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by anonymous on January 1st, 2007

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I have a 4 month old kitten and everytime someone moves their foot or hand repeatedly he attacks them, eventhough it's playful he still leaves scratches on people. How can I get him to stop this behaivor?

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  • by ChidoriXRasengan on January 1st, 2007

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    hahaha dude let me tell yeh i have the same problem and the thing is... you need to buy it lots of toys that make loud noise.. like balls with bells in them... you know.. then just simply drop the ball in the kitten lightly and the kitten will be occupied..

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  • by meikant on January 1st, 2007

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    i know for dogs if you get them too young they dont learn from the other kittens of the litter that hitting them with there claws is unacceptable, because you may have gotten the kitten too young.

    im not sure how to stop your kitten from being playfull still but not using her claws... its a tough one

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  • by CalvinCD on January 1st, 2007

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    If it were my kitty I'd be physically abusive to it. I don't mean that I would hurt it badly or anything crazy (i love cats). I would probably pick it up by the scruff of the neck (this doesn't hurt kittens- this is how mother cats would normally carry them- they have extra skin there when they are young) and place it about 2 feet away. This would teach it that this behavior will not get it attention. If the cat didn't learn after maybe 40 times of doing this I would hit it on it's back thigh (not hard- just hard enough to scoot it's back legs a few inches- what would feel like a light pat on the back to a human). if this didn't work then I would talk loudly at the cat to show it that it's behavior didn't make me happy and pat it a little harder. If nothing works get it declawed so it can't scratch anyone, or just take some sandpaper and run it's claws on it once a week.

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  • by Junk Yard Dog on January 1st, 2007

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    Either keep the kitten away from guests until you can properly train it, or take it to the vet and have it de-clawed.

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  • by Rabbit on February 27th, 2009

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    Keep a spray bottle handy and spray him every time he attacks.

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