Hi,

My brothers and sister and I got a Siamese kitten for our mother for
Christmas.  "Molly" is now about eight months old, and has been a great pet
for my parents except for one thing - she bites (in play, and perhaps
sometimes affectionately), and she bites HARD.  It's especially hard on my
mother, who takes a medication for arthritis that makes her skin tear
easily, and I was appalled by the state of her arms when I visited in May,
all from this little cat's biting habit!

Often Molly will begin biting while cuddling with the folks.  My parents
have been attempting to train her out of it by simply putting her down as
soon as she begins, to show her that biting won't get her attention, but it
hasn't really been making any difference so far as they can tell.  Any
suggestions?

Another question - my parents love spending summer evenings on the porch in
the summer, and would like to have Molly with them, but don't want her
leaving the porch (she's an indoor cat).  How does one go about getting a
cat accustomed to a leash?  She already wears a safety collar.

Thanks,
Jenn