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The cat is biting everyone

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AudaCityLimits · 12/08/2020 13:43

She's fourteen weeks old and loves company. Rarely left alone at all, eats well, is happy, plays, sleeps in her own bed. But she bites so much. When someone goes to.stroke her, she thinks it's a game and bites. She isn't afraid as she will jump up on people to sit on their knee etc.

If she does it, we put her down with a firm "no." But I haven't noticed other cats being like this, and I'm wondering whether she'll grow out of it...

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Oldestchild90s · 12/08/2020 13:47

Of course she will, but she's a kitten and unfortunately that's what they do. Entice her away with toys?

Beamur · 12/08/2020 13:53

Stop fussing her when she bites. Don't play any games with your fingers, lots of play with toys instead. She will grow out of it.
I'm not sure cats understand 'no' though. Grin

TreestumpsAndTrampolines · 12/08/2020 14:53

our girl cat can be a bit that way.

I had to stop DP encouraging it, that was the first thing.

Now it only happens when she gets a bit over-excited. So the moment she's headed that way, I just take my hand away and let her calm down a bit (weirdly, boy cat has never even attempted this during belly rubs - even when in crazy-cat mode)

Fluffycloudland77 · 12/08/2020 15:57

Distract with a toy, it’s not malicious.

AudaCityLimits · 12/08/2020 16:57

Thanks all. I was a bit freaked out at my friends with kittens of a similar age going, "Really? Biting? No, ours don't do that..." And the vet commenting that she was difficult.

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Oldestchild90s · 12/08/2020 18:01

No offence, but you know what friends are like, best behaved kids, pets, husbands, utter perfection 😂 your kitten is as normal as they get, i've got 4 and they have all been like it in the past and still are at times! Try to take her mind off it with toys and she'll soon get used to it!

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