How to Stop Your Cat from Biting You - 5 Tips | The Cat Butler

[@MissCutechan]

Our 3 month Siamese was starting to get really bitey and we thought it might have been teething or he was bored. But with increased play, a neuter, and getting him a 3 month old Ragdoll playmate (who grew up with littermates) a few weeks later, he’s almost an entirely different cat just after a week; so much less aggressive and even more affectionate.

[@TheCatButler]

That is awesome! thanks for sharing!

[@aprepaiavivervia]

Did he stop biting after getting another cat?

[@Sang15Mitang]

Thanks for another great video :D Usually if my cat bites me, I'm petting him in my lap. So I will remove him from my lap and ignore him.

[@TheCatButler]

Always look forward to your comment! Thanks for your take :)

[@NeffyCat]

Thank you very much for sharing, friend. I appreciate people being able to learn and not misinterpret bites. I also appreciate how you shared not to physically punish a kitty, but to speak their language by hissing and walking away. That is great advice.

[@TheCatButler]

Thank you for the kind words! I thought this video would be helpful since a lot of you guys asked for this video :). I am all for training your cat in a positive way

[@sevothtartesama18]

My kitty came to me as a stray, meowing for food in my garden. That was this past March. The doctor estimated he was about a year or a year and a half old. He must have had a good mom and good litter mates as he is incredibly gentle and has never broken skin either with teeth or nails. And no… he did not belong to someone else and got lost as he is missing the tip of his ear, meaning he was at some point trapped, neutered and released. I love him so very much ❤️❤️❤️ He has been showering me with affection since day 1, even though he is skittish with anyone that isn’t my mom or boyfriend 😅😅😅

[@TheCatButler]

thanks for sharing! he sounds like a beautiful angel and loves you very much :)

[@sevothtartesama18]

@@TheCatButler awwww thank you! Keep up the good work, love your channel ❤️

[@jemima2222]

you hissing and walking away made my week

[@TheCatButler]

:)

[@irmar]

But he's not an accurate hisser. He just goes "ssss" which is barebones.

[@melodyvantucci350]

Really good video - thank you. Our ragdoll Maestro is now 17 weeks old and is getting lots better. We are senior citizens, and debated a long time before getting him. Getting two is not an option for us, so we are his teachers. We love him dearly, but feel that we are his parents, he is not our boss, so stern but not mean discipline...in loudly saying no, walking away and diverting with his MANY and VARIED toys has helped. We will put him out of our bedroom at night if need be, and the next night he seems to have learned as he likes to sleep with us. We will try the hissing sound in addition. He seems to really want to please us and has a very loving nature, so that of course is very helpful. Thank you and keep the great videos coming. We still believe that discipline coupled with a lot of love is a good answer, just like we did with our now grown two daughters.

[@TheCatButler]

Maestro is such a beautiful name! Thanks for sharing your way of raising your beautiful Ragdoll :)

[@daisybuchanan5378]

Thank-you. They’re so gorgeous.

[@frankiefurbag9030]

I created my own little monster. When my tuxedo was teething he would come to me and meow. I could tell he hurt. I would wrap my hand in a cold towels and let him chew. Fast forward a year, he grabs at my hand and bites down as a playtime. If i let my hand go limp he will stop. He then gives me bunny kicks and plays. He is slowly stopping the biting. I love my little guy. He is the best. 😺😺

[@TheCatButler]

Frankie thanks for sharing your comment. Your cat acts so cute haha

[@rogerfleury3591]

132nd! I use a clicker to get Huey’s attention when he is doing something bad around the house. Then I throw a ball or toy to get him focused on something else. I know the clicker is used when training positive actions, but it works for both of us in this way. I use treats for positive training. Love your channel and videos! Your Ragdolls are beautiful and fun to watch. Will be watching future videos. Roger and Huey in Pierre South Dakota

[@mjc63]

After raising two extremely active (wild) Siamese kittens this year, not sure I would again! Previously I was always a one cat household. Treated the boys to the “musse” toy to help support your super helpful KZbin endeavor! Happy Holidays Arya and Temo from Austen and Jasper!!!

[@TheCatButler]

Happy holidays to you, Austen and Jasper too! Thank you for your support of the channel. Greatly appreciate it! Love reading your comments and raising two wild kittens requires a lot of patience. So major props to you!

[@aly8778]

Hissing at him works great. He stops biting immediately. Thanks so much for this video.

[@TheCatButler]

Glad the video helped you!

[@Baruchxpr]

I am having issues with my cat ginger . She used to be nice, but she has become aggressive. She bites my visitors and has even figured out how to open doors. She got aggressive when I was using my laptop and even bit me. If this behavior continues, I won't be able to keep her, and I really don't want to lose her. Her aggressive nature is unwelcome.

