Boxing Cat training

Answer Strange as it may seem, your cat is not attacking you out of hostility, but because he is a perfectly normal cat. Many cats nip and bite when they're happy, particularly if they have a low threshold for stimulation. You can learn the warning signs of when your cat's becoming overstimulated: you might feel his muscles tense or see his tail twitch or his rear end waggle. If you can tell he's about to bite, stop petting, and pet him again when he's calmed down.

If your cat is stalking your feet, he's engaging in what is called predatory-play behavior. He has a natural instinct to attack moving objects in the wild. Indoors, your feet are the only moving prey he has to ambush. The easiest way to prevent this behavior is by making sure your cat is neutered, which is the first step toward making him less aggressive.

Second, you can give him plenty of non-human moving targets to play with by trailing a string across the floor, waving feather toys, or giving him balls to bat around. Finally, you can help change his behavior by consistently discouraging his attacks. Safe and effective ways to do this are spraying him with a water bottle or using a can of compressed air--just like the ones used on computer keyboard--to make a loud hissing sound. If you are vigilant and discourage the attacks consistently, you'll take a big step toward changing your cat's behavior.

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hhmm the owner of pretty kitty (98.214.91.xxx) 2008-11-01 16:01:33 so ur saying when i pet my cat and she bites she likes it. and if so why does she run after doing so and another thing what is good food to feed her so she can pick up weight well i dont want her to pick up weight just fill out Reply 2   5

Another thing that helps Tania (75.68.253.xxx) 2008-12-07 20:03:01 Another thing that works is a laser pointer. My kitty goes BONKERS over it and leaves my feet alone! Reply 5   3

OOOUUUCCChhh uuihu (24.185.90.xxx) 2009-01-15 20:52:32 My cat is crazy she freakin bites my hand hard and her pupils go black and get enlarge big time and she makes my hand bleed but when my mom holds her she is ok with it and 1 more thing i am around her more often PLEASE HELP!!!!! Reply 27   23

The Pecking Order Shane (219.89.225.xxx) 2010-04-12 13:31:59 From my experience as a kitten grows up, it realises it is sharing it's world with other creatures, us. Much like in the "basket" or what ever, mummy is defined by milk, bites and growls. Brothers and sisters are rough housing, bites and chasing. When dealing with us, it makes the same associations, e.g. your mum may cook food (milk) tell the cat off, and you off (growls). As you play you are entering yourself into the sibling zone. You are now the cats brother or sister and you share a mother. A mother that will push you off her knee before the cat possibly. Now who's in charge Reply 0   0

my cat kerryaspinall (195.93.21.xxx) 2009-02-05 01:32:01 why has my cat started to bite me when i pet her? we have just got a puppy had her a week now and the cat hates her keep them apart but on the odd accasion we introduce the dog to cat but since we got the dog the cat bites me and only me she has gone very distant and doesnt ant to know me at all can you help me ????? Reply 8   5

_gelyte (83.208.127.xxx) 2009-03-17 15:00:06 My cat attacked me too. There is my story http://www.bukisa.com/articles/45647_why-does-my-c at-attack-me-what-to-do Reply 7   1

ATTACKS..........NOT JUST LOVE BITES WORRIED (99.12.183.xxx) 2009-03-27 03:47:00 I HAVE A 3 YR. OLD CAT THAT I GOT FROM THE ADOPTION CENTER. IT IS A MALE THAT HAS BEEN FIXED AND DECLAWED, FRONT ONLY, THAT WAS DROPPED OFF BY A FAMILY, STATING HE DID NOT GET ALONG WITH THE KIDS. I UNDERSTAND A TYPE OF BITING IS PLAYING, BUT THIS IS OUT RIGHT ATTACKS. TONIGHT I WAS IN BED WATCHING TV AND HAD BEEN PETTING HIM, BUT HAD STOPPED, AND HE WAS JUST SITTING IN FRONT OF ME STARING. THEN, WITH OUT WARNING OR CAUSE HE JUMPED AT ME AND BITE ME ON THE FACE, LEAVING 2 DEEP WOUNDS, MISSING MY EYE BY LESS THAN AN INCH. WHAT DO I DO.........RETURN HIM, WHICH COULD BE A DEATH SENTENCE FOR WHICH I DO NOT WANT OR JUST TRY TO MOVE FASTER THAN HIM. BUT, I WAKE UP AT NIGHT AND HE IS SITTING THERE STARING, WHATS HE THINKING. HE HAS A GREAT HOME HERE AND IS THE ONLY CAT AND HAS THE RUN OF THE HOUSE.................SO HELPjavascript:JOSC_emoticon(%22%22) Reply 82   3

