Does Your Cat Bite?

[Anonymous]

Please order some toys & play with kitty a little each day too:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=cat+dancer+cat+toy&tag=hydsma-20&index=aps&hvadid=56560325653&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5584526865331926092&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=m&ref=pd_sl_38liu4bl1j_b&gclid=CP7Lr-Hb48wCFUZbhgodSfkDlA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 month old male cat, who is not affectionate to begin with, has started biting. He will lick me, then chomp. And not delicately. He licks my nose, then bites down. Licks my hand, then full-on attacks. It's unexpected, although I am beginning to fully expect it as of a few days ago. Do cats do this stuff or is he trying to tell me something? It's annoying AS F*%K. I enjoy him. I can live without cuddles and affection, but I draw the line at being attacked.

Is he declawed? If the cat is declawed he will resort to biting

No, not declawed, I would never do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you play with the poor guy?
Honestly, I will wiggle long toys (think stick) under a blanket while he attacks (simulates mice running under the blanket) run around with one of those mouse on a string/stick things and the cat will chase me. Then, he'll kick the crap out of one of his stuffed toys for a while after chasing, that kind of thing.
They have to have some play time each day.
Is there another kitten that he plays with? The poor thing is 10 months old he needs some play time.

And yes you also appear to be over stimulating him - try to stop doing that.

Yes, I *play* with the *poor* guy. Where do you get that I don't play with him?

And where out of the same suggestion you are telling me I need to play with him but I am overstimulating him? I am confused by your advice. Which is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 month old male cat, who is not affectionate to begin with, has started biting. He will lick me, then chomp. And not delicately. He licks my nose, then bites down. Licks my hand, then full-on attacks. It's unexpected, although I am beginning to fully expect it as of a few days ago. Do cats do this stuff or is he trying to tell me something? It's annoying AS F*%K. I enjoy him. I can live without cuddles and affection, but I draw the line at being attacked.

Male cats especially ones that are neutered do this. Some call it love bites.

If he's growling, got his ears down or is kicking at you he is attacking.

Yes, but love bites dont hurt. They are just affectionate little nibbles - I have a boy cat who is totally lovey with me and he does that.
It's sweet and it doesn't hurt.

I can see how he may mean these bites not to hurt, but since they are on my face they do hurt. He gets the tip of my nose, my chin, or my cheek and they do hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please order some toys & play with kitty a little each day too:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=cat+dancer+cat+toy&tag=hydsma-20&index=aps&hvadid=56560325653&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5584526865331926092&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=m&ref=pd_sl_38liu4bl1j_b&gclid=CP7Lr-Hb48wCFUZbhgodSfkDlA

Thanks, we have that toy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 month old male cat, who is not affectionate to begin with, has started biting. He will lick me, then chomp. And not delicately. He licks my nose, then bites down. Licks my hand, then full-on attacks. It's unexpected, although I am beginning to fully expect it as of a few days ago. Do cats do this stuff or is he trying to tell me something? It's annoying AS F*%K. I enjoy him. I can live without cuddles and affection, but I draw the line at being attacked.

Male cats especially ones that are neutered do this. Some call it love bites.

If he's growling, got his ears down or is kicking at you he is attacking.

Yes, but love bites dont hurt. They are just affectionate little nibbles - I have a boy cat who is totally lovey with me and he does that.
It's sweet and it doesn't hurt.

I can see how he may mean these bites not to hurt, but since they are on my face they do hurt. He gets the tip of my nose, my chin, or my cheek and they do hurt.

That's cute. I'd love it if my cats would do that. Mine gently bites like he wants me to play.

[Anonymous]

My young cat was insane. Biting, scratching, and yes, attacking. At one point, I started hoping for a day when I would have no fresh or healing scratches on my arms. That day did not come.

Our solution: we got another cat. Insane kitty took his aggression out on his brother. They wrestle and bite each other, but in friendly play fights. Both are now very affectionate with us. And my arms haven't been torn up in several years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My young cat was insane. Biting, scratching, and yes, attacking. At one point, I started hoping for a day when I would have no fresh or healing scratches on my arms. That day did not come.

Our solution: we got another cat. Insane kitty took his aggression out on his brother. They wrestle and bite each other, but in friendly play fights. Both are now very affectionate with us. And my arms haven't been torn up in several years.

I'm leaning towards this but I really didn't want to get a 2nd cat. Do you have two males?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My young cat was insane. Biting, scratching, and yes, attacking. At one point, I started hoping for a day when I would have no fresh or healing scratches on my arms. That day did not come.

Our solution: we got another cat. Insane kitty took his aggression out on his brother. They wrestle and bite each other, but in friendly play fights. Both are now very affectionate with us. And my arms haven't been torn up in several years.