[@bethieandbooks]

Thank you for the video! We adopted a cat a couple of weeks ago who has a bit of a habit of biting, so it’s perfect timing. Sounds like it’s play aggression as she mostly goes for the ankles. We play with her all the time, and she loves her toys, but I think she gets a bit confused about boundaries. She was born in the first lockdown, so she’s about 2 now, and the shelter thought she might have been taken away from her mum and litter mates too early, which would make sense with her behaviour. I do wonder about getting another cat to be a playmate for her but they had to isolate her in the shelter as she used to fight the other cats so I’m quite conflicted about that. I just want her to be a happy cat, it sounds like she’s had a rough time so far 😔

[@TheCatButler]

Thanks for sharing! Yeah the early part of a cat's development can really affect how they act in their adult years. I had a friend who had a cat who hated other cats, she recently brought another cat home and after maybe 3 weeks they are now great friends. Which I found remarkable.

[@bethieandbooks]

@@TheCatButler oh wow that’s interesting to know! She was viciously attacking humans in the shelter too (but and cling onto one poor volunteer) but with us it’s just little nips and scratches, so maybe the environment didn’t help with that one. Might see if we can introduce her to the neighbour’s cats as a test!

[@ND-jl9jq]

My cat is a Turkish Angora. Looks more like a Persian now because of increased length of fur. She has had the habit of biting and nibbling at my hands ever since she was a kitten. Now she's 9 years old and has grown into an aggressive cat because I have fostered 3 more cats. She bites and scratches when she's annoyed. But she gives loves bites and licks when she's calm.

[@KS-ic5ox]

Kick Toys are the best thing ever and probably all they need! So cute too...they rabbit kick. Kong has great kick toys for cats. Gets all their little hunting aggression out without getting you. Also, some bites are just little love bites.

[@peggyreinhold886]

We now have our 4 year old Ragdoll Anne since around 8 weeks. After dinner we move to the living room and I sit on the couch, she likes to lay next to me hugging my left hand. From time to time she give my hand love bites and/or licks my hand. She is so very carefully that until now I got only one sratch by accident when I moved my hand to fast. We just came back from our first vaccinations with her in our camper. She dosen't showed any disliking at our trip, not staying in the camper, walking on a leash or even driving down. But how she acts from time to time reminds me very much as she had swollowed a dog. If someone passed the camper she growled like a massiv dog and when I took her for a walk and went a good way, my husband called her she ran to him at a full gallop; I had never seen such behavior from our previous cats. I have to teacher her the grooming, I think her first owner didn't made it. But it goes better and better specially after be nice and beautiful again she get a treat she only gets at this point and it's the one she likes most. Many greetings from Germany ❤️

[@suchetamisra4672]

Hi! Good and helpful videos. I have a normal country cat..... Got her when she was 8 weeks old....now she is one year old. She is not at all an affectionate cat, likes to be in the same room as you are, asks for food , everything a normal cat does. But doesn't like being touched or petted , very rarely heard her purr,..... very sweet cat though. Doesn't come on her own and sit on your lap or anything like that... She rubs herself on the furniture but not on humans! Very timid and gets frightened easily. Please advice on what to do. Thanks

[@judis9184]

Thank you for putting this video together. Very informative! I just adopted a cat from the shelter. She’s a one year and 8 months domestic medium haired tabby (she’s spayed), and she bites! I’m not sure if it has to do with her background. Recently she tried to bite my iPad and when I moved it and said No she pounced on my arm and bit me twice. This was the worst time. I’m in the process of getting some pheromones hoping that’ll help. I’ll try hissing too! I’d appreciate any other suggestions you may have.

[@TheCatButler]

Glad the video was helpful! It does take time to train them. So only thing to add is some patience. It may not seem like anything is changing but put in a little time and some results will appear! It took me awhile to teach me kitties

[@judis9184]

@@TheCatButler I’ll try! You’re right patience is the key (with long thick sleeves). 😊😸 Thank you!

[@debrajahnke5904]

I just found your video and really like your approaches. I have a 2 yo CH cat that wanted to be held but two seconds later would chomp on my arm or hand. We had a foster senior cat for awhile but she passed in her sleep. My CH cat seemed lost for a while but about a week or so ago we adopted another senior cat and after only about 3 days of hissing etc they are now seeming to become friends. The CH cat seems much more calm now but still bits a little but it is getting better, I know that because my arms and hands are actually healed.lol

[@TheCatButler]

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing your experience :)

[@narwaffles216]

Gosh dang it he’s persuaded me into wanting two cats

[@orcusbrawlstars2716]

lol, im sure you arent the only one

[@TheCatButler]

haha two cats are really great :)

[@lozzaroblox3]

I might get a rag doll cat soon so these videos are going to be really useful

[@TheCatButler]

Congrats on getting a cat soon :). Lots of love incoming :)

[@hayahangel6055]

You r a good cat dad!

