British shorthair kitten attack

Hi 

Our 11 month old British shorthair kitten (Leopold) has started to behave a little aggressively with my partner. 

She is always the first up in the morning to feed Leopold. Recently, when Leopold decides he doesn't like what's in his bowl he's begun to chase her down the hall way and swipe at her ankles. At first this was with claws retracted, however recently there has been the hint of claws. 

We want to curb this behavior before he decides its okay to use the claws. 

He hasn't behaved like this with me. 

Any suggestions? 

Thanks

Hi, and welcome to TCS

This sounds to me like play aggression. At 11 months, Leopald will be at his most energetic, and he's probably just hyper and full of energy when morning comes. As your partner is the first up, she's bearing the brunt of this excess energy. A quick pre-breakfast play session (using a wand or pole-and-line toy) will give Leopald the chance to channel and release this energy in an appropriate way, and will get him truly ready to eat after hunting and catching his 'prey' [article="0"][/article][article="32656"][/article][article="22328"][/article][article="32827"][/article][article="32493"][/article][thread="326393"][/thread]