Hi
I'm a new member and have a question regarding my gorgeous cat.
She is 8 months old, is very playful and exhibits otherwise 'normal' behaviour, except she attacks me often at night, with jumping (body slams often on my head) and biting with embedded claws too!
It seems as though she is trying to get my attention (it works!) to play with her, but then she seems to be afraid of me when I say "NO"! so then her behaviour excalates. This seems to happen when I'm in bed at night reading, or, if I get up out of bed to use the bathroom after I've been in bed for just a little whle. She is usually napping on the bed prior to this happening. When I return to bed after a bathroom call, she looks at me with those huge black eyes, crouches down low and prepares to attack me. I resort to hiding under the covers for safety and wait for her attack to pass (usually a few minutes of jumping on me and biting through the covers). Ignoring her seems to be the best response.
Last night she started biting me in the middle of the night, but my husband distracted her by petting her. She never does this to him, interestingly._
I'm at a loss at what to do. The attacks are unprovoked, we have a very affectionate relationship apart from this, and I hate to see her aggressive.
She does seem to do this when her schedule is out of sync, ie: if I'm away more than usual (I'm at home during the day a lot normally, and she's an inside cat who is very dependent on me).
I would really appreciate some input here, I know there's smething I can do differently to make her happier and less aggressive.
NWK.
I'm a new member and have a question regarding my gorgeous cat.
She is 8 months old, is very playful and exhibits otherwise 'normal' behaviour, except she attacks me often at night, with jumping (body slams often on my head) and biting with embedded claws too!
It seems as though she is trying to get my attention (it works!) to play with her, but then she seems to be afraid of me when I say "NO"! so then her behaviour excalates. This seems to happen when I'm in bed at night reading, or, if I get up out of bed to use the bathroom after I've been in bed for just a little whle. She is usually napping on the bed prior to this happening. When I return to bed after a bathroom call, she looks at me with those huge black eyes, crouches down low and prepares to attack me. I resort to hiding under the covers for safety and wait for her attack to pass (usually a few minutes of jumping on me and biting through the covers). Ignoring her seems to be the best response.
Last night she started biting me in the middle of the night, but my husband distracted her by petting her. She never does this to him, interestingly._
I'm at a loss at what to do. The attacks are unprovoked, we have a very affectionate relationship apart from this, and I hate to see her aggressive.
She does seem to do this when her schedule is out of sync, ie: if I'm away more than usual (I'm at home during the day a lot normally, and she's an inside cat who is very dependent on me).
I would really appreciate some input here, I know there's smething I can do differently to make her happier and less aggressive.
NWK.