then if there's any marks or blood, let the cat sniff the area. I've done this with every cat I've ever owned that had issues with biting and it really works. Sometimes you'll need to do this over and over until the cycle is broken - but it does break after a while.

Also - stop playing! They'll get the hint!

Answer 5

That is perfectly normal for a kitten. It usually takes another kitten for him to learn how hard is hard and if he doesn't have a kitten playmate that becomes your job.

First of all, never play with him with your hands. Use a cat dancer or feather toy. He needs to learn that human hands are NOT toys.

If he nips hard when you are petting him or being nice to him in your lap (1) pick him up gently and hiss in his face (that's what mother cats do to correct their kittens), (2) say a firm "No!", (3) gently put him away from you.

If you and everyone in your family will follow this three step procedure consistently you will eventually break him of the habit of biting you too hard. It might take several weeks of this correction as he is still very young.

Answer 6

It is normal for kittens to bite, especially before & when they are teething. He should grow out of it. When he bites tell him "no" firmly and move away from him, he will soon get the message. BTW having been a partner in a cattery, 8 weeks is the preferred age to find the kittens a new home. 7 weeks is a bit young but certainly not unheard of (or unethical), as long as he has been properly weaned, and if you got him from a reputable breeder he probably has. Pet your kitty for me!

Answer 7

Young kittens between the ages of 3 weeks old and 8 months old will be teething off and on, and will have very strong needs to bite. Just like baby children, kittens are born without teeth, start getting their first baby teeth at about 3-4 weeks old, then they will lose their baby teeth and have their adult teeth come in up until the age of about 8 months old. So the trick here is not to keep them from biting; but rather, to provide them appropriate items to bite. We use heavy-duty plastic drinking straws with our kittens (being careful to cut off any bitten ends and discard the entire straw before it becomes dangerous, as with any toy), and train them from the start that toys and straws are purr-rectly fine to bite, but human body parts are off-limits! If a kitten learns this from the start, there is hardly ever an inappropriate biting behavior as an adult. Some cats start biting out of frustration after they have been de-clawed. Some cats start biting out of misplaced aggression, which usually can be countered by providing the cat a feline playmate, and/or providing them more cat toys, cat furniture, and making their environment more stimulating for them. For a cat with a serious biting problem, often the quickest way to teach them not to bite you is to immediately blow on his face, as soon as you realize he is biting or is about to bite you. Saying "NO!" firmly at the same time reinforces this training. At all times, it is critical that you be thinking and acting on the firm belief that "toys and straws are for biting; human hands are for giving and receiving love".

Answer 8

He is just learning how to play and interact with you. One of my cats used to bite really hard when he was a kitten and he was playing. He is almost 2 now and he still bites sometimes when he is playing, but not as hard...

Answer 9

Your kitten is just being a kitten. They do bite and if this is your first cat then you will grow together. keep playing with him and give him a very comfortable bed that he can paw (this is an action that kittens who have been removed from their mothers teats too early do - it gives them some comfort)

Answer 10

Kittens do bite and do not understand that they are causing pain as they believe they are playing. Try to modify the behavior by correcting him with a stern "no" each time he does this. This is perfectly normal behavior for a kitten and should only be temporary.

Answer 11

My little cat used to do that. Every time he would hurt us we would make a loud noise:"Ouch, no" and if he wouldn't let go, we would grab him at the back of the neck like his mum would have done! He learnt not to hurt us very quickly. You don't need to repeat many times with cats. We had to do that with ours because we got him from a shelter and he had been taken away from the mum too early. Our vet told us, kittens should stay with mum for the first three months to socialise them properly.
Be patient with your kitten and enjoy the fun he gives you!