[@TheCatButler]

Thanks!

[@SubSoars]

Thanks for guiding us! Dude you're the best

[@TheCatButler]

Glad the video was helpful :)

[@karenward9795]

I think that I created my cat's biting behaviour. I made a lot of mistakes. He was about 5 when I adopted him, and my desire for him to be happy in my home caused me feed him a lot. I know - bad. Now if there isn't food in his dish, he finds and bites me. In my mind, the biting has always been related to his wanting more food. So now he is overweight. I can't seem to change my behavior. I worked with a feline behaviorist, but to no improvement. I need a step-by-step written out plan so that I can change MY behavior and then hopefully his. I love him so much, but don't like this behavior! Can someone help me do this?? Thank you!

[@Rida_Rashed]

This is soo cute! Aww! This is so very helpful! You're such a great cat owner, I bet Arya and Teemo are lucky to have you! These are such great helpful tips! One time we were going to an outdoor amusement park and we saw two bengal cats and there was a store nearby so my mom bought some cat food(tuna can) from the stores and the bengal cats really enjoyed the meal. One of the bengal cats was showing affection to my little sister, Zainab. The bengal cat was rubbing his head to my sister. Can't wait for more videos!💗❄️😁

[@TheCatButler]

Oh wow stray bengals? Feeding them :) that is nice of your mom!

[@Rida_Rashed]

@@TheCatButler Thanks! 😊

[@Rida_Rashed]

@@TheCatButler yep its stray bengals! 😀 The mom was showing affection to my little sister but the mom's kitten was scared of us(humans) so it hid behind some trees

[@Rida_Rashed]

@@TheCatButler Even tho our mom is scared of cats, she just git some cans of food for the kittens bc they need food! ;)

[@catlisma5625]

i’m so excited for my cats !!! ❤❤❤❤

[@sunilscorpy4594]

Excellent advices on having cat friends. Thanks so much for sharing. 👍❤🐹😊

[@TheCatButler]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

Great video thank you.

[@TheCatButler]

I sent you an email not sure if you got it

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

@The Cat Butler Yes, thank you. I have been outlining and brainstorming. It has been a rough few days physically. No need to worry. I am super excited and honored.

[@ameliablackshaw5912]

I love your videos . Your cats are so adorable .

[@Rida_Rashed]

Thank u so much! This helps alot!

[@Jasontoddmartin]

Clearly you are a very conscientious, loving cat owner; however, everything I have read has cautioned against hissing at them as a form of communication. I am not a cat behaviorist or expert, but I imagine the idea is that they may become fearful of you and may not fully understand what you're communicating. From what I can surmise, redirecting to a toy, walking away, and showing that you're hurt, possibly even a soft "ouch or whimper" is what is recommended. Show them you're hurt and not an aggressive or intimidating force.

[@Spacemonke69]

thank you cat butler you inspired me to become a cat youtuber!😄

[@TheCatButler]

Awesome :)

[@bsusie1]

People often use their hands, as you say to play, then wonder why that cute little kitten grows up biting and scratching. I’ve seen videos with vets and others that should know better using hands to play. My Ragdoll never bites or scratches. Whereas my Snowshoe sat in a cage waiting to be adopted and must’ve had people using their hands to play because he would bite when I first got him. He’s pretty much stopped biting, as I would discourage by using the same methods you’ve suggested here. Although the Snowshoe bites the Ragdoll and the Ragdoll cries out in pain. I think the Snowshoe is jealous of any attention my Ragdoll may get.

[@TheCatButler]

Hahah I’ve always wondered what jealously in a cat looks like. I haven’t seen it in my Ragdolls or other cats I’ve seen

[@bsusie1]

@@TheCatButler here’s one example. As you know the Rag doll requires lots of combing. Whenever I try to comb my Rag doll the Snowshoe stands between us, wanting me to only comb him. The Snowshoe won’t let the Rag doll on the bed with me. I could go on. It can be funny at times. I have to sneak in giving the Rag doll affection. After being in the shelter two years the Snowshoe doesn’t want anyone or anything to come between us. Believe the Snowshoe pretended they were bonded, so they both could be taken together. He tricked us all. 😊Thank you, for commenting.😻

