1Yr. old Burmese male still bites me. WHY

[jawwalker01]

My 1 yr.old Burmese cat still bites. Does anyone know why, and how to stop this?

[corriena]

Because hes grumpy ?

[Hidden]

you are petting it too much maybe, you are doing something to the cat which the cat doesn't like... thesprucepets.com/aggressio...

Pretty sure it hasn't anything to do with lung issues

[knitter]

I used to have a Burmese cat, very clever and would fight any strange cat .....even stalked a horse once....but he never bit me.

Could you just say no when he/ she bites and then ignore for a while.

No physical punishment, just No ....this worked with my Siamese cat.

He also suffered with a cough and asthma.....we would all wheeze together.

[Shancock]

I know how to train dogs not to mouth, don't know if it's the same with cats though. But when my dogs were pups if they started to get too rowdy with their mouths I would stop play immediately say No sharply and then turn away from them and ignore them for a while. Then give attention again, when they were doing the right thing I'd give lots of praise and play give treats etc. They soon got the gist of it, now they're super soft and gentle with there mouths.

[jawwalker01 in reply to Shancock]

Sorry, I clicked the wrong thing. Meant to put it on the pet advice blog., but several who have cats have responded, and I appreciate that.

[HuwieHex]

Sometimes a cat bites you (often quite gently) when you are doing something to him/her which (s)he does not like.

[hypercat54]

Hi my cat used to bite until I applied a technique i learned on the net. Every time he bit I would say no in a firm calm voice and hold a finger up. Then I would stroke him and every time he made to bite or actually did I repeated the no. I only did this for a few seconds each time but did it every time.

Some cats bite very gently in play, others because you are doing something they don't like. Mine hates being tickled on his tummy even though he will tolerate it most times. The point about the stroking him after he bites is that s/he learns other techniques if they aren't happy such as moving away or wagging their tail instead so you know to stop. x

[jawwalker01 in reply to hypercat54]

This not a gentle bite - it's deep and draws blood. I squirt him with water and he bolts away, but it hasn't stopped him from doing it.

[hypercat54 in reply to jawwalker01]

There are two types of bite - the gentle one when they are playing, and the painful one which can draw blood. When your cat does the latter one say no and hold a finger up. Then stroke him again very briefly repeating no if he tries again. Keep doing this and eventually he will stop. It might take some pain before you can train him.

Usually cats do this because they have learned after a small amount of petting something they don't like will happen so they bite before it does. A classic example of this is petting your cat for example before grabbing him and putting him in a cat basket to go to the vets. Not saying you do this but I am sure you get my drift.

A friends cat is vicious and will bite and scratch very quickly and draw blood. However I have known the cat from a kitten and no one ever tried to train it. The children grabbed it and lumped it round and her hubby when drunk (which was often) would tease it and chuck something at it. A cat like any animal will try and take over if you let it and the secret is patience, firmness, and repeating yourself and most of all remember to always treat it gently. It's useless to spray water at it as it is obviously stressed and you are making it more so. x

[y_not]

My Siamese & Ocicats only bite when I do something they don't like but it's usually preceded with other body language effects that say they are not comfortable with whatever I am doing; tail wagging, ears back, change of facial expression (yes, they can and do pull the facial fur back changing expressions). Guess it would be the same for Burmese - they are all a long way from a wild cat so have true domestic tendencies.

[jawwalker01 in reply to y_not]

Thanks. He does this when he wants treats, and wants them instead of his canned cat food. Won't touch dry food either. Wants to live on Temptations, or Friskies treats.

[stamford1234]

I had a temperamental Persian. I noticed he would scratch and bite me when he was in discomfort. He had a kidney problem that flared up from time to time. Maybe worth taking cat to vets to check

[Izb1]

My daughters cat bites me if she gets a chance , I dont go anywhere near her but she sometimes hides on the stairs and jumps on me when passing almost giving me a heart attack, she's just a mental cat. She was found when a kitten and her Mum was feral so maybe it passed on to her.

[texas0035 in reply to Izb1]

sorry, but that's too funny🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[Izb1 in reply to texas0035]

Its not when I visit my daughter, I come home a nervous wreck, looking for the cat everywhere. I feel like Inspector Cluso with the little chinese man jumping out at him x

[hypercat54]

It's also worth having a good think about your cats environment. Is his cat food and water in a low traffic area, are there other animals which stress him out? Are there high and small areas he can go if he feels threatened? Ok yes I have been watching the cat whisperer Galaxy Jackson. He might also be bored to try playing with him more.

I am typing this with a furry purry cat crawling all over me and the keyboard! x

[ToniBisso]

If you use your hands to play with your cat, he will associate your hand with a toy he wants to attack. If you tease him with your hands (play fighting) that's even worse. The solution is to only use your hands for giving love and gentle petting going forward and only use toys hanging from extended rods when playing with him. He will eventually learn that hands are for love only and the biting will stop.

[jawwalker01]

thanks

[Cibolagirl]

I have had cats all my life and so do my 4 sisters, my daughter and son.

Cats all have different personalities. Many will allow you to pet them until they don't. Its not unusual.

You just have a cranky one perhaps too sensitive to touch, like me. Lol

[jawwalker01 in reply to Cibolagirl]

thank you

[Maricopa]

Cats are cranky at times. My mom lives with me and the cat I bought her is now 3. The chihuahua didn’t land well when mom would bump her off the bed...so I got her a cat and took the chihuahua back! Mom doesn’t have patience so I think she corrected him way too harsh and too often. But as he’s getting older he’s really calming with me. But I agree in calmly saying no, as you hold up a finger. I do this and it works. Cats are very smart and clearly know biting is bad, lol.