+1. I was in your situation exactly, OP. My rescued, neutered male bit me like this when he was young. He would also randomly attack with his ears back.
He was likely taken from his mother too early and he had no stimulation during the day when I was at work.

Getting a spunky female kitten has made all of the difference. They get the aggression out together and he gets to "own" her (he grooms her, snuggles her). She can hold her own. Also, he'll calm down as he ages. Mine is 5 now and with age and the girl cat is over his issues.

[Anonymous]

I agree that getting another could help matters.

Also, whenever any of my cats give me little love bites (which, they do to each other, if you notice), I "teach" them that this is not ok with me. I let out a high-pitched little yelp or an "ow!" so they get the point. I noticed that this is what cats do to each other when it gets to the point that someone is hurting, so I decided to copy it. It does work. The cat realizes, "Oh, I've gone too far," and stops.

[Anonymous]

PS I too think your kitty was probably taken from his mom too early, and now he has no one to play with. So, he is making you be his play partner. He is a young little guy. He will settle down. Get him a playmate and/or try some of the other tips, such as making a little yelp when he nibbles/bites you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you play with the poor guy?
Honestly, I will wiggle long toys (think stick) under a blanket while he attacks (simulates mice running under the blanket) run around with one of those mouse on a string/stick things and the cat will chase me. Then, he'll kick the crap out of one of his stuffed toys for a while after chasing, that kind of thing.
They have to have some play time each day.
Is there another kitten that he plays with? The poor thing is 10 months old he needs some play time.

And yes you also appear to be over stimulating him - try to stop doing that.

Yes, I *play* with the *poor* guy. Where do you get that I don't play with him?

And where out of the same suggestion you are telling me I need to play with him but I am overstimulating him? I am confused by your advice. Which is it?

Well, it doesn't seem like you've played enough with him to learn about his natural behaviors.

If you play with him with something like a stuffed mouse attached to a string and a stick he will attack and bite that some.
Also if you have out done bigger stuffed toys he might grab those too and kick and bite them. When I play chase/stick/mouse with my cats they usually then run over to a stuffed thing and kick/bite the crap out of it. This is very fun for them.
A kickeroo to kick and bite:
https://www.kongcompany.com/products/cats/cat-kickeroo/

When the sit in my lap I pet them some but not a lot. If you pet them a lot (presding hard) or touch their belly they will typically then growl and bite pretty hard. And then flee and start running crazily around the house.

This is also a really fun cat toy - just simulate it yourself by taking a stick toy and wiggling it under a blanket and poking it out and then back in again. Kitty should attack a lot:

http://www.amazon.com/CATS-MEOW-Undercover-Mouse-Exercise/dp/B00EHS4KPW

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PS I too think your kitty was probably taken from his mom too early, and now he has no one to play with. So, he is making you be his play partner. He is a young little guy. He will settle down. Get him a playmate and/or try some of the other tips, such as making a little yelp when he nibbles/bites you.

He wasn't taken from his mom too early - cats like to play all of their lives.
Yeesh. If he 'settles down' and doesn't want to play anymore - congratulations you've sucked all the joy out of an animals life.
Yes, if he doesn't have another litter mate to play with he will want you to play with him.
I have two kittens raised together and they still like to play with us humans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is NOT trying to tell you he is over stimulated. He is not a kid with ADHD

He is showing dominance. Licking and nibbling (small bites) establish his Alfa status.

Gently grab the scruff of his neck, very gently shake once and say "no". You are re-establishing that you are the mother cat or the alpha.

Omg what kind of beast from hell are you? OP do not do that to the poor cat.
Always be kind to the cat and you will have a great long term relationship.

There is a big difference between gentle biting and hard biting.
Hard biting is from being overstimulated (did you touch his belly or over pet him until his eyes bugged out wildly and he started biting?).
Okay with him more and don't overstimulate him.

Gentle little bites means he loves you a lot! It does not mean he's being dominant over you it means he worships you basically.

Do you dress up your pets and put them in strollers, by any chance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He is NOT trying to tell you he is over stimulated. He is not a kid with ADHD

He is showing dominance. Licking and nibbling (small bites) establish his Alfa status.

Gently grab the scruff of his neck, very gently shake once and say "no". You are re-establishing that you are the mother cat or the alpha.

Omg what kind of beast from hell are you? OP do not do that to the poor cat.
Always be kind to the cat and you will have a great long term relationship.

There is a big difference between gentle biting and hard biting.
Hard biting is from being overstimulated (did you touch his belly or over pet him until his eyes bugged out wildly and he started biting?).
Okay with him more and don't overstimulate him.

Gentle little bites means he loves you a lot! It does not mean he's being dominant over you it means he worships you basically.

Do you dress up your pets and put them in strollers, by any chance?

I do not dress my cat up, he would not enjoy this as he is an ALFA cat. ha ha