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Post by sweetclover1 on Jul 29, 2017 14:24:49 GMT -5
Hi, so my roommate and I just recently adopted a kitten, and he's starting to get into his "attacking faze", which I know is completely normal since cats are naturally hunters by instinct. However, it's starting to get out of control. Pretty much every time we try to pet him/ walk near him he bites, jumps at us, etc etc, and its never a slow, down time for him. We've tried grabbing him and calming him down, tried using water bottles, removing him from the situation but so far nothing has worked. Anyone know how to help? Also he likes water and whenever we try to inconvenience him to discourage a behavior (like putting lime on our fingers/ the areas he bites and scratches) he finds a new way to continue it.
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Post by The Noble Dragon on Jul 29, 2017 14:28:05 GMT -5
One way to stop this is by Stopping petting him and perhaps giving him a toy or something to attack. My mom trained our cat to only play like that when she had a certain jacket on and had the sleeve over her hand. So maybe get a certain sock or something to put over your hand that means play time. Otherwise just stop petting him altogether and say no.
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Post by Snappppppppppppp on Jul 29, 2017 15:54:06 GMT -5
I always would scruff my kitten and tell him firmly no, then put him on the floor and offer him something else instead.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2017 16:21:04 GMT -5
What I did is whenever he chewed on my hands then I would just throw a toy or something at him and he usaully would bite it. But also not touching or petting him would help bc kittens at this stage get angry v quick.
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Post by ⌭ ᑕᖇᑌIᑎᑎ ᔕᗩOᒪ ⌭ on Jul 29, 2017 18:08:46 GMT -5
Don't spray him with water, cats hate that. Try leaving him alone. Cats become very nervous and sometimes hostile when put into new places or situations they don't understand. Seeing as he's very hostile I wouldn't try putting him in one room then moving him to another. Get them some toys to play, like those crinkly balls, they love those. Mabye a blue one since cats see blue easily. Make sure any cords around the house are covered. He'll try to chew them. Make sure he has two litter boxes, you always need one more litter box than you do cats. Having a tower in the room where they can sit and watch everything or have their own territory would be nice for them as well. Don't try to pick him up until he trusts you, instead to pet him sit down in a criss-cross position with your hand extended out and the middle finger down. Stay still and let him come to you, sniff you, and become comfortable with you (Playing with them and giving the treats helps too). Don't touch their paws or belly, cats hate that. Those are their sensitive and vulnerable areas. Try rubbing the side of his neck. Just don't wear something like mittens doing this. I hope this helps you, you can tell me if it doesn't.
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Post by sweetclover1 on Jul 29, 2017 18:21:14 GMT -5
Don't spray him with water, cats hate that. Try leaving him alone. Cats become very nervous and sometimes hostile when put into new places or situations they don't understand. Seeing as he's very hostile I wouldn't try putting him in one room then moving him to another. Get them some toys to play, like those crinkly balls, they love those. Mabye a blue one since cats see blue easily. Make sure any cords around the house are covered. He'll try to chew them. Make sure he has two litter boxes, you always need one more litter box than you do cats. Having a tower in the room where they can sit and watch everything or have their own territory would be nice for them as well. Don't try to pick him up until he trusts you, instead to pet him sit down in a criss-cross position with your hand extended out and the middle finger down. Stay still and let him come to you, sniff you, and become comfortable with you (Playing with them and giving the treats helps too). Don't touch their paws or belly, cats hate that. Those are their sensitive and vulnerable areas. Try rubbing the side of his neck. Just don't wear something like mittens doing this. I hope this helps you, you can tell me if it doesn't. Thank you!! This actually helps a ton! (Although my guy loves water, he's a little weirdo but whenever we turn on water engoes to play with it), I'll keep this all in mind! We have some crinkly balls and large stuffed animals as well. He wasn't very hostile at first, but now he's always going after people.
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Post by sweetclover1 on Jul 29, 2017 18:22:22 GMT -5
What I did is whenever he chewed on my hands then I would just throw a toy or something at him and he usaully would bite it. But also not touching or petting him would help bc kittens at this stage get angry v quick. We've tried that but he usually loses interest fairly quick in the toys. We were thinking of getting a laser pointer because someone suggested that. Thank you, though!
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Post by sweetclover1 on Jul 29, 2017 18:23:07 GMT -5
I always would scruff my kitten and tell him firmly no, then put him on the floor and offer him something else instead. I've tried that as well x3 thank you, though!
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Post by ⌭ ᑕᖇᑌIᑎᑎ ᔕᗩOᒪ ⌭ on Jul 29, 2017 19:17:11 GMT -5
Don't spray him with water, cats hate that. Try leaving him alone. Cats become very nervous and sometimes hostile when put into new places or situations they don't understand. Seeing as he's very hostile I wouldn't try putting him in one room then moving him to another. Get them some toys to play, like those crinkly balls, they love those. Mabye a blue one since cats see blue easily. Make sure any cords around the house are covered. He'll try to chew them. Make sure he has two litter boxes, you always need one more litter box than you do cats. Having a tower in the room where they can sit and watch everything or have their own territory would be nice for them as well. Don't try to pick him up until he trusts you, instead to pet him sit down in a criss-cross position with your hand extended out and the middle finger down. Stay still and let him come to you, sniff you, and become comfortable with you (Playing with them and giving the treats helps too). Don't touch their paws or belly, cats hate that. Those are their sensitive and vulnerable areas. Try rubbing the side of his neck. Just don't wear something like mittens doing this. I hope this helps you, you can tell me if it doesn't. Thank you!! This actually helps a ton! (Although my guy loves water, he's a little weirdo but whenever we turn on water engoes to play with it), I'll keep this all in mind! We have some crinkly balls and large stuffed animals as well. He wasn't very hostile at first, but now he's always going after people. That's good, and no problem.
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Post by Dingoleap on Jul 29, 2017 20:29:31 GMT -5
Have you tried a scratching post? My cat had one when he was a kitten, and he loved it. Like someone said above, they're great for giving cats a vantage point, and they also help with territorial behaviour such as sharpening claws on the furniture. Most of them have pompoms and things dangling off them, which are great for encouraging stalking and pouncing. the neighbours cats used to come over and play on our scratching post as well. they loved it so much they attempted to drag it back to their house (they succeeded in getting it out the door and across the deck before they gave up).
One more thing, because no-ones mentioned it yet - is your cat desexed? Hormones and such have an incredible effect on the behaviour of animals, and can alter their personalities drastically. Cats are 'mature' at young ages, so that could be a reason his sudden increase in aggressive behaviour.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 22:22:05 GMT -5
Have you tried a scratching post? My cat had one when he was a kitten, and he loved it. Like someone said above, they're great for giving cats a vantage point, and they also help with territorial behaviour such as sharpening claws on the furniture. Most of them have pompoms and things dangling off them, which are great for encouraging stalking and pouncing. the neighbours cats used to come over and play on our scratching post as well. they loved it so much they attempted to drag it back to their house (they succeeded in getting it out the door and across the deck before they gave up).
One more thing, because no-ones mentioned it yet - is your cat desexed? Hormones and such have an incredible effect on the behaviour of animals, and can alter their personalities drastically. Cats are 'mature' at young ages, so that could be a reason his sudden increase in aggressive behaviour. this is true. If you cats neutered then they tend to be much angrier. I remember my cat tried biting me Several times and tried to even take off the collar just to bite or chew on something.
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