My Cat is Attacking Gris (12.35.221.xxx) 2009-03-30 15:37:11 I got a Kitten for my twins and his always been so frindly and playfull. His a year old now and this pass year we had to move. We live with my mother in law and her husband now. My cat is always in the house if im home or in the garage. Couple of months ago he attached my mother in laws husband weeks after he attacked my mother in law and I just thought that may be he didnt like them but now he attacked my daughter and she is the one thats always spoiling him, I dont understand why he would do that to her. The day after I decide it to let him be outside on his on thinking his probably tired of being indoors all the time. I was clening the drive way and he was around, I was walking towards the door to go inside the house and he attacked me right before i enter the house twice. I dont know why his acting this way and I dont think I want to keep him like that because I dont trust my kids being around him any more with out him... Reply 15   1

I hear you cmr (76.21.119.xxx) 2009-04-07 00:27:14 Wow, you are describing my cat! We got her from a rescue group when she was about two months old. She would start out lovey dovey and then attack. This behavior got her in trouble with other kittens as she would savagely bite them when she wanted to play; now she was doing it to us. Oddly enough she wants our attention when she acts this way. Sometimes, she would get mad that the petting stopped and she would attack. Or she wanted to be fed or played with. We dealt with it by putting her in time out when she acts inappropriately. She has slowly but surely switched to gentle nips (instead of deep punture wounds). We thought she had outgrown this behavior; she's a year old now. Not so, she reverts whenever there is a stressor - boarding, visitors, etc. I'm making a vet appt as she just stapled my arm. We are going to try medicating her...prozac etc. I don't want her to bite the kids who come over for playdates. G... Reply 0   4

haha dan (75.22.81.xxx) 2009-06-06 00:43:08 haha Reply 1   4

my cat likes shoes dan (75.22.81.xxx) 2009-06-06 00:48:14 my cat likes shoes. your cat hates you. haha Reply 0   8

mad cat rachel (149.254.218.xxx) 2009-08-30 06:36:14 hiya my cat does the same thing she has done that when i was asleep, and my god it hurt, lol but i dont wat 2 get rid of her if she is doing that i whould keep her out of your room thats what i did , and if she does it when you let her bak in put her back out again , silly i know but it does work, i seem to spray my cat with water , and the thing is she knows when she has done wrong coz she runs off, and im that mad and shes that fast i cant catch her ha ha Reply 1   0

RE: Attacks Louise (86.128.103.xxx) 2010-01-02 05:08:29 Hello there, I have been reading through posts attempting to sort out some newly developing problems with my cat, during which I have read that declawing can severely affect your kitty. It may be worth reading up on this and the emotional/psychological affects this can have. Take care, Louise xxx Reply 1   1

Why does my cat attack me when i am petting him an alex (76.177.75.xxx) 2009-07-29 20:33:47 why please some one help me why does he bite my hand with out giving any warnings!!!! and i am nice to him and everything what is his promblem someone please help me he is just 1 year old and he bites me like in a blink!!! Reply 0   1

rye (77.96.147.xxx) 2009-11-01 10:31:39 he is either playing with you or trying to dominate, playing is just usual biting and rolling on his back ect, dominant behavor his ears will become pinned back as if he has none, when his tail twitches or his behing wiggles they usually do this when stalking somthing they want kinda like practicing to catch prey, if he is dominating then dont give in because if they see they are superior to you they will think of you as a mug, if his ears are pinned back dnt remove eye contact, show him you are the most dominant, even nip him bak on the top of his neck where the mother grabs them, also try putting ur fingertips on top of his head he will try and get you but if you keep them there he will get bored of trying to get somthing he cannot reach, cat fighting is a way to descover thier part of the pride, you must claim yours, have a fight with him untill he runs away, if he turns his bak this is ignorance so tap him very lightly ... Reply 4   0

