What to Do If Your Cat Keeps Biting
📝 Summary
A cat biting is usually for a few reasons.
1 Overview
1. Hunting game
(Includes stalking, chasing, pouncing, ambush, jumping, striking, swatting, scratching, wrestling, biting.)
Moving things trigger a cat’s predatory instinct—like your hand.
2. ‘Don’t touch me’
Some cats have no-go zones. Calm cats warn with a hind-leg kick; grumpy ones…
3. ‘Affectionate’ bites
When content and petted, a cat may respond by licking or gently biting—expressing love.
4. Teething
Especially kittens near teething chew anything—sofa, bedframe, curtains.
How to respond?
If the cat wants to bite, best is not to scold or hit, but stop at once and ignore it. If teething, give it silvervine—chewing the branches as a toy helps clean teeth.
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