iv just had a new kitten he is 9 weeks old a ever since he came home all he dose is bite what should i do
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-10-07 04:44:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
If you watch Animal Planet or the like, you notice felines have a natural "play bite". However small, they can be rough on human skin. When biting on their mother and becoming too rough, she gives them a scolding slap. I use the same behavior on them, remember it is very small compared to you, but a light tap under the jaw and a scolding sound will let them know "that's enough". Do not hurt it; Do not continue to correct after the quick scolding, do not scare it, just a negative reaction is enough. You must be consistent; do not get into "rough play" and expect him to know it is OK to bite this time but later he gets smacked. Also, if a cat is declawed he has a tendency to bite more often then not as he sees "the claws do not work".
2007-10-07 05:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just "love bites", say "no, no" in a firm voice every time he does it.
Do everytime and hopefully he'll catch on.
Mine did.
He's just happy, grateful and expressing himself.
*Below is an answer I gave to a similiar question:
Have a meagerie of animals (been rescuer for yrs.), some were feral (rehabilitated and not still), others semi-wild (abandoned awhile) - they ALL have totally different personalities, quirks and traits.
2 are "love-biters", 1 in particular (was a trapped winter time feral kitten, NOW a purring, loving 4 yr. old boy) purrs non-stop like a rev-up motor, he is so grateful still !
When petted and stroked he gets "carried away", rolling about for tummy rubs and gives love-bites, hard too!
All I have to say is "No, No" firmly and he stops.
Been doing this since I realized his bites hurt and catches me by surprise. It's training the cat, but MUST be consistent.
2007-10-07 04:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by deltadawn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a little black 4 year old male cat called D'Arcy who came to us from the local Cat Rescue three months ago. He was extremely traumatised in the past but we don't know his history in full. His initial behaviour with us was to bite at every opportunity - sometimes allowing himself to be stroked a bit and then biting hard and running off. He would come to our bed in the night and snuggle and then bite and run. This was not playful behaviour - as it probably would be in a kitten.
I had a long discussion with a cat expert about D'Arcy. She puts his biting down to the previous trauma and rejection he experienced in his earlier home. The biting, we now think, is to do with testing us. If he bites hard will we still love him? Something of this order. The advice we had was to try not to react to the bite but to reamin as still as possible. We have also tried 'whining' (showing a little pain) when he bites and he does then look 'worried' and stops,
Over the past month the biting has largely ceased. he is settled and a likeable puss. Worth presevering. Good luck.
2007-10-07 04:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by Sheldo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kittens bite during play. Get him some good toys and play with him. The Cat Aerobics toy is great. Small, wadded up paper balls are good too. If he bites you, yowl like a hurt kitty and then redirect him to a toy. He'll figure it out as he gets older.
2007-10-07 05:40:18 · answer #4 · answered by daa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "killer kitten" phase is a normal stage of kitten development.
Give him lots of toys that he can stalk and attack, play with him a lot with toys that are separate from your hands (no tickling him or turning him over on his back -- those are aggressive acts to a cat and he will fight back) and put away breakables for now.
By the time he is six months old he will be past this stage and will calm down remarkably, especially if he is neutered.
2007-10-07 05:09:24 · answer #5 · answered by Kayty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's only nine weeks old, then chances are he's teething. And yes kittens do go through teething ;-) Give him a one of the specially design chew toys from your pet shop. If he goes to bite you tell him no whilst holding your finger up in front of his eyes, and give him the chew.
2007-10-07 15:47:17 · answer #6 · answered by ReBecca_Oraya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we had a cat that liked to bite when he was being stroked. It was his way of saying he enjoyed it, but we used to tap him on the nose say 'NO' and put him backon the floor if he did it too hard. He stopped biting after a while...its a suggestion if you wanna give it a go
2007-10-08 07:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by wolfstorm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are animals, and it is natural for them to bite, either because it is frightened - so be gentle with it, or in practice for hunting etc when adult. Either way if you have a biting cat there is not much to be done about it.
2007-10-07 04:52:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's painful for you but very common. He's only playing, and practicing mousing. I socialise cats for Cat's Protection in the UK, and end up bitten to pieces. He will grow out of it. Make the most of him, they're not kittens very long.
2007-10-07 13:18:20 · answer #9 · answered by steffi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it want it's mother. Usually kittens stay with their mom until they can be on their own, 9 weeks is too short, it needs to be with it's mother.
2007-10-07 05:04:46 · answer #10 · answered by Srbuhi S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