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Kittens aggressiveness

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Me Myself and I - 15 Aug 2005 02:36 GMT
Last week I bought a white siamese cross kitten from a lady. We met her at
her daughters house (Dont know why it couldnt have been hers?) The kitten is
very loving and a people-person-cat, it will quite happily sit on your lap
for hours, be rubbed, have his teeth checked and claws clipped. It seems
very healthy in all areas for an 8 week old, be it slightly skinny. However
I fed him a little bit of plain meat this evening and he grabbed my hand
with both paws dug in and made a growling sound as if he were starving and I
was going to take it away from him (this is not the case as he has a
plentiful supply of food always). We have two other kittens who are so
different in their eating and playing habits. One is a bengal and the other
is a black and white fluffy mog. Also when we play with the white one he is
always willing to sink his teeth in and take it too far, sometimes even
purring when he is doing this, whereas the other kittens "play bite" and
this does not hurt. Can anyone shed any light on the white ones behaviour
for me? Could it be that this woman may have had more than one cat and they
were all fighting for the food tray or are some cats like this and its a
behavioural thing? Hes so good in all other areas

thanks for any answers!
Karen - 15 Aug 2005 03:25 GMT
> Last week I bought a white siamese cross kitten from a lady. We met her at
> her daughters house (Dont know why it couldnt have been hers?) The kitten is
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>
> thanks for any answers!

Mine were this way when little but grew out of it pretty quickly. No idea
why since they had always had a pretty good food supply.
IBen Getiner - 15 Aug 2005 04:06 GMT
> Last week I bought a white siamese cross kitten from a lady. We met her at
> her daughters house (Dont know why it couldnt have been hers?) The kitten is
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>
> thanks for any answers!

Your best bet would be to have the animal declawed immediately. That
would take care of his attraction to grabbing. That's power takeaway
number one. Number two would be to scold him severely (with exaggerated
gestures and facial frowns) and then ignore him whenever you think he
is displaying this urge to 'play bite'. You need to make him understand
that he is in your house and it is governed by your rules. And that
your affection shall be withheld with each new display. If you don't,
you may be on your way to helping to create a biter. And a cat bit is
no laughing manor.
The 'whys' are not important. He is the cat. You are the master. You
have rules that he must follow, or run the risk of being oustered by
the Mother Superior of the pride (that's You). Cats have simple minds
so don't waste your strength trying to make things suitable for HIM! HE
is the one who needs to be hammered into a slot within the pride that
meets with your approval. He will learn it and abide in it. And he will
do so because he will realize that within the boundary of your approval
is where he will find his daily dose of security and love.

Hope this helps.

                               IBen
Jen M. - 16 Aug 2005 17:28 GMT
Does the little only bit when you give it the plain-cooked meat?  I wonder if
it is 'really' liking it and making sure he gets his 'lion's share'.

Also, when they bit and stuff--have a stern voice and a booming 'no' and
immeditately stop what instigated the biting.

Sounds like you got quite the troop there.

Take care,
Jen

>Last week I bought a white siamese cross kitten from a lady. We met her at
>her daughters house (Dont know why it couldnt have been hers?) The kitten is
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>
>thanks for any answers!
Me Myself and I - 16 Aug 2005 18:24 GMT
> Does the little only bit when you give it the plain-cooked meat?  I wonder
> if
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> Sounds like you got quite the troop there.

The little white one only does the growling and aggressive thing with the
plain cooked meat, a few growls when hes eating from the bowl but not as
much or as loud, the others tend to ignore him when its with whiskas, but
woe betide anyone going near him with the meat...maybe he will grow out of
it. I might try the gardening gloves to stroke him while he eats.....?
Jen M. - 16 Aug 2005 20:13 GMT
LOL Sometimes I am that way with chocolate!  lol

A friend told me when they are eating--to stroke them on their lower backs
and tail--they are much more accepting of this.

I wish you the best!

Have Fun,
Jen

>> Does the little only bit when you give it the plain-cooked meat?  I wonder
>> if
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>woe betide anyone going near him with the meat...maybe he will grow out of
>it. I might try the gardening gloves to stroke him while he eats.....?
 
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