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Training a Cat Not to Bite

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Date: 08/14/2005 Topics: Pets > Cats | Readers Request > Pets  
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I just got a 5 month old male cat this week. The people I got him from said that he would bite your ear. It is not just the ear he bites how do I keep him from biting?

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Post by LISADAWN (5) | (08/19/2005)
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get him a toy!!! he is teething. when he bites get the toy out and change his thought process....


Post By Allenafd5 (Guest Post) (08/15/2005)
Before Felix went to kitty heaven, I tried the squirt bottle, rolled up newspaper, and finally I put a few coins in a soda pop can and sealed the can and would shake it at him when he did something wrong. He would run and hide when he saw me have the can in my hand or if I would shake it at him. Cats don't like the sound. Good luck. Allena


Post By Allenafd5 (Guest Post) (08/15/2005)
I had a young cat come to my door and I had him for about 5 years. He would bite and scratch me a lot. He was an indoor cat, when I let him outside, he was always on a leash. He slept with me and one night he jumped onto the bed and I put my left hand up so that he wouldn't get me in the face, he never did, but that time just one tooth got into my hand, it became infected and I was in the hospital for five weeks and four days, getting penicillin IVs every 4 hours and another antibiotic IV every 8 hours. I was told that I could have died, lost my arm or my hand. The doctor said the worse thing is a human bite and the next worse thing is a cat bite. So please, friends, don't take any chances with cat bites, take it from someone who knows. Felix was a lot of company for me, but he is now in kitty heaven and I still miss him, but I couldn't take any more chances with him. Allena


Post by kidsNclutter (208) | (08/15/2005)
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The squirt bottle method does work eventually...cats have their own pace, lol. Please be careful with the amount of white vinegar added to the squirt water, & not to get it into the cat's eyes. It does get a quicker response than plain water. Also, if you catch the cat doing something "bad" you can put a cloth dampened in water/vinegar mix over his nose for a few seconds. While this sounds cruel, if done carefully, (avoid eyes) it teaches the cat to associate the "bad" behavior with the awful vinegar, thus stopping the behavior.


Post by gator10tx (45) | (08/14/2005)
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Here's what has worked here... keep a squirt-spray bottle with you at all times. Mind came from the section for small toiletry items used in taking short trips. This one has an adjustable nozzle for a thin stream or wide spray. See which one your cat hates the worst. Use that one. An older kitten moved in here w/in the past year. It's taken about 6-8 months for this stubborn kitty to learn what he's not supposed to do. When he does it, he gets squirted, plain 'n simple. Some How-To websites suggest you aim for their nose or between the eyes; just aim for its head or body and spray. One bottle has straight water, another one has some white vinegar in it. Squirted w/the latter gets him moving faster. Now he responds quickly even to a gentle spray, w/the nozzle fully wide. When he doesn't, it's back to the squirt. All that's hurt is his pride and he'll get over it, eventually.


Post by Luvyabye (299) | (08/14/2005)
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Here's a site that may help. http://www.pets1st.com/articles/00009trainingyourcatnottobite.asp


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