[@EmmaVB82]

My cats were very much raised with their litter - part of a litter of 8, who stayed with them and their mum until they were 14 weeks old, and then the pair came home together with me. They both used to give me love bites a lot more often when they were smaller, but they don’t nibble on me anywhere near as much now (sometimes they’ll bite by accident but then realise it’s me and give me a lick apology!), and though they both still groom me a lot, Nikita is much more of a human-groomer than Harvey! Harvey has recently been developing some play aggression towards me, and will run at and pounce attack my feet and legs, and it will often hurt and sometimes break the skin (so isn’t something I want him to keep doing!). It seems to happen when he gets over-stimulated by playing and chasing with Nikita (especially when she tells him she doesn’t want to play any more), and while she’s definitely the instigator of a lot of their fights and chases, she’s a lot smaller than him and he clearly takes it too far with her a bunch of times too - I’ve caught her hissing at him recently on a number of occasions, which was a new experience! He’s also been very unhappy that I won’t let him go and run up and down the hallway playing chase outside my flat lately - this used to be great fun on occasion while I was there with them, but a nightmare getting them both back in again - plus it’s been insanely hot in that corridor recently and I just don’t want to deal with it, and it affects them too - one of the last times they had their hallway frolicks they both ended up way overheated and panting, but having too much fun to want to go back home 🙀 I recently looked after my neighbours’ cats for 2 weeks while they were on holiday, which meant going in and out 2-3 times per day, and I just couldn’t deal with the stress and amount of time it took to get my cats back in again that many times a day, so I would wait until they were in a different room of my flat, close the door to that room, then pop across the hall. My cats did not approve! The overheating problem has been partially addressed, but in a way that makes the hallway even more dangerous for my kitties - the window at the end is on an automated system that opens it up to varying amounts, and while this used to happen only very occasionally to open it an inch or two, it’s now been “fixed” so it’s often open really wide, and since I live on the 4th floor (5th in American) I just can’t let them go out there anymore with any kind of regularity, unless I’m very much present, between them and the end window, and ready to get them back inside if the system decides to open it up with no warning 🙀 Harvey will sit at my flat door and meow loudly and sadly up at it, and will try and jump up to mess with the door handle and lock as if to try and open it… and they both also jump up and knock the door intercom off the hook and light up the camera and mic, I think because they’ve seen me lift the receiver, talk to a person, press a button, then a short time later open the door! I’ve got a clicker/target training device to a) give them more activities and things to occupy their minds and b) as a precursor to training them for harness and leash visits outside, which I’m hoping will help with them seemingly wanting to jump out my windows and demanding I give them access to the hallway, with its own death-window situation! I really want to go outside with them (I live next to a park, though one with a lot of dogs being walked), but I’m also nervous since there’s just one of me and two of them, which seems like an added level of difficulty (and I also watched your video about losing Arya with horror 🙀 and I’m so glad you tracked her down again 🧡). Nikita is also real wriggly - she had to wear a recovery suit for 2 weeks after her spay surgery (she developed complications - a seroma - due to not understanding the concept of “rest”… because she’s a kitten!), and oh boy was that a a mission! I had to get my neighbour to come over to assist getting her back into it one time, and when it came to remove it she fought me every step of the way there too. So I already know I need to get something as wriggle-proof as possible, but also not a thing where I have to put her head and paws through anything or she acts like I’m torturing her! So it has to be one you drape over them then fasten securely in a couple of places. Even just measuring them both accurately, past all the floof, and without them deciding the measuring tape is their sworn enemy, is a real tough task! So this goal of mine is progressing slowly… meanwhile I’ll try hissing when Harvey deploys his play aggression at me, walking away and presenting him with his kicker toy to grapple with instead - plus I need to do more vertical catification for them to explore their territory in a different way!

[@TheCatButler]

Emma thanks for sharing your story! I hope you and your cats are living through the heat wave alright! As for outside I am also afraid of putting two of them on a leash at the same time. I know with my cats I don't believe its possible after Arya escaped. Your cats maybe more confident. But taking a few precautions would be good! I wish you the best :)

[@JenjIl]

This was very helpful ngl

[@TheCatButler]

Glad the video was helpful :)

[@jarethleonsantiago8318]

Thank you for this video Mr. Cat Buttler. I saw you have a couple of plants and they look ok, next video should be about how to get your cats away from chewing the leaves and dig the dirt out lol

[@TheCatButler]

Its a video I plan to make. Not sure when yet. I figured out some natural ways to get my cats to stop digging, smooth rock pebbles help here. In terms of chewing I believe a combination of cat grass, spider plants as plants they can chew and plants that naturally deter animals like basil helped. The naturally deter is something I need to research some more, but me personally putting that basil really made the cats stop ripping my plants apart. A more detailed video will be coming soon!

