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My cat Roxie is a little over two years old. I got her at 10 months old from a couple that couldn't keep her anymore. She took a while to open up but things were getting better and better until a couple months ago she started biting. At first I googled it and it seemed like overstimulation, so I'd stop petting her and things were fine. But More recently, she will come up while I am laying on the couch or the bed. She will lick my arm (mostly my forearm), then bite. I try to ignore her but she will bite consecutively harder and even begin biting and shaking her head with my skin in her teeth (ask if she was trying to kill prey). Once she's bitten a couple times she will look severely irritated (ears back, staring, tail twitching) and even start growling! Luckily she hadn't broken skin yet, but it really hurts, it is NOT gentle. I have tried loud noises, putting her in a separate room. I figure she's bored but I try playing with her at least 15 min a day with either a laser or da bird. I usually try to keep my cool, but sometimes it really hurts and I'm forced to push/throw her away from me. I'm really not sure what to do at this point, it most certainly isn't love bites as the aggression escalates to the point where I feel like she is going to attack my face. It really feels unprovoked, I'm sure there's a reason but I don't want to do the wrong thing and make it worse. Maybe she is bored even though I try to play with her? If I try redirecting to play, will this teach her that naughty behavior/biting will be rewarded? Or do cats not work that way? Any advice helps!