3 Simple Steps To Stop a Cat or Kitten From Biting! 

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My bengal kitten is in the process of learning that hands are not toys. He's so freaky smart. Just saying "easy" in a slow quiet voice causes him to downshift from bites to licking. I wish my miniature pinschers were so smart lol!!!

Perfect timing! My rescue cat is starting to bite ╯﹏╰ thank you!!!

Thank you. I have to do the misdirection technique on my tabby. I mostly leave him alone (we’re both introverts), but sometimes when I wake up and he’s snuggled against me, I’ll reach down to pet him lightly, and he’ll treat me like prey (biting, clawing, bunny kicks). Oh, I love your voice, btw.

This was more than helpful. You actually made me feel more confident about what I have to do. Most people talk about it or show just random images of cats while they talk(smh). Thank you for this. Great video!

Dogs wag their tail = happy; cats wag their tail = WATCH OUT! I used an old mink fur piece to become a "dry kill"toy for my Norwegian Forest cat...she now carries it around the house if she is distressed when I'm not home: I will find it in the hallway waiting for me to return.. so sweet.

I've just adopted an stray kitten and lately she is exhibitting those aggresive behaviours that you mentioned. I'm going to try those and I hope they result in change of behaviour because I really need my hands and even my ears :D

The best person on RU-vid who really explained it the best and from all the aspects how i didn't find u earlier man ?!❤️merci beaucoup ☺️

Thank you for this video! I am about to foster an unsocialised kitten and am concerned about the potential biting. Your videos have all been great advice for supporting me doing this in an apartment.

My cat bites my face to wake me up every single morning at the crack of dawn to get his breakfast. How's that for food motivation?

Very helpful ...thank you

Excellent professional advice

This was Perfect! Thx

is it just me or his voice sounds like a flight attendant? Anyways, great video! I'll be sure to remember the tips :)

"Cats are highly food motivated" Why does it seem like he's talking about me??

More interested in this guy. So many questions about the home design

Thank you.

My rescue cat was biting me. He was biting my wrists something awful. I asked some rescue staff what to do. They said that he was seeing me as a sibling or love. I decided to work with this because he was new and wanted to play but the biting was depressing. I thought😊....well if he loves me, then he does not want to hurt me so I would say owww in a hurt way when he would bite me. He immediately stopped the biting and in record time.

you have such beautiful cats :) ty for all the tips!

Thank you 😻👍

Very helpful

Thank you for these strategies. I too have a Bengal kitten and she's a biter. O didn't know what to do about that. I'll use these strategies to not over stimulate her.

Good video! Subbed

Never ever PLAY with your cats with your hands. That's what toys are for. If someone in your family insists on rough-playing with your cat, have them STOP or I promise, you will create an aggressive cat, most unpleasant.

Thank you

So the thing is my cat bites me just because he wants attention (I think). I will be petting him and then walk away and he will start following me and biting my feet (pretty hard). He is my only cat who bites so hard that it makes me bleed a lot. I'm guessing it's because he wants to play or he just wants my full attention but idk if it could be something else. I try to distract him with toys but he is only interested in me. Sometimes it is hard for me to get away from him or even close a door on him. It's funny because he will be purring the whole time lmao. He is still a kitten but is already the size of most full grown cats. He is a pretty big cat and he will only get bigger. I just want to find out exactly why he is biting because it's not overstimulation. He is biting when I stop petting him and walk away. I just want to fix this before he gets bigger and even harder to fight off. Other than the biting he is such a sweet and loving baby and I just think he doesn't know of any other way to express his emotions.

Your advice was very encouraging and showing us HOW we need to interact with our feline friends was great to see. Thank you. Kathy from Sydney Australia

Great Video! Very Helpful information. It looks like your cats are very happy!!

As a child, I had a young brother who would bite. To make it stop, I would either pinch either his nose or tongue. Either way, it works.

Very sensible advice. Kittens bite when they are teething.

Love this video and not surprised that Ash would be the most laid back - he looks like he has a russian blue in him which is the most decadently relaxed breed I’ve ever met ☺️

Where did you get that window bed with suction cups? Cool!

