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 1   4

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 21   23

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 7   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 5   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 57   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 12   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   2

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   7

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

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