MY CAT SCRATCH AND BITE TIFFANY (96.240.161.xxx) 2010-01-24 12:07:04 MY cat is evil i have scratches all over me he plays meanly with his sister and hes mad at me all the time. Reply 1   0

My cats night behavior Jacey (99.164.72.xxx) 2010-04-07 23:51:56 So I've had my cat for about two years since hes a baby and hes done this since i can remember, but i just had two babies. This extra stress really ticks me off. In the evening, He gets really angry and attacks my leg and leads me to the kitchen. Even if I've already fed him or my bf fed him. When I have treats I give him some at night and maby hes doing it for treats, but we play rough all the time and I know at this point he is really upset. Should I just stop giving him treats, or could his teeth hurt. Also little tuffs of hair come out between his toes lately, i don't know if that is any correlation. Reply 0   2

Jeff (70.94.247.xxx) 2010-06-13 14:05:38 We've had our 3 year-old cat about 2 months now, from the animal shelter. The shelter said this cat loved to be held, but when we picked him up, he had an upper respiratory infection, so we didn't hold him much. Now, he hates being held. But more along the lines of this discussion, he will attack. He ISN'T playing. He will sit with you watching tv, and you are petting him, and he is fine. Suddenly, he wraps his paws around your arms, digs his claws in, and bites as hard as he can. Normally he does it when we're sitting with him. This morning, he was sitting on the kitchen table. I went to pet him, and he did the same thing. Evidently this is a common problem, because I see lots of posts about it. But there is no explanation/solution? Reply 0   0

Cat Attacks Kelley (76.27.249.xxx) 2010-06-16 03:33:43 We bought a cat from a shelter. She is a Ragdoll and two years old. We brought her home last November. She immediately seemed to be very loving. However, as time went on we saw that she was a poser. She loves our teenage son and practically climbs all over him licking him and being affectionate. He isn't real crazy about her. However, I am the one who feeds her, changes her litter etc. Whenever she wants something from me she starts out rubbing against my leg. This is usually after I have fed her and she has finished her food. After I have made sure she is taken good care of. If I try to walk away she jumps out in front of me, with her tail twitching and eyes dialted she attacks me. She always grabs a hold of my bad leg and bites me through my pant leg. The pain is so bad sometimes it makes me cry. I have hissed, yelped to let her know it hurts. It seems to make her mad and any attempt to move away from her she goes after me Reply 0   0

crazy cat ely (65.10.34.xxx) 2010-07-05 09:29:49 my cat is a nut case she loves to bite and run after are feet cat Reply 0   0

cat beth (85.210.126.xxx) 2010-07-23 20:04:12 i have an 11 month old kitten, he was so so friendly when i got him and LOVED attention then one day he started getting aggressive, i dont see why? he runs around all day in the garden playing with my neighbours cat and gets all his energy out, (he has been casturated) and then when he comes in he will stare at me so i just stare back (ive been told it puts them in their place?) but that doesnt work because as soon as me or him look away he will slowly walk past then jump at me and attack me, its really hard to get him off he locks his jaw on me! he has clawed my eye ball once! also he lets me pet him but he will be purring and when i take my hand away he pushes his face into my hand so i stroak him more then all of a sudden he will wagg his tail his pupils double in size and he bites and scrathes and i dont know why? or how to stop him? HELP ME I CANT TAKE ANYMORE!!! Reply 1   0

Just sitting in a chair.. Leigh (64.12.116.xxx) 2010-07-24 10:23:56 Then bam. My cat (1yr old) will fly across the room and attack my arm (impressive flight patterns) but very annoying. I squart him with a spray bottle and tell him "no" but he is doing more not less. Help! Thxs Reply 0   0

Crazy Kitty Kelzbelz10 (86.23.22.xxx) 2010-07-29 18:29:43 Hi i found a kitten in my mum and dads shop terrified. He was looking at me with cute lil eyes in amonst the fruit boxes. I took him to the vets and nobody claimed him they believe he is wild. I said i would give a go homing him so he didnt have to go to Rescue centre. He started of fine they think he is 3 months old but at night when i pet him he suddenly stairs at me arches his back and pounces at me. He has bit me so much on my hand i couldnt stop the bleeding one night. I notice it happens mainly at night.Is there anyway to stop this? Why does he attack? Reply 0   0

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