He scratches, bites and trips me up!

try the suggestions here:

Cats and Night Crazies

Try playing with him for a long time before you go to bed, so he'll be too tired to play while you're sleeping!

Any of the fishing rod type toys that keep them at a distance are usfull when they get scratchy. Cloe has one from Pets at Home like a feathery tail on a stick that she loves

Anne

Originally Posted by bengalsmum

... I will definately be sorting his claws out ...

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What exactly do you mean?

Originally Posted by gayef

What exactly do you mean?

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I'm sure bengalsmum is in the UK and it is illegal here to declaw so I would think she means to clip them
Anne

OK, thanks for clarifying that.

Drop to the ground and hiss at him to let him know that hurts

Yes i mean clipping his claws thats all, and we will get a vet to do it dont worry!
Dont realise how things sound sometimes when your just typing away...........

I find that the Cat Dancer toy wipes my kitties out more than anything else I've tried, and it will keep him at a distance from you so you will be less likely to be scratched. Supposedly it resembles live prey to cats. My two go nuts over it, and for $2.50 that's a good deal.

I have a 13 week kitty and I never play with her with my hands. I dont want her to associate hands with play, just food and comfort. so she is very gentle with my fingers. I play with her fiercely with things attached to a thin pole. she loves grabbing the doodads ( usually hair scrunchies with thin ribbons) at the end and carrying them back to her room which is like her den. then when she lets go I run away with it and we start all over. after about 30 minutes of this she is almost comatose for the remainder of the afternoon.
I guess cats have circadian rhthyms too. she is most active at dawn and sunset. sothat's when we play a lot.