I recently took my cat in as a stray. She was born last summer from a litter of kittens from a neighbors cat who basically abandoned them. didn't feed them and their kids abused the kittens. This kitten pretty much adopted us. She is the sweetest cat. She just wants to be with us and wants attention all the time. I finally took her in my house and decided to keep her. But she's developed a serious problem. When my 2 year old is laying down getting her diaper changed or is crying the cat wants to bite her in the head! The first time she did it she latched on to her forehead. She tried to do it again a few days ago. DD was sick and I was holding her. She was cranky and the cat sat up behind me on the couch and I could see her trying to get in there to grab her head. I firmly told her no and nudged her away. She then latched onto my neck! I grabbed her and put her on the floor. A few minutes later I had to go into the other room to get something and I heard DD screaming. I go back in the room and the cat is latched onto the back of her head!
I don't know what to do. This is my first cat and I do not know anything about their behaviour. She is the sweetest cat and we just love having her around but we can't keep her here if she's hurting my daughter. She is usually very playful with our kids and seems to really like them. And she doesn't get roughhandled by our kids or anything. Is this normal behaviour for a cat and is there anything that can be done about it? Could this be a medical problem or something (she hasn't been spayed yet, she's getting it next month). I don't think you can really train a cat not to do something, can you? I don't know, I've always had dogs and I know how to handle most of dog problems. But I'm stumped here. Help!
I don't know what to do. This is my first cat and I do not know anything about their behaviour. She is the sweetest cat and we just love having her around but we can't keep her here if she's hurting my daughter. She is usually very playful with our kids and seems to really like them. And she doesn't get roughhandled by our kids or anything. Is this normal behaviour for a cat and is there anything that can be done about it? Could this be a medical problem or something (she hasn't been spayed yet, she's getting it next month). I don't think you can really train a cat not to do something, can you? I don't know, I've always had dogs and I know how to handle most of dog problems. But I'm stumped here. Help!
