Comments on: How To Stop My Cat From Biting and Attacking Me

By: Hanna

Hanna — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:33:26 +0000

Appreciate the detailed explanation, very useful.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:16:25 +0000

My 4 year old male neutered cat TicTic attacks and bites my hand or arm after brushing or petting. It’s very aggressive. This time he bit down and I recently grounded him indoors permanently. I have tried time outs, putting a barrier between us (he will stalk me until he has attacked). I always stop when I see his micro signals. Otherwise he is super sweet!

By: Stephanie Mantilla

Stephanie Mantilla — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:46:02 +0000

In reply to Christina.

Hi Christina,
I’m sorry to hear about your mother and wish her a speedy recovery. Cats can be sensitive to changes in smells. You coming home smelling different could be stressful for your cat and cause the behavioral change. It could also be that you aren’t able to spend as much time with your cat if you’re gone a lot more, which is a change in your cat’s routine. It’s always a good first step to get your cat checked out by your vet to rule out a medical issue with Pepper. Then you can pinpoint whether Pepper dislikes the change in smell, lessened attention, or something else.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 23 May 2023 00:48:37 +0000

I have a 9-year-old cat, very friendly. I recently had to spend more time with my mother and went home sat on my couch and my cat Pepper would attack my feet and want to bite my legs. My mother is very sick; she was recently diagnosed with cancer. Can the cat sense that and is this the reason why my cat is scratching my feet and wants to bite my legs? Need help with suggestions, thank you.

By: Stephanie Mantilla

Stephanie Mantilla — Tue, 02 May 2023 15:10:04 +0000

In reply to Ellen OBrien. Hi Ellen, A new baby is often times a stressor for cats. Really any change in their environment can stress your pets at home. Even before the baby arrived home, baby furniture, toys, and other changes were happening in the home. There are ways to get your cat used to the changes but they'll likely need a cat behaviorist who can come to their home and assess the situation, especially since there is a baby involved. They can ask their vet for a referral to a