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Is there any way to make my kitten stop biting and scratching?

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Originally posted by: ironcrotch
get her play chew toys, maybe toy mice for her to practice keeeling.
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she rarely plays with her toys, all she does it run around after her shadow, and is always climbing on my and running after my feet when I walk... and at night she comes on the bed, crouches down like in pic 2, and jumps on my face 😱
 
She's teething, to say nothing of the fact that she's still a kitten. My youngest cat was an absolute nut when she was a kitten but she's mellowed out a bit since she got fixed and got older.

A squirt bottle filled with water is a good idea. My cats absolutely hate this and will freak out if I even pick the water bottle up.

You can trim their claws with regular nail clippers if you have to. Just be really careful not to cut too far up the claw, as you'll hit the quick and make their claws bleed.

 
Squirt gun works pretty good, but a kitten is a ball of energy. 🙂

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but get some bitter apple spray for wires, if he starts chewing them. I went through 4 nintendo controller wires and 2 sets of AV cavbles for my N64 when one of mine was a kitty.
 
That biting and scratching behavior is normal. It's kitty play time. get a string or other toy to distract her. As she matures she'll change to "rough" play less frequently. You have to remember that cats , although they will instinctively chase mice and birds, only learn to kill from the mother.
When she gets a bit older, the squirt bottle isan effective deterrent.
Ginger like to pounce on my feet in the morning as I stretch. It's a good thing I have heavy blankets, cause she really goes for it and it hurts when she gets just one layer of blanket between my toes and her teeth.
BTW, that's a cute kitty.
And do not de-claw them.
 
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
That biting and scratching behavior is normal. It's kitty play time. get a string or other toy to distract her. As she matures she'll change to "rough" play less frequently. You have to remember that cats , although they will instinctively chase mice and birds, only learn to kill from the mother.
When she gets a bit older, the squirt bottle isan effective deterrent.
Ginger like to pounce on my feet in the morning as I stretch. It's a good thing I have heavy blankets, cause she really goes for it and it hurts when she gets just one layer of blanket between my toes and her teeth.
BTW, that's a cute kitty.
And do not de-claw them.
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very well said - kitty play time which means "I have a instinct to learn how to kill"

If she bites/scratches when playing then simply stop playing or play with her with a toy. Do NOT allow her to bite/scratch you. Sure it may be cute, but is not a behavior you want to instill in your kitty.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
That biting and scratching behavior is normal. It's kitty play time. get a string or other toy to distract her. As she matures she'll change to "rough" play less frequently. You have to remember that cats , although they will instinctively chase mice and birds, only learn to kill from the mother.
When she gets a bit older, the squirt bottle isan effective deterrent.
Ginger like to pounce on my feet in the morning as I stretch. It's a good thing I have heavy blankets, cause she really goes for it and it hurts when she gets just one layer of blanket between my toes and her teeth.
BTW, that's a cute kitty.
And do not de-claw them.
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very well said - kitty play time which means "I have a instinct to learn how to kill"

If she bites/scratches when playing then simply stop playing or play with her with a toy. Do NOT allow her to bite/scratch you. Sure it may be cute, but is not a behavior you want to instill in your kitty.
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Thanks AlienCraft and spidey07

Do not de-claw, but i can trim them, right?
 
she is teething, sh will stop in a month or so, get her soem tous to chew on, some cats scratch some dont, you can "TRY" and train them not to but it takes a long time and you gotta start when they are little
 
One of our cats always would, as a kitten, when she was playing. At night she'd play and nip at my legs and I had to make a cocoon with my sheets to protect myself. She grew out of it though.
 
Our kittens (about 7 months old now) used to play (bite, etc) with eachother a lot. They've mellowed out now, but they still do it occasionally. They'll actually clean eachother instead of fighting usually. We're glad we got them together (bro and sis from the same litter) since they're always there to keep eachother company and they'll go looking for eachother at times.

Our 11 year old cat still hates them. She won't even come in the house, instead she stays in the garage. We're not sure if she's scared of them or why she's acting the way she is.
 
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