Why does my 6 month old cat bite just me
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BlackWidow13 said:
Rolling onto her back is a submissive position. She is playing - or rather wants you to play with her as another cat would with her taking the submissive role.
Play fighting is just something cats do. It’s not aggressive fighting. Kittens are still trying to learn things.
Yep, she’s biting you out of love. Just go with it. My cats do this. You’ll (hopefully) find out if she’s playing as her claws are retracted as she bites you. When one of my cats does this she’ll try to sink her fangs in me - and sometimes manages - but when she wraps her paws around my hand there’s no scratching and her claws are safely tucked away. Play fighting is just something cats do. It’s not aggressive fighting. Kittens are still trying to learn things.
Please don’t sue me if I’m wrong and she rips you to shreds!
Yep, she is playing, as others have said, the give away is the exposed belly.
Sometimes though, it could be misdirected aggression - she might have been watching the birds outside and you rock up and she releases that pent up hunting instinct on you.
One of ours does this, and we learned to move our hand pronto and then immediately stroke him on the back of the head and he goes all user friendly again.
Yip, biting because she loves you, they are strange little things aren't they.
I have one cat who does this with me, and the younger one does it with our son who has a special bond with him as they were together every day from Lockdown v1.
One bit of advise I can give, at that age they need to learn what is too rough. So when she bites too hard, make an audible noise or something to communicate what is too rough and she will learn over time.
Our older cat that does it with me knows to only go ~ 50%(?) on his bite whereas the younger one will often draw blood as our son hasn't taught him what is too painful for him.
I have one cat who does this with me, and the younger one does it with our son who has a special bond with him as they were together every day from Lockdown v1.
One bit of advise I can give, at that age they need to learn what is too rough. So when she bites too hard, make an audible noise or something to communicate what is too rough and she will learn over time.
Our older cat that does it with me knows to only go ~ 50%(?) on his bite whereas the younger one will often draw blood as our son hasn't taught him what is too painful for him.
TellYaWhatItIs said:
One bit of advise I can give, at that age they need to learn what is too rough. So when she bites too hard, make an audible noise or something to communicate what is too rough and she will learn over time.
As they can only savage one hand at a time, that leaves a spare hand which you can use to pull the bugger away by the scruff of the neck...!Or I just poke the beast somewhere else, and in turning to deal with that, she releases the hand
Simpo Two said:
TellYaWhatItIs said:
One bit of advise I can give, at that age they need to learn what is too rough. So when she bites too hard, make an audible noise or something to communicate what is too rough and she will learn over time.
As they can only savage one hand at a time, that leaves a spare hand which you can use to pull the bugger away by the scruff of the neck...!Or I just poke the beast somewhere else, and in turning to deal with that, she releases the hand
We got our cats (two) from a rescue centre aged around 10 weeks old. This was in the September. We kept them in all winter until the following spring. It was, er, fun..!
We put some treats in a tin and trained them (as much as you can train a cat) that the shaking time meant food.
They’re 5 years old now and we still use the tin. Especially at night - we don’t have a cat flap and we like to have them in at nighttime. They’re black cats and we live in a rural area so we want to de-risk being injured/killed by vehicles where we can.
We put some treats in a tin and trained them (as much as you can train a cat) that the shaking time meant food.
They’re 5 years old now and we still use the tin. Especially at night - we don’t have a cat flap and we like to have them in at nighttime. They’re black cats and we live in a rural area so we want to de-risk being injured/killed by vehicles where we can.
sean ie3 said:
Our cat shows her belly straight away, not so much to play as to maul me without mercy with teeth and claws, although sometimes she forgets her dislike for me and allows me to pet her. Mostly I'm thinking 'bloody cat'.
To be fair to the cat, showing belly is not an invite for us stoopid hoomans to poke at all that floofy softness.... no matter how much we want to. 
It is demonstrating that said kitty is relaxed and happy. Best thing to do for the cat is to go for a head fuss. That way the cat stays relaxed and your blood stays in you rather than leaking out all over your new carpet/ sofa/ bedding.*- delete as appropriate.
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