He has been teething ever since I got him so I know what that is and I also know what his play bite is. The bite that I am asking about is different. He will walk up to me, look at me, and bite me. I work in a day care and its like a 2 year old going through the biting phase except saying "we don't bite our friends" doesn't seem to be working for the cat. Any suggestions?
2007-11-07 17:16:57 · 6 answers · asked by me 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
when cats bite , they are saying i love you. a small peck of a bite. i got a stray cat two years ago. we don't know any history on him, but at first they were stronger bites. i would say NO bites........kisses. and kiss him. i would hold his mouth, so he actually couldn't bite me. i put my face right up to his and say NO bites...kisses...........it worked very well and gets lots of kisses *(licking) and he sneaks in a bite , but an i love you bite.
when i KNOW he is mad and looks like in attack mode, i do the NO bites again. my face to his and hold his mouth so he cannot follow thru with a damaging bite.
he is trained now....
good luck to you
2007-11-07 21:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by 4tonianne (on ebay) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He might be coming into sexual maturity. Sometimes if you are petting a cat he can get 'turned on' and biting is part of that behavior. If he is not neutered, getting him fixed might stop his biting.
You can train him not to bite you the same way you'd train him to do anything. Tell him "NO!" and move his head away from you. You can also learn to recognize the signs that he is going to bite and take action to avoid it.
Good luck.
2007-11-07 17:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by luvrats 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is being naughty when he does that. Spritz him with a spray bottle of water to show him you are not going to tolerate it. Usually it doesn't take long and all you have to do is show him the bottle and he will back off. My daughter didn't do anything to stop her cat when he was a kitten, and he was really bad when he got grown, and she would have company. We would have to watch him because he would climb up the back or the chair or couch and jump on whoever was sitting there and bite and scratch the person. He was neutered by the way.
2007-11-07 17:20:18 · answer #3 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kitty is learning to hunt.
In the wild, cats teach their kittens to hunt initially by allowing them to play with them, biting them, etc. So, the kitten will walk up to mom's tail or something and take a nip. Mom doesn't mind so much as kitty's teeth are hardly enough for her to notice. When kitty grows up, mom starts bringing home mice (usually live or half dead) for kitty to play with and practice her hunting skills. That way, when kitty grows up, she becomes a good hunter.
You're mom.
Now, you're not going to bring home any mice and you really don't want kitty biting you. Time to bring the toys. Different kittens respond to different toys. Some like texture, some like noise, some like movement, some like a combination. This will curb kitty's biting tendancies and give kitty something else to focus on. Otherwise, kitty will focus on you.
2007-11-07 17:23:16 · answer #4 · answered by dstluke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he doesnt like your new deoderant, i dunno.
its probably just a phase. when my cat used to bite me, i would put out my pinky and he would try to bite it, but his two sharp front teeth would go on either side of it and he would get bored and leave.
2007-11-07 17:21:27 · answer #5 · answered by charlie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it gets a reaction out of you. my cat does this all the time when she wants attention. they get impatient and know the surest way to get your attention is to do something that you can't ignore. when my cat does it I tell her "No!" and then more gently, I say "kisses" and she licks instead. sounds wierd but I think it's a way to train them to kiss when they want attention, not bite. hope that helps!
2007-11-07 17:22:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