Wonderful info. I will try on my new kitten. He not only bites but he attacks my hands and arms. He gets into a vicious mood when he acts wild and crazy. I bought cat nip and toys but keeping them in my pocket is great. Thank You

Great video, what's the toy in the beginning intro

Great video, very informative. I’m trying to break my 5 mo old kitten from biting. She was spayed 2 wks ago, but she’s still pretty ridiculous. She terrorizes the labradoodle. I’m going to use your tips.

could you make a list of toys your cats use the most( independent play, biting toys, wands etc?) i have a young cat who needs different kinds of toys, i’m still trying to build up enough toys she likes to rotate them!

i have a question , would you share where you got the cat window beds or some cat toys you suggest ?

My first kitty is now15 mo. old & has been a biter all along (I didn't know about these wonderful cat care videos) & I've not been able to deter him. He gets irritated easily, & there is no tail twitching before the bite. I'm learning. He needs more play time, & when really riled up around play time, if I see an attack on me coming, I give him a soft chew toy to bite & kick, & that helps a lot. I just got a new baby kitten (7 wk.) & after a short introduction, they seem to get along, but now (10 days in) he is attacking her, biting & kicking her like a stuffed toy if I have not quickly intervened. I am really worried he will hurt her or kill her, but she wants to play so badly, she goes back for more (but cries out if hurt). I've yelled, hit him, & tried to shelter her, but they seem to be hell-bent on "playing" together. How do I stop him from being mean to her? I've had to remove her, lock her back in the bathroom (her original safe-place) for her own safety. They HAVE to get along; I don't want to get rid of either 1. I'm sure he is jealous, but he's still a kitten too, & wants to play. I've been dangling a string toy, 1 in each hand, so they each feel played with, but he wants more interaction, & will eventually just lie down & wait for her to tire of the toy so he can pounce on her. I've watched all your videos (all good info) but there's nothing about this interactive cat agression between older 1 & newcomer kitten problem.

I have a 2 months kitten that bite no matter what i do! I bought her tons of toys yet she still goes for hands and legs! She was 3 weeks old when i found her alone, so no mother to discipline her. I need to put her for adoption but she'swild and i'm afraid nobody would want her :(

Very good tips , I got a 7-8 months kitten (Short hair Grey & white) who doesn’t let me rub her belly or back, she gets playful not scared. I want her to grow out of it because i’m scared it’s gonna hurt in the future. When she does i have a fluffy rat toy i give them out my hand next to it to see what she’ll pick but she still goes for my hands & that’s when i just put all the toys away.

Where did you get the toy in the beginning of the video?

Ok, so, I have a cat, at the time of this writing, he's 16 months old. He is my baby. In terms of biting, he bites it incredibly lightly, and then licks my hand. Even when I rub his belly, which he loves, there will be times he wraps his front paws on my hand so I can't just pull it away, and sometimes even start bunny kicking my arm, except he doesn't shoot his claws out on me. If I want, all I have to do is use mild long strokes, and he immediately knows to stop and just relax. I am the only one who he does this with. So, in your opinion, is this a real problem? So far, the only thing I can see it as a problem is, other people think they can do it, too, and he runs away from them when they try. He doesn't bite or scratch on really anything except the cat towers and whatever toy I use, and to be fair, he gets at least 3 hours of hard play each day, because his kitty reactor is always needing vented off. He is a very high energy cat.

I am busy for two weeks now and see i slight difference but my weustion is how long will it take?

Really enjoying your videos! Could you please tell me which water fountain you use?

My cat is a bit weird, he loves pets and obviously when overstimulated, I'll stop. However, it becomes his goal to continue biting even when leaving the room or trying to misdirect him with a toy. He will actively come to bite and continue to do so for 5-10mins then proceed to stop and sleep on me.

Very helpful! I just got a kitten also named Loki lol, and he bites and scratches my hands, I’ll try to get him used to them instead attack them ☺️

8:26 what are the big white claws?

My cats bites are aggression. We are trying to change behavior. It's because he was a rescue. Was abused from it. We give positive reinforcement. The bites come without warning. Was after a walk so I brought him in but he went in on his own. We are learning his body language

Wait I saw your cat litter is pellets, are those wooden pellets? I was wondering if that is something you would recommend for me to switch out for a long haired cat who kicks the sand everywhere...

