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Will he grow out of this?

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TheCakes · 07/11/2016 22:37

Ozzy is a little hunter, it seems. He bites, scratches, pounces...
He jumps up and grips my legs with his claws and bites my fingers, hands, face...
He's only four months old. We give him all his wrestling toys and tell him no firmly when he's not playing nicely, but he can be naughty.
DS has started wearing his shin-pads round the house in self defence 😂
This is baby kitten stuff, right? There's not a lot more I could be doing?
He gets neutered in January.

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 14/11/2016 19:50

He's a Bengal and they've got high energy levels

Ha ha ha understatement of the yearGrin mine is currently 'fishing' in my bowl of water that I'm soaking my feet in as I'm giving myself a pedicure!

orangeyellowgreen · 14/11/2016 21:31

I don't like early neutering. Cats grow bigger if allowed to mature longer and to develop male characteristics. I've had boy cats which sprayed or didn't spray regardless of when they were neutered. Humping is normal adolescent behaviour and doesn't stop with neutering.

RubbishMantra · 15/11/2016 17:00

What do you mean by early neutering, orange? Under 6 months?

MCat was done at around 6 months. Little M 5 months. They're both at their ideal body weight, and MCat has the proper fullness of the face you'd expect from a male. Little M has a little pointy pixie face, but that's down to his breed. He does grow some rather excellent "mutton chops" sideburns in the winter though - like a Victorian train conductor.

You're right about the humping though - they both still have a daily go on the "shag-bag". Doesn't bother me - except when Little M drags it up onto the bed and wakes me up with his trampling and heavy breathing purring and wails of ecstasy. Confused

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 15/11/2016 17:02

I didn't know cats humped!! Puccini still sprays in the garden even though he's been done though.

TheCakes · 15/11/2016 17:05

No humping here. Yet...

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