If we pet the cat, after a few minutes of him really enjoying the attention he bites us - hard enough to bruise but rarely breaks the skin. At the moment he is wearing a vet cone to keep him away from some stitches so can't bite so has taken to scratching really hard instead - these do break the skin and sting like anything. What's this about?? He purrs his head off while you're stroking him then goes for you! Am trying not to take it personally but it's starting to hurt my feelings...
I shout NO! at him every time but this makes no difference. What else can we do?? He's a rescued neutered tom with no history, around 2.5 years old, quite nervous around other people and sometimes flinches away from us for no apparent reason - perhaps has been mistreated in his old home. Because of this I dont want to hit him but it's very frustrating especially if he's broken the skin...
He always runs away after he does it as if he knows he's done something wrong whether you shout at him or not. Any insights?!
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My cat scratches and bites me whilst purring his head off
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MostlyCake · 24/06/2013 21:41
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