I took Chemul in a few weeks ago as a feral. She is now 6-7 weeks old and is becoming very playful.
When she plays though, she is very rough, running after you and biting your ankles, pouncing on your hands/ legs when your sitting down, and biting your ears while your sleeping. I wouldn't really mind this, but she bites VERY hard. It hurts. She also never puts her claws in. They are always out, even when she is walking, so this also hurts when she decides to pounce. I've been clipping her nails twice a week though, and that makes it managable, but this biting this has got to stop, it hurts.
Any ideas how to get rid of this behavior?? I know she would have originally learned this from her mother and since she was taken away at 4-5 weeks old, she obviously missed out on this part.
When she plays though, she is very rough, running after you and biting your ankles, pouncing on your hands/ legs when your sitting down, and biting your ears while your sleeping. I wouldn't really mind this, but she bites VERY hard. It hurts. She also never puts her claws in. They are always out, even when she is walking, so this also hurts when she decides to pounce. I've been clipping her nails twice a week though, and that makes it managable, but this biting this has got to stop, it hurts.
Any ideas how to get rid of this behavior?? I know she would have originally learned this from her mother and since she was taken away at 4-5 weeks old, she obviously missed out on this part.
Otherwise you just have to convey your displeasure at being bitten though sound and body language. Since she's so young, though, don't expect her to figure it out very quickly - baby kitten memories are terrible.