[@jarethleonsantiago8318]

@@TheCatButler thank you so much for the tip, I didn't about the basil, I tried to grew up cat grass but didn't work :( Thank you again!

[@TheCatButler]

Rosemary works as well

[@monicaluketich3106]

I have a 6 month old kitten who was a stray, picked up by the shelter, stayed there about 5 weeks (was socialized with humans) before I got him. It took me 2 weeks to teach him not to scratch me, but he did not bite. A love bug. But the night before he was neutered, I waited until he finished eating and then took the dish away. That was the first time he bit me and broke skin. I usually play with him before he eats (sometimes he demands food NOW and I don't argue) but he is now wanting to bite hands, feet, even tried for my face once. In the evenings he falls asleep on me and is very loving. I have various toys for hunting and killing and he plays with them, eats and then bites me to draw blood. He is my fifth cat in 44 years and I have never had this problem. He and the border collie are coming to an agreement about proper behavior. I have a ranch so another mouth to feed will not work. Any suggestions, please.

[@robynwilliams4428]

Thank you for this information...I have two Maine Coon kittens, 8 mo old. One offers a lot of love nibbles when we go to bed. I accept a few min of her love but she doesn't know when to stop. I will try hissing and rolling over.

[@TheCatButler]

I am glad you found the video helpful! Yeah kittens are tough, but consistent hissing and ignoring their shenanigans will send the message to them

[@artwithsannidhi]

Tysm for this video :) I always loved ur channel 😄

[@TheCatButler]

Thanks for your support :)

[@artwithsannidhi]

@@TheCatButler np

[@paulinecallahan6888]

This video was v helpful. I am at my wits end with my cat biting me out of nowhere. I play with him and try to help him burn energy but it doesn't seem to be helping. He was taken from his Mom and littermates too soon . At this point I don't think I'm going to keep him . 😪😪

[@Bekind2510]

Hello guys 👋🏻 I really would like to ask your help. I found a kitty one month and half old on the street(the mother died). I already brought her to the veterinarian and now she’s safe and healthy. The only 2 problems are that she’s eating only mousse (I add a bit of croquette) but if I want to give her only croquettes, she doesn’t eat it. Second point (and here I’m a bit scared for when she’ll become an adult cat), she bites, scratches and she walk sideways when she want to “attack”. Not strongly but still. Any advices?

[@giarichards1529]

Where did you get the cat tree? Also is it real? Do you water it? What happens if it dies. Thanks!

[@TheCatButler]

Hey Gia so the tree is real, but dead. They cut a full grown tree, and preserve it with the bark and all. So the tree becomes a huge scratching post in addition to being a cat tree. The leaves are fake since its pretty hard to preserve that. I got it from here: pettreehouses.com/store/tree-houses.html But it looks like they stopped selling my model which I customized as well with a lot of leaves. If you are looking to buy some other quality cat products for your cats you can check out my cat store here: thecatbutler.co/ Hope that helps!

[@giarichards1529]

@@TheCatButler add a plant holder to your tree so I can swap out real plants and change it up from time to time!!!!

[@TheCatButler]

That would be very neat haha, I have a whole corner that I made into a jungle for them. Its next to the tree!

[@biscoito-zero]

This is impossible 😅 I can't find a video about my cat behavior. He came to me, rub his head on my face and hands and when I pet him for like 3 seconds he bites. Notes: tail is up, he seems relaxed, it's what i consider "a strong bite" not loving one. I play with him 2x a day, he have a sister, I give wet food 3 days a week + treats sometimes, water is okay (two fountais), lots of toys and some of them have catnip like mentioned in video. Castrated I don't know what's causing this, maybe he's just crazy? haha

[@pandaking7892]

Love it

[@Scottlp2]

Not a bite, but I had just met a cat and pet him for 30 seconds when he turned over and showed me his belly. So I pet his belly at which point he scratched me with hind leg claws. I have a lot to learn.

[@TheCatButler]

oh yeah it happened to me too haha. I think after I got my cats to really trust me that they allow me to touch their belly with no problems.

[@AlicePearlJam]

When Pearl Jam bites me, I bite him back. Just kidding lol! Thankfully we’ve been lucky that Alice and Pearl Jam only give love bites and are both gentle in nature. Thanks for the great info!

[@TheCatButler]

hahah Alice and Pearl Jam are so kind :)

[@normmarino7914]

I point at her face and nose and say “NO” it seem to work for now as she is only 16 weeks old. Got to go need a Band-Aid !

