Hi all! I adopted a cat about 2 years ago from the Humane Society. He is a great cat with lots of energy and loves to play! He can be a bit aggressive at times though. He was a stray before the humane society got him, so my diagnosis is that he just doesn't know how to play nice. He has become part of the family and we love him dearly, just have one concern. Whenever he becomes agrivated, he bites his right heel. I have never heard of this before and looked at many different websites and can not find a thing about it. If anyone has any idea on why he is doing it or how to stop it, PLEASE let me know.. Thanks!!!
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My cat bites himself, someone PLEASE give me some help!
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He has never drawn blood that I am aware of, but he does bite himself hard. If I try and stop him from doing it, he just bites me. He has done it since I have had him and I don't know if it is just anxiety?? Or if his foot hurts?? I just don't want him to hurt himself.
Juniper chews on his "toenails." Every once in a while he puts one of his back feet in his mouth and starts chewing away, and we hear the occasional "CRUNCH." We were worried at first, but generally cats don't do anything to themselves that causes pain.
He may just have an inch, or perhaps a scar that you can't see, or some other thing, that's causing him to do it. Maybe he was playing with another cat that, when he got aggressive, bit his foot there and he's reminded of it for whatever reason? Maybe that's his way of saying "OK, I'm being aggressive, I need to stop." When he does it, try ignoring him -- walk away, or stop playing, or whatever is happening, and see if he still does it after a while. I doubt he's hurting himself, and if it ends up meaning that you know when he's "had enough," that's a neat trick
He may just have an inch, or perhaps a scar that you can't see, or some other thing, that's causing him to do it. Maybe he was playing with another cat that, when he got aggressive, bit his foot there and he's reminded of it for whatever reason? Maybe that's his way of saying "OK, I'm being aggressive, I need to stop." When he does it, try ignoring him -- walk away, or stop playing, or whatever is happening, and see if he still does it after a while. I doubt he's hurting himself, and if it ends up meaning that you know when he's "had enough," that's a neat trick
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Thank you so much! Now I won't worry as much!