My little treasure isn’t annoyed with me when he nips, he appears to be playing and enjoying himself. I do try to deflect this behaviour with a toy, but he’d much rather happily bite my hand. It’s as if he’s teething., and not malicious biting. He’s very much a high energy toddler who needs mummy’s attention most of the time. I have ‘toy stations’ dotted around so that I can easily get to his toys whatever I’m doing. He still likes to nibble . It’s ok when it’s me as I sow deflect attention, but I don’t want him nibbling my young grandchildren so am extra vigilant. Many hanks for posting this.

Is it possible to start this strategy to a full grown cat?

Your voice is damn good, be a narrator !!, and ty :D

Is there anyway to make cat bites hurt less? My cat has very long teeth and he’s a little more aggressive so his bites freakin hurt. Is there anyway to to positing my hand or finger shape to make it hurt less?

she doesn’t let me rub his head belly back she becomes playful and start to play with my hand and bites and scratches me what should i do can you help? She just let me touch when she is sleepy :( plz help

Very interesting. But help my understanding. Do your 4 cats eat that little cat pellets?. 🐱🐱 s.a.

I brought in a wild cat and trying to home train. But the claws are super sharp, can you help?

My cat will randomly come up to me and bite me when I'm not even playing with him or petting him.

my 3 month cat bites me all the time attacking my legs and hands and sometimes I cant lie it makes me so angry sometimes

For some reason when I try to redirect my kitten to an appropriate toy my kitten loses interest in it rather quickly and stares at me or comes back to me. Is that normal?

Won't leaving them alone and walking away reinforce to them that a bit will make you leave them alone?

Hello, I‘ve adopted my kitten 3 weeks ago. He has his biting and scratching moments when he is super excited and doesn’t want to listen to anything in these moments. I’ve tried redirecting his energy into toys for 2 weeks now, no improvement. I try not to overstimulate him whenever I see his tail moving. How long do you think it can take before my kitten understands?

Bengals are dogs in cat clothes. My dogs love a belly rub. I think Bengals like it also.

my 5 mo cat bites hard, if I try to get him to stop doing something he wants to do, like remove him from my computer desk, or have to move him from my lap when I get up. Or when I clip his nails, even though I have done this easily since he was tiny, without any trouble. Today he started slipping off my lap, so I reached to pull him up, and must have scared him because he bit very hard, twice. I'm at a loss as to how to deal with this, doesn't fit in any of the scenarios you have descrived.

My bits even if it tail not wagging feel. Like giveing it up as I don't want it biteing my child

Why do people disturb sleeping pets? Wait till they wake up on their own... We got our Toyger at 1yr from the shelter and after 2mo working with him he still love bites but never uses his claws. From the 2nd week with Tiger I sat down and looked him in the eyes and laid down the law... yah right. But you have to back it up with actions, food/toys and holding'em... re-iterating not doing the unwanted behavior... Not hitting, spraying or pitching'em across the room. Hope this helps as well...

My cat aggressively bites me for no reason! She’s only 6 months but I’ll just be sat on the sofa and she’ll come and bite my arm so hard she’ll break the skin. I’ve never had a cat do this before and I feel like I’ve tried everything 😭

My boy hides on the top basement stair and when I walk by, he races up to me grabs my leg and bites hard usually drawing blood. How do I get him to stop? It’s gotten so I walk with a spray bottle in my hand. He usually does this In the evening. I’ve tried playing more at this time but after we finish playing he does it again. It’s only me he does this to, never my husband. HELP!

My cat bites me when I'm going up or down the stairs.and scratches the wall paper

How about Tabasco sauce

I can’t tell the way my kitten plays . He puts his ears back and puffs up then starts playing and purring but after he’ll bite pretty hard

My cat always bites me when I pet her.nlove bites but I never see her move her tail anything

Thank you for this, my kitten is about 8 months old and I'm at my wits end trying to figure out how to get her to stop biting even though I constantly try to redirect her to toys

My 7.5 month old kittens slink in under my comforter and attack my toes. I don’t have to be moving. As soon as I get into bed the little boogers start the “blanket shark” attacks.