[@Marciiie35]

if i keep my cats in a small balcony and feed them and take them out once in a while to shower them, would that be bad? i mean i wan't two cats and my mom's only condition is "They won't stay in the house with us" I mean we have another house in the same building but it's cold and i almost never go there in winter and they could freeze and die of hunger AND thirst.

[@TheCatButler]

Oh that sucks. I wouldn’t recommend it. The cats can jump off the balcony and can escape or get hurt. Sorry :(

[@Marciiie35]

@@TheCatButler ok then i guess imma try to tidy the other house and make it warm for them

[@Tressana22]

Thank you so much for this. It 100% worked! My kitten was found in a car engine at four weeks old by a rescue organization so she had no mom and kittens to guide her. She’s a sweetheart but a huge biter. Grateful for your help. 🐈🩷

[@TheCatButler]

I am glad it worked :) give pets to your sweet kitty for me!

[@Tressana22]

@@TheCatButler will do. They loved their new toy. Thank you! Great quality!

[@TheCatButler]

Glad you and your cat liked it!

[@hombrepobre9646]

i have a growing 4 months old male kitten, playful always follow my feet while on the floor I noticed that he's trying to grab my feet with it's claws until it begins to bite and I was surprised that I felt it's teeth so I kick it, every morning he comes and play with my feet every time I'm walking on the floor,. how could I stop him from developing a biting habit?

[@johannaberg480]

Hi! Could you please make a video on how to introduce your ragdoll to a new friend? We have a neutered ragdoll boy born 2/2-2022 and are getting a new kitten (male) in the beginning of october. This because our dog is getting older and won't live forever, and our ragdoll is lonely whenever we go for a walk with the dog. The new cat is however not a ragdoll.

[@TheCatButler]

Hey Johanna not sure I would be able to make a video by October, but gradually introduce them. First being separated by a barrier but they can see and smell each other. Once they get used to each other you can gradually introduce them. Hope that helps!

[@johannaberg480]

@@TheCatButler Thank you so much for taking time to answer my comment! I have only been able to take 2 days off from work when I get the new kitten - but do you then recommend to keep the kitten separated from the other two in a different part of the house just to be sure while I'm at work? The dog is 7 years and has always lived with cats, she loves them. It's the reaction of the ragdoll I'm worried about .. I don't want the kitten to feel alone, but of course I don't want it to be hurt or scared either.

[@TheCatButler]

Yeah I suggest you separate them in a different part of the house while you are at work just to be in case till you are confident they get along. When you are home you can have the cat be separated but they can see and smell each other.

[@skzion2]

I guess I reinforced bad behavior when I used to play fight with my cat. He'd pretend to go after my hands but barely contact them, as if I were faster than he. When I dramatically slowed down, he did as well. Yeah, it turns out I wasn't faster than he. Lol.

[@macskafej555]

Hello, I would like to ask a question, I have a 7 months old male neutered ragdoll cat and he is not really cuddly or affectionate, when I pick him up he wants to go away almost always. This is very strange for me cause as I know ragdoll cats are very cuddly and affectionate. I would be very thankful if you could tell me some tips that can maybe solve this problem.

[@TheCatButler]

That is a good question. Let me ask a few questions. Was he cuddly and affectionate when he was younger, and did you get him as a kitten from a ragdoll breeder? In my case Arya was very shy and not cuddly when she was younger but became super affectionate and cuddly after 6 months. Generally ragdolls are affectionate, but sometimes individual personalities does have an impact

[@macskafej555]

He wasn't really affectionate or cuddly when he was younger either, and yes, I got him as a kitten from a ragdoll breeder.

[@TheCatButler]

I see! Do you hand feed your cat? Like scheduled meals?

[@macskafej555]

I feed him 3 times a day, at 8 AM, at noon, and at 8 PM, always in a stainless steel bowl.

[@horsegirlb7120]

*Please help!* My mother's cat has a problem not addressed by the video! He's a 1 year old male who was just recently neutered. He bites very specifically, but very _routinely_ at mealtimes while my mom is preparing his food. He does it to demand something from her, which of course she then gives him! How can she structure mealtimes with a rule of no biting?

[@TheCatButler]

Hey good question. You don’t want to reward the bite with a meal. Otherwise they think it’s what they need to do to get fed. I suggest when the cat bites, hiss and walk away. Do it consistently till your cat knows it’s not okay. And biting will not get them food. Reward your cat when he doesn’t bite. This will reinforce good behavior. Hope that helps!

