Biting and look

hannapty

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Hi

New 1st time cat owner ever

I need help with two things please

First, I have a foster kitty and she came to me with 4-5 weeks now she is 7-8weeks she was very weak at first because she had lots of parasites but after lots of care she is feeling better, lots of energy and eager to play all day!!

I love playing with her but she loves bitting, I understand that its normal but I teally need good tips to teach her to stop.

Today I was having dinner and she had a weird look when looking at me, like hypnotized I am attaching a pic.

Is that an 'I wanna get ya, face?'
Pls help I really need tips on how to raise a good kitty. I had to give my dog away because she was very aggressive
 

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The pic didn't come through. This explains how to post pics [article="24985"]​[/article] ;)

Biting in kittens is incredibly common, and it is NOT true aggression - its play (just rather inappropriate play :rolleyes: ). Basically, she's treating you like another kitten! When she bites, freeze. Kitten play is all about learning hunting skills, and once her 'prey' is 'dead' it stops being interesting! You can also squeak or squeal at her (I'd usually squeal 'ow/ouch'). That's the way one kitten would tell another that they were hurting and had gone too far. Lastly, pushing your hand INTO to bite is the quickest way to get her to release you. Pulling away is what prey would do, and will only make her increase the bite pressure. By doing the opposite and pushing into the bite, she'll release you very quickly.

Lastly, keep your hands well away from her mouth when playing with her. Its important for her to learn that hands are not toys, and the easiest way to achive this is to keep hands and toys well away from each other ;) Wand or pole and line toys are ideal for interactive play. Da Bird is VERY popular with most of the cats here, and Cat Dancer and Cat Charmer are very well recieved too. Feather wands are another popular type of toy ;)[article="22328"][/article][article="30336"][/article][article="22399"][/article][thread="326393"][/thread][thread="324623"][/thread][article="32827"][/article][article="0"][/article][article="32656"][/article]

I can't see the pic, but if she was fixating on you while you were eating the most likely explanation is that she wanted what you were eating :lol3: That does NOT mean that you should give her some though - most human food is not great for cats (though a little plain meat every so often will do no harm :yummy: ).
 
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hannapty

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woooow

thanks for your advice!!!

it seems to be working already.

I should be patient with my kitty but she is very active for her age although again, I'm not very experienced.

I'll read the links, thanks for sharing!!
 
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