My 9 year old cat has started licking me and then biting me during the night. He always licks my hand or face first and then bites. Last night he actually drew blood. He is affectionate all the time and stays close to me. How can I stop him from biting?
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Mizlucy2
ANSWERS: 11
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My cat does this, although she doesn't draw blood. :I It is playful biting. Can't see what you can do about it.
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Put him outside your room and close the door :-)
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But vinegar on your hand.
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When he bites you tap is nose evntually he'll get the point
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If he is not fixed get him fixed NOW, also ask your vet for Andracur (female hormone). However if he is already neutered, then it is attention seeking and being over affectionate, sad but maybe keep him out of your bedroom for a while, and if he starts doing this at other times, water pistol best for teaching cats "no" - never smack a cat, they will not forget! I guess you could wear a mask in bed - joke :-)
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You are not alone! My extremely loving affectionate 8yr old Burmese recently started biting as well. Its in bed, while cuddling or yesterday I was lying on the sofa working on my laptop and he was sitting on the carpet looking up and meowing for my attention. I ignored him, and he jumped up and bit my arm! I said NO! and gave him a dirty look. He did it again, 3 times! I dont know how to stop it. It seems to have come on suddenly but gradually, if that makes sense. I've tried getting up and putting him out the bedroom, immediately putting him down and stopping affection or shouting NO! Nothing seems to work. I unfortunately have smacked him on the nose a few times - not the right thing to do - violence begets violence - but its been when Im half asleep and suddenly been bitten, more of a reflex then an intentional act. Unfortunately none of these anwsers are any good - but at least you can know you are not alone. There must be a reason and if so, there must be a way to stop it. I'll keep looking...
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I know cats like that. My neighbor's cat asks for food and bites my hand. My cats sometime do that, and my family's cats do that ALL the time. But if it gets too serious, you may tap the cat's nose, keep your door closed, put covers over your head (unfortunately this becomes a habit, like I do because my cat makes biscuits on my face XD), put the cat outside, or simply repetitively punish you cat (un-harmfully) whenever this happens, though he might not get the point or he may get mad at you.
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The Humane Society recommends keeping a spray bottle handy in all rooms if you need to and spray him lightly when he starts this behavior...that should work
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My sympathies for getting bitten when half asleep. Especially by an affectionate cat that you don't want to smack, violence begets violence, as someone else commented earlier. Mine flattens his ears, dilates his eyes, and sometimes raises a paw, if he doesn't like being disciplined. The bop on the nose is meant to be the only "good" cat-smack because it's like what mother gives. Coupled by holding him by the scruff of the neck might make him remember to submit. A friend jokingly told me to bite him back. (!) My own problem is that the cat chews my hair when we sleep together, he took out a huge chunk one inch from the roots, so I now have an ugly tuft at my fringe! The rest of the time, it's nibble, nibble, lick my hair, and I have to push it flat with my hand and pull strands away from his mouth. He hasn't hurt me, nothing on arm or hand, but the hair chewing is persisting every night lately and I don't want it to turn into a habit.
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This is a very possessive reaction by a cat, and biting is like saying..."I want to get closer to you". Picking them up by the scruff of the neck is the best way to get them to remember that you're the alpha in the house.
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I always yell ouch and they stop but that is such a common problem with cats as they get older. You may want to give him some cat nip on a scratch pad or post to relieve some of his "love".. Sorry but be careful. He may also be in distress maybe with kidney issues. Have a vet check him out.
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