[@horsegirlb7120]

@@TheCatButler Thank you so much for responding! I know the removal technique for dogs, but I wasn't sure about cats. I'll add in the hiss, but how long to walk away for? He usually starts rubbing up on her legs when she leaves, it's a whole routine. Like an abusive relationship, he's violent then apologetic.

[@horsegirlb7120]

@@TheCatButler Although I also looked up a behaviorist in the area, not sure how much my mom is willing to work on it :/

[@TheCatButler]

I’d say leave for several hours. Your cat needs to know the behavior won’t be rewarded with affection or food

[@horsegirlb7120]

@@TheCatButler Oh wow, thank you! Did not expect that long

[@waisinglee1509]

The idea of a playmate is good but the cat that has been biting me is FELV+.

[@byeolbitch]

get another cat with felv! they'd love that

[@waisinglee1509]

@@byeolbitch No, this cat is psycho.

[@Hubbabubbamamma]

Love bites🥰 VS. toothy vengeance drive by

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

Great video! ~Gina Hetlage 🐱🐱

[@TheCatButler]

Thank you! 😊

[@judithja2157]

My ragdoll kitten bite my face hard I can feel the pain. He is not relax when he bite me in the morning to wake me up. Bite my eye first and second mouth. Why? I can feel the aggression sound and really want to bite me hard.

[@sunshine1004]

Our kitten bites everything... It bit a piece of my hair off, a few inches of nylon off a toy, and tries to go for cords! I'm busy trying to keep him from biting..

[@TheCatButler]

Yeah kittens are very active biters. Get some cord protectors and toys that are a more durable. That should help a bit. And when they are adults the biting should go down. Hope that helps!

[@EmmaVB82]

You’re not alone! My Maine Coon kittens are nearly 7 months old now (meaning I’ve had them for nearly 4… where did the time go?! 🙀), though with one now 8lbs and the other 12lbs people don’t believe me that they’re still kittens! They’ve both always been bitey in different ways, which has changed over time… even the first time I went to visit them, Harvey (my enormous ginger boy) was obsessed with chewing and nibbling and suckling on my friend’s finger, so I probably shouldn’t be surprised! 😹 He’s a fiend for chewing on furniture and hard things - table and chair legs, cabinet doors and drawer edges, bits of my (expensive 😬) desk chair, plastic crates… and I don’t know exactly which kitten it was, but one of them happily gnawed on my metal-framed glasses when I put them out of my bedroom one night when they were being demons - I found them in the morning with some tooth marks on the lens itself, and the plastic bits over the ends of the metal stems all pockmarked with holes and uncomfortably rough to the touch! (I always put my glasses away in the case when I take them off now, lesson learned…) I bought all of the dental chew toys by the brand Petstages that I could get my hands on, hoping to redirect some of this chewing behaviour… the mice in particular quickly became their favourite toys, but just to stalk and pounce and carry in their mouths and do general play with, instead of to chew! They were all soft though, intended for help with teething, but since he likes to chew hard things they weren’t doing the job. I ended up finding these green rubber lobster shrimpy toys online, marketed as “kitten toothbrushes” (and from watching the Cat Butler videos, they clearly are not!), and come with both a jingly bell and catnip envelope to put inside… but they also make brilliant puzzle-feeders, because you can stuff them with kibble, and the cats have great fun playing with the toy to get the kibble out! Only in the past month or so I’ve noticed them really properly chewing on them with any regularity though, but if your kitten seems to want to chew on harder things like my lunatic does, then I recommend them :) Cords are a real problem here too… I had a real dilemma a couple of days ago trying to install their new water fountain (the old one was terribly leaky and I’d had enough of dealing with it), because the cable it came with was longer than the old one, plus due to the design I couldn’t tuck the excess up under the fountain itself like I did before, so it was just out there. Even bundled up and wire tied down, both cats just wouldn’t leave it alone for more than a minute (though Nikita, my less enormous black tabby) was much more the culprit than Harvey. I ended up cobbling together a real hacky workaround with what I could immediately find to hand - a shoebox, where I cut a little hole in one corner enough to push the cable through, coiled it up inside the box, then out the top where there was already a little thumbhole/hole for airing the shoes/whatever! Then taped the lid closed… then I could finally walk away without having to keep my hand over the cable 😹 I have to hide every cable as much as possible - I’ve got charging cables near the sofa for my iPhone and iPad, and I have to coil them up, bury them under the seat cushions, then put another throw pillow on top, or they get destroyed. I once didn’t adequately protect my MacBook magsafe cable, and I found it with more of those little toothmarks in the connector end! I think I need to get a LOT more of that cable wrapping stuff, which is mostly used for things like desks where there’s a lot of cables going on, but when the problem is also the part between the cable coming out of the device and the wall, it’s a challenge! This is a very long and drawn out way of saying I feel your pain, though probably not as helpful as I would like!

