Biting Cat

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H and I have had our cat Penny for 2 years (she's 4 years old) and we love her to pieces. The only problem is she's a biter. I grew up with cats, we always had 3-5 cats at once. H also grew up with cats. However none of them were biters. I don't care so much about playful nips or nips to let me know she's over stimulated from being pet too much. I dislike the unprovoked bites.

H and I have tried ignoring it, taking her off our laps, squirting her with water, and firm/loud noes coupled with the squirt/taking off our laps all to no avail.

Any advice would be appreciated. TIA.

OfficiallyHollyC

How much playtime does she have? She may be bored. Penny bites when we fail to play 'fetch' with her. I actually taught Penny some tricks to curb her naughtiness. She knows how to sit, kiss, stand and spin for a treat.

Kaiene

OfficiallyHollyC:

How much playtime does she have? She may be bored. Penny bites when we fail to play 'fetch' with her. I actually taught Penny some tricks to curb her naughtiness. She knows how to sit, kiss, stand and spin for a treat.

You will have to tell me how you did some of those! L is pretty good with sit.

OP, ditto the suggestion about play time. When L was a kitten, she was really bad with biting and scratching. Every time she did it, we left the room and literally turned our backs to her. It took a while, but she eventually got the message. She still does it on occasion, and we still do the same thing. The key for her was us being consistent about it.

OfficiallyHollyC

Kaiene:

OfficiallyHollyC:

How much playtime does she have? She may be bored. Penny bites when we fail to play 'fetch' with her. I actually taught Penny some tricks to curb her naughtiness. She knows how to sit, kiss, stand and spin for a treat.

You will have to tell me how you did some of those! L is pretty good with sit.

OP, ditto the suggestion about play time. When L was a kitten, she was really bad with biting and scratching. Every time she did it, we left the room and literally turned our backs to her. It took a while, but she eventually got the message. She still does it on occasion, and we still do the same thing. The key for her was us being consistent about it.

She is highly treat motivated lol

Kaiene

OfficiallyHollyC:

Kaiene:

OfficiallyHollyC:

How much playtime does she have? She may be bored. Penny bites when we fail to play 'fetch' with her. I actually taught Penny some tricks to curb her naughtiness. She knows how to sit, kiss, stand and spin for a treat.

You will have to tell me how you did some of those! L is pretty good with sit.

OP, ditto the suggestion about play time. When L was a kitten, she was really bad with biting and scratching. Every time she did it, we left the room and literally turned our backs to her. It took a while, but she eventually got the message. She still does it on occasion, and we still do the same thing. The key for her was us being consistent about it.

She is highly treat motivated lol

L is definitely food motivated. She stole my zucchini pancake last night but I got it back.