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Year old cat being too aggressive when playing
I adopted a 5 month old kitten back in September and aside from the normal adjusting and kitten behaviour everything was fine. He turned a year old in April and around this same time I noticed a ...
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Our 10 year old cat has gone off the deep end
Our cat (domestic short hair moggy) has recently turned 10. I have had him for the entirety of his life, and he’s been fine the whole time until about 9 months ago.
We have always done our best to ...
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Why does my cat only bite me?
I live with my mom and we have a one year old cat. The cat only ever bites me and she bites me repeatedly. They're gentle unprovoked bites. I'll be laying down and she'll start biting me repeatedly, ...
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Aggressive cat bites out of no where, even though he's usually affectionate
I got my cat when he was one month old from a shelter. Ironically I picked him because he did not bite me.
Once we got home it changed. He would stalk me at night as I slept and bite my face/nose (not ...
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Cat biting Mom - hard enough to draw blood, always in same spot on wrist
My mom has an 8-month-old ginger kitten that is generally very sweet, though very energetic. For some reason, every afternoon he will run into her bedroom while she's sitting on the bed, jump up, and ...
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Friendly stray cat attacking my shoes
I have this male stray cat, who is 2-3 years old. He has been in the neighbourhood since he was a kitten.
He always comes when he hears my keys, for pets and rubbing my feet. I am not the one that ...
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Why does our cat keep biting our face in bed, out of the blue?
My brother has 2 rescue cats that were abandoned by the mom. The one that bites is about 1 year old and really lovable, patient, doesn't mind being taken in your arms, doesn't run away when a stranger ...
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How to stop my cat from biting me when I'm sleeping [duplicate]
My cat, a 2 year old rag doll who my husband says he is totally besotted with me, has been biting me. Not in play (I could understand that), but launching himself at me. The first time he bit me in ...
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Why does my cat only bite my partner? [duplicate]
My girlfriend and I have a 1 year old (or slightly younger) orange tabby that we adopted a little over a month ago. He is a good, easy-going cat overall, but he sometimes bites my girlfriend, either ...
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How do I stop my blind kitten from biting/clawing living things?
I’ve trained many cats and kittens, but I recently adopted a new challenge, that’s proved to be, well, a bit of a challenge.
I’ve adopted two kittens, brothers, and one is a special needs cat: he is ...
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Taken in neighbours cat - behaviour and keeping indoors
Our neighbour from across the road moved away to a big city this weekend and the short story is that we've taken in her 2 year old cat, Dottie. Now we're very much within Dottie's known territory and ...
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Cat bites my face at night and when he seems happy
I just got two 6-month-old brother male kittens, both neutered and vaccinated. One of the two, the smaller one Gintoki, keeps biting lightly whatever he can of my hands, arms, neck, and my wife's as ...
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Help to mellow my cat out so she stops biting my dog
I have a 10 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel boy and a 7-8 month old black American Shorthair girl.
My cavvie (Excalibur) is, in general, pretty leery of cats. He doesn't interact with her on ...
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Why does my cat attack everyone?
I've had a cat for about three years and ever since it was a kitten it would always bite me and other guests whenever they try to pet it. It only gets along with my brother and my brother doesn't even ...
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My kitty likes to lick my hand/feet but then want to scratch it [duplicate]
When I held out my hand , my cat slowly approaches my hand and start to lick it. But if I let him lick or if I move my hand the slightest he will want to scratch my hand . He attacks everything that ...
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5 month old kitten, still biting?
Our 5 month old kitten still bites sometimes. I know their teeth are growing--that is why they usually bite, but how long will tooth growth take? Is this behavior normal? Secondly, its been 3 months, ...
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My cat is biting and scratching me and diving at me with claws out
I am a 73 yr old disabled lady. My son thought it would be a good idea for me to have a kitten. He bought a cross Maine Coon, 10 weeks old, now almost 16 weeks.
He is a beautiful kitten, when sleeping ...
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My yorkie is dirtying the house. What should I do?
My Yorkie is 4 months old, and she is a female. What my Yorkie does is eat the cat food, plays in her litter box, she goes in the trash can, and lastly, what I regret the most was when I hit her for ...
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How to teach an adult cat not to bite
About 8 months ago, my wife and I adopted a cat from a shelter. She was about two years old at the time (meaning she's approaching three now). We love her a lot and do what we can to teach her how to ...
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My kitten licks and nips my nose when he's snuggling with me.
We rescued Reggie at 3 mths old. Since I work from home, he is always near me and prefers me over my husband. We have a bedtime routine which involves me cuddling and kissing his cheek. He will ...
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kittens are biting everything... literally
SO my cats are excessive biters. wall corners, the plastic window shades you have in most apartments, my metal towel holder, cardboard boxes, any food in plastic bags or wrappers on the counters such ...
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How do I make a cat understand something is wrong?
I'm currently trying to sleep after my 3 month old kitten broke one of my favorite frames into pieces. He knows he's not supposed to be on that shelf. I've consistently forbidden him, never let him ...
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Why does my cat bite me while I'm petting it?
While I'm petting my cat, she'll start biting me. She grabs a little chunk of my arm (not hard at all, doesn't hurt), then moves her head from side to side, as if she was trying to rip part of my ...
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At what age cats should stop biting and scratching games?
I have a Maine Coon kitten who is 1.5 months old. When he's playful, he starts biting and scratching whenever he sees your arm next to him, and any hand movement is like an invitation to bite. Trying ...
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How do I discourage my cat from biting?
I adopted an adult cat from a shelter. The cat had been seized (along with 20+ others) by Animal Control from a hoarder and there is no prior medical history. Age estimates range from 3-6 years and he ...
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