[@annadinanno5827]

I'm having a real hard time of my cat not biting me. I'm going to try to take some of your suggestions. He constantly breaking the skin.

[@LoveGodOutloud]

That's what pissing me off. He puncher my skin too much. The fact I can hear it makes me mad. So I just separate us. I put him in another room

[@sp5457]

Temo is just like my cat

[@TheNutbrittle]

It must have hurt when you got bitten around your ankle, eh? 🙂 Cleo only bites when I brush her tummy more than she can handle it. That's basically only 2 - 3 strokes 😁

[@TheCatButler]

oh it sure did! He was still young and liked to play rough. Cleo is such a cutie haha

[@TheNutbrittle]

Thanks, but she gets cheeky every now and then. At the moment she takes naps in my laundry hamper!

[@TheCatButler]

That’s adorable :)

[@TheNutbrittle]

@@TheCatButler By the way, I do agree with you that having at least 2 kittens/cats is good specially for keeping each other company, when we humans are busy. 🙂

[@roadstar499]

If you get those warning bite's you need to understand some cats just don't want as much hands on love as other cats... they are just like people,humans are all different just like cats... take the time to learn what your cat love's not what you love...

[@stephaniesmith91ss]

My cat is so picky with food!! She even turned her nose up at salmon.. idk how to help her

[@TheCatButler]

Teemo is also quite picky as well. I usually add a topping of their favorite foods on the new food to incentivize them to eat it.

[@Rida_Rashed]

❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰

[@lindasapiecha2515]

😊👍

[@hummingbird2270]

Rescued almost two months old cat, extremely playful, naughty and hyperactive, but with the passage of time he became aggressive in very strange manner. He wants to sit in the lap all the time or rubbing his head with my feet, constantly asking for petting with loud meowing. Yes, if I stop petting he starts meowing non stop and the moment he comes to me he starts purring louder and louder. The problem is without any posture change or warning suddenly he bites so hard on my hands feet or arms, that mostly starts bleeding with deep scars on my skin. No, he is not sick or injured, never got any punishment,has so many toys, no hissing, growling or warning he bites during cuddling and purring. But these aren't love bites. these are predator attacks. Don't know what to do? Can anybody help me plz?

[@TheCatButler]

Do you hand feed the cat or have scheduled meal times?

[@hummingbird2270]

@@TheCatButlerit's almost scheduled time, and he himself fixed it with the passage of time, demands 3 times a day. Initially tried few times to feed him more than three times, but he wasn't interested. So it is fixed, three meals a day.

[@TheCatButler]

I say be consistent in ignoring him and hissing at him. Continue to walk away. It takes a while for a cat to learn. It will let the cat know that this type of behavior is not rewarded

[@hummingbird2270]

@@TheCatButler thanks for your advice and help. 😊

[@Hubbabubbamamma]

My little girl loves my stuffed animals and my fuzzy slippers so those are the things that I play with her with that she’s allowed to bite and claw do the little kangaroo kicks in alligator rules like she would do with her littermates so she’s in the mood to play like that that’s what we do cat toys or sometimes just a little bit too small to do something like that with but if you have a stuffed animal that you can actually hold in your hand see you like a pink flamingo or something and has long legs and fuzzy feathers in a long beak he had there’s lots of places that she can get in her bites and kangaroo kicks your hand safe and she can do a little bites

[@TheCatButler]

love kangaroo kicks!

[@vsee2207]

Nice try getting Temo to bite you!

[@herohour6496]

I'm allergic to cats. Is there NO hope for me at all? I'd like a cat to take care of for 10 years.

[@TheCatButler]

Hey so I am actually allergic to cats. You can check this video on things you can do remove or reduce your cat allergies. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2bdiY1qZ9F7qrM

[@herohour6496]

@@TheCatButler I've started watching all your videos. I am eager to watch the video on allergies. My heart is with pets, but my body is unfortunately allergic to cats. Thank you.

[@TheCatButler]

Yeah I empathize with you. I love pets too. Didn’t think I would be able to overcome my allergies. But I was able to make it work :)

[@linzixuan29]

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[@Keepintouch143]

Only this problem.. biting in cat..

[@susiegreen4958]

I wish I knew this is the first cat I’ve had that bites

[@gypsydanger8518]

Is it possible the cat was born with this aggression and it might never go away?

[@tmariemallette7942]

Why do they do that why

[@susiegreen4958]

Dosnt work he just follows me and sinks his teeth into me