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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2006Clyde update
Clyde has been doing pretty well now he started drinking water on his own. He still likes the wet food and wont eat the dry so I mix the wet food with the dry food. He has biting a lot now and I know it's because of me playing with him using my hands. What's the best way to stop him from biting? He is almost 9 weeks old right now any help would be appreciated. > Clyde has been doing pretty well now he started drinking water on his > own. He still likes the wet food and wont eat the dry so I mix the wet > food with the dry food. He has biting a lot now and I know it's because > of me playing with him using my hands. What's the best way to stop him > from biting? He is almost 9 weeks old right now any help would be > appreciated. I'm glad he's doing better! As for biting, when he bites you stop playing immediately and say OW loudly. They don't like loud noises, and they do care if you are displeased, especially if it means you will not play. Get a feather on a string, or any other thing you can play with your cat with without getting your hands involved. Is there a reason you are trying to give him dry? > <Flare...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:1162328364.082424.59750@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Is there a reason you are trying to give him dry? We want to give him dry because it's a lot cheaper and it doesnt smell haha >> Is there a reason you are trying to give him dry? > > We want to give him dry because it's a lot cheaper and it doesnt smell > haha lol! But seriously, cut it out. It's bad for him. >:  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > <Flare...@gmail.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com Dry food is bad for him? I thought it was good for his teeth. You are very fortunate that he likes canned food. Urinary crystals are much less likely if a cat eats canned food. If you want to help his teeth (and this is doubtful) give him something like Friskies Dental Diet (cheap) in small quantities as a treat. I give Tiger six pieces of this at bedtime every night (Amber is not interested). Canned food may be more expensive but vet bills for urinary blockage are not cheap. It's best to try and prevent this. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > Dry food is bad for him? I thought it was good for his teeth. it's a common misconception that dry food helps keep cat teeth clean. It simply does not, due to the way cats slice food with their teeth, rather than chew. Your kitten is still young enough that you can get him used to brushing his teeth. I brush all my animals' teeth and it makes a huge difference IMO. SignatureLynne He has biting a lot now and I know it's because > of me playing with him using my hands. What's the best way to stop him > from biting? Use a toy that doesn't involve hands- the ole feather onna stick or red dot laser greebling are great! Otherwise Clyde's gonna associate play with biting hands Also let him have the wet food he wants- wet is better than dry food. Unless its designed for tooth care (If you are in the UK Tesco's do a specific dental treat but its designed as a reward or treat not as a meal substitute) then the dental benefits are minimal Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I'm glad he's doing well and that he's drinking water! He's such a cutie. Do whatever you can to discourage that hand-biting. You've already got some good tips from others. Good luck, Rhonda > Clyde has been doing pretty well now he started drinking water on his > own. He still likes the wet food and wont eat the dry so I mix the wet > food with the dry food. He has biting a lot now and I know it's because > of me playing with him using my hands. What's the best way to stop him > from biting? He is almost 9 weeks old right now any help would be > appreciated. > I'm glad he's doing well and that he's drinking water! He's such a cutie. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > from biting? He is almost 9 weeks old right now any help would be > > appreciated. Yelling ow when he bites me has already worked. Whenever I yell it he backs away a little and kind of swats at me with his paws instead of biting.
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