My Cat Bites - Help!

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Pandora

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Larry Gude said:
...bag of meat used to bite up to a couple years of age. Vrail kept telling him to stop in this cooing mommy voice as he gnawed on her hand. She patiently explained that seeings how she didn't bite him he therefore he had no call to bite her.

He finally did cut it out after some time and several skin grafts. She thinks it's because she nurtured him out of doing it. I think he simply realized that it cost him energy.

:lmao:
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I actually think this works. I would tell Molly "don't bite mommy" in my loving voice and she eventually stopped.

She would grasp a hold of me, bite and use her feet. It hurt. :bawl:
 
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Patch Tuesday

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Patch Tuesday said:
The price of adopting your new cat: $0

Spay and neuter fees: $275

Cathouse: $79

Medical bills to get your hand stitched up: $737

Cat psychology books: $98

Dremel tool to grind his teeth off: $67.90

The end result?

Priceless...

:popcorn:
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Let me revise that...

The end result?

Toothless...

:popcorn:
 
CandaceMM

CandaceMM

Ummmmm ....
Wow. Some of you are really obnoxious. I wasn't looking for smart ass answers ... I posted on here looking for help.

Thank you to those of you who actually posted with suggestions.
 
Mikeinsmd

Mikeinsmd

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CandaceMM said:
Wow. Some of you are really obnoxious. I wasn't looking for smart ass answers ... I posted on here looking for help.

Thank you to those of you who actually posted with suggestions.
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What do you look like?
Are you chubby?
What kind of motorcycle do you ride?
 
Lexib_

Lexib_

Blah.. Blah...Blah
When spot was a kitten he used to nip and bite ALL the time. I couldn't even walk down the hall without him biting me. Not sure if your kitty is a boy or girl, but when spot was neutered it seemed to help.


CandaceMM said:
I rescued a kitty a few months ago from Last Chance. Gemma, my kitty, has adapted well except for one thing. She likes to bite.

I've looked online to try to find advice about how to get her to stop, and one thing that I found is to press down on her tongue when she bites. I've tried that, and it doesn't work.

Another thing that people recommend is when she's trying to bite, to give her a toy and let her bite that.

I've tried both, and nothing is working. I'm not touching her in any way that should irritate her ... and sometimes she bites when my hand is just hanging out not even touching her.

Can anyone give any suggestions?
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Unbelievable

Spay and Neuter Your Pets
Inkpen said:
Anything under 2 is still a juvenile and the drive to "play" is very strong.
How about getting another cat, her own size and age as a playmate?
Or when she bites, redirect the action by shoving a soft toy in her mouth.
She wants to play "hunter/prey" games and you are the only thing to play with.
So you are the prey to attack and bite...


Please visit these to sites for more help and advise:

Cornell University of Vet Medicine Feline Health Center
Check out the Felline Health section..you can email for advise.

Tufts School of Vet Medicine: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Behavior Clinic

I also recommend the following book for solving cat behavior isues:
"The Cat Who Cried for Help" by Dr. N. Dodman.

Good luck..and dont give up on your cat....help her solve her agressive play issues.:howdy:
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Good advice. The kitten we have who lost his eye to a viral infection is a biter. I tried to put him in with another set of kittens for companionship but he decided biting them was a good idea and he was much bigger and stronger than they were, so that didn't work -- they signed a petition to have him removed. Now he has a stuffed animal in with him at night and I walk him with a halter and leash for playtime during the day and he's becoming a much happier kitten. I'm not saying he still doesn't bite, he's just becoming a happier kitten.:lmao:In retrospect I guess I'm not solving his biting problem, just giving him more options. . .:howdy:
 
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Booboo3604

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CandaceMM said:
I'll try the hold her mouth shut method. Maybe that will help.
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Another variant to this that you may want to try is instead of holding her mouth closed, when she bites you, immediately scruff her. Take your hand and wrap it around her nose from the top. As you are coming down over her nose, use your thumb and middle finger to slide her lips down and under her canines (assuming they are called the same thing for cats). Apply pressure. Don't pierce her lips, but just enough where she feels the pain as if she were biting herself on the inner lip. She may then associate the biting and the pressure on her teeth with the pain she feels from her own teeth on her lip. May help cure the habit as well.
 
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