Re: Do we like biting? - Part II

Imp's the biter here. When he was a kitten; and he did that the first
time, IU hissed at him. Boy you should have seen the look on his
face. "you can HISS??" That got his attention, but then he didn't
care.

I would try ignoring him, telling him no, but that didn't seem to work.

Now i just try to grin and bear it. And turn my hand in a way.
Acutally it's not the biting that really hurts that much, it's the back
feet that come up too.

The usual routine is that I'll be scratching him and he gets so
stimulated that he grabs my hand in his front paws and bites it, and
brings up his back feet to kick the hell out of my hand and arm.
Ouchie!

When he grabs and bites, i just say "Ok, you got me. Now what are you
gonna do?" And he'll stop, and look around, but still holding my hand
in his paws. "You got me." I'll shake my hand slightly from side to
side. "What are ya gonna do?" He'll go back to biting and kicking
until he looses interest and rolls away.

It's cute, although painful. It really sucks though in the morning
when he wants scritches. You're half awake and suddenly searing pain
shoots through your hand and it's bitten. Ow!

Mayhem will nip on occasion, but mainly to get your attention. FOr
example, if a hand refuses to pet her after multiple headbutts and cold
noses, a gentle nip normally gets it moving.

Silly cats......

Kristi

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