I rescued a BENGAL. I AM HER 3RD OWNER. SHE BITES REALLY HARD & draws blood. HELP!!!

I tried multiple ways to get my cat to stop biting, but nothing has worked. He doesn't bite when we play, only when I'm just sitting down not doing anything.

I don’t pet my cat because every time I try he bites me, Every time I am walking, or sitting he attacks me, I play with him with his toys but he continues attacking me after we stop playing, he was food, clean water, clean litter boxes I don’t what to do he has been with me for 2 months, and he is not changing he is 3 months old now. He sleeps next to me BUUUT if I try to touch him not matter what he is doing he always responds with aggression, ANY SUGGESTIONS?

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my kitten is 3 months old, he’s been biting ever since we got him and it’s gotten too far honestly i don’t know what to do, every day my ankles are bleeding cause of this, he just likes to attack and literally bite me as if he’s trying to eat me, i’m so desperate to find a solution

My girl is about 12 weeks old, a tri-color stray that came running to me outside of my parents' house when she was just about 7 weeks old. She likes to bite a lot, could it be that she is teething? Is this a phase? Or, am I just doomed to become a chew toy? After all her biting, I was expecting to turn into Catwoman, but nothing. Nothing. 🙃 More ideas, please. Take care.

My cat jumps from the floor to my back and Sinks his teeth into my shoulder or the back of my neck. FIX THAT PLEASE!

i’m so sad because my 2 month old kitten will stand and get up to bite my finger really hard and when i take my hand off she will attack my hand

Mines a year old, he'll just come up out of the blue n bite my chin and ear. He won't be scared or anything either

My cat bite when it is hungry and i ignore her calls for long. If i wake up late and its the food time it bites my leg to wake me up. My reaction is to push it away with that foot. That gets an angry retaliation bite. One day 8 might kick her hard if it goes on.

My cat's don't bite all the time but sometimes my two cat's bites and I buy cat's toys for my cats instead of bites my hands

I put lavendar lotion on my hands and feet and she does not like that smell so she for now has stopped biting my fingers and toes.

My cat is loving 99% of the time but then attacks me and bites so hard he draws blood and even goes after my face. I have had him for 7 years and I am at my wits end…..I Don’t want him put down! Please any suggestions?

our cat is still young and learning what is not good. he especially likes to jump up as I walk by and attack my feet by biting them. I give him a little push to make him stop and a loud no. but most of the time it has little effect. some times of the day it works. I'm thinking he is too agressive and I need to shoot him with a water gun when he bites and won't stop. most of the time he is good but he thinks biting is part of play. he is also bad about trying to play by reaching out and opening up a wound on our arms and we all have bloody scratches on our wrists and forearms. at these times we push him away and a loud no. he is slowly learning but we are very tired of the blood letting

My kitten coming to me to bite me. Nothing i tried helped does someone know how to stop her?

She bites me when she's hungry and wants food... That's her way to tell me 😄

My new kitten bites and scratches me while I sleep .

When going to bed my cat bite my legs

I was taught to never bother an animal while it's eating.

I tried to hand feed a cat and it bit me! :( lol.

Studio apartment "walk away" doesn't work

You should have a bowl of cat food for each cat.

I'm a cat lover! But I'm staying with my mom for 2 months and she has a very bitchy cat, she BITES LIKE CRAZY, sometimes I think for no reason, she bites HAAAAAARD, she has made me bled many times, I think I will just stop touching her completely... How do I handle this?

when u play with toys my cat wags its tail should i stop?

If my cat didnt bite me Id think she doesnt love me.

the tail is what you look for, as a sign. see how the cat is slamming his tail down, boy o boy. he's getting mad. the cat likes attention,when he wants . I call this heavy tail.

ok so there’s a cat who loves attention and fuss but it has to be when she wants it (all the time) any time we stop paying attention to her or seem like we’re about to do something else she bites my hand or ankles (i have so many stables in my ankle now 😭) she wants to be the boss. And in the video you said just walk away but if we do that then it will be even worse! Please help me ahah