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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2006Cat biting
Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. > Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? > You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. At 7 months she is still very much a kitten. It is instincts telling her to practice being a predator. She will eventually outgrow this behavior. > Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? > You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. She is getting over excited and the bite is a warning to stop. You probably are missing the warning signs such as use of claws the ears folding back the quick movement of the tail >> Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? >> You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. > > She is getting over excited and the bite is a warning to stop. You > probably are missing the warning signs such as use of claws the ears > folding back the quick movement of the tail I agree. She is getting over excited. You need to not let her do this to you or she will learn the behavior and may do it even when she isn't over stimulated. Trust me...I have a couple scars to prove it! Look for the warning signs, such as ears being bent back, tensing up her body, pupils dilating. My cat also sits with her paws ready to strike all of a sudden when she's had enough. When you see the signs get up and move away from her. That will hopefully help her associate your leaving with her bad behavior. Chances are that she doesn't realize it's wrong. So, to just discourage the behavior all together, obey the warning signs and leave her be when she starts looking like she wants to attack. Also, if she does attack, especially unprovoked, leave her and ignore her for a bit. That will help reduce the behavior. >> Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? >> You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. > > She is getting over excited and the bite is a warning to stop. You > probably are missing the warning signs such as use of claws the ears > folding back the quick movement of the tail That is like so observant. I've noticed the same things but never put them together so well. >>> Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? >>> You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > That is like so observant. I've noticed the same things but never put them > together so well. Ummm ok >>>> Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? >>>> You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Ummm ok Seriously, it is kind of a gift to be able to interact so closely with cats, or any animal, imo. >>>>> Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? >>>>> You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Seriously, it is kind of a gift to be able to interact so closely with > cats, or any animal, imo. Ok It looks a little weird when you posted it. I was trying to make sure it was not a poke at me ;-) My apologies >>>>>> Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? >>>>>> You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > sure it was not a poke at me ;-) > My apologies I keep falling asleep with a kitten on my chest. I guess they think it's an insult because they alternate between biting my nose and biting my chin. > I keep falling asleep with a kitten on my chest. I guess they think it's an > insult because they alternate between biting my nose and biting my chin. Then they love you! 8^D They must feel very comfortable and affectionate with you to do that. Does this include the little she-devil? Or is she trying to pull your nose off?8^P --tension ps it's a cute picture to imagine!! Per tension_on_the_wire: >They must feel very comfortable and affectionate with you to do that. Is that to say that some bites can be affectionate and not saying "Stop That!"  SignaturePeteCresswell > Per tension_on_the_wire: > >They must feel very comfortable and affectionate with you to do that. > > Is that to say that some bites can be affectionate and not saying "Stop That!" Well, under the circumstances, if the hyoomaan is asleep, and kitty is coming along and biting his nose, I doubt that it's because hyooman is doing anything that needs stopping. Seems more like playfulness on the part of kitty who is saying "hey wake up and play with me!!" --tension >> Per tension_on_the_wire: >> >They must feel very comfortable and affectionate with you to do that. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > --tension I guess he might think I'm intentionally ignoring him. > Per tension_on_the_wire: >>They must feel very comfortable and affectionate with you to do that. > > Is that to say that some bites can be affectionate and not saying "Stop > That!" I hope so because I'm sure I wasn't doing anything while asleep. : -) >> I keep falling asleep with a kitten on my chest. I guess they think it's >> an [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > ps it's a cute picture to imagine!! They really are comfortable around me. They were born in this house and we have given them lots of attention. I do think that they treat me the same as their siblings, with the biting and like that. > Why does my 7 mont female spayed kitten bite ? > You can pet her for a while,then she turns around & bites,then leaves. She doesn't like you. No, I'm kidding. One of our new kittens likes lay next to me, unexcited, until I fall asleep and then bite me very hard on the finger. She doesn't let up when I pretend to be whimpering. The other cats do. I'm not sure if we will ever be friends. Per AKA Gray Asphalt: > She doesn't let up when I pretend to be whimpering. The other cats >do. I'm not sure if we will ever be friends. Seems like I recall somebody saying that when kittens do that to the mother, she bats them on the head with a paw. SignaturePeteCresswell > Per AKA Gray Asphalt: >> She doesn't let up when I pretend to be whimpering. The other cats [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > mother, she > bats them on the head with a paw. I"m ashamed to admit this, but I did swat her/him, not sure yet. And she ran out of the room. It was a half-asleep reflex that I resolved to never do again. This morning I did the same thing. This time she jumped off the bed and was back sitting on my chest in a couple of minutes. Strange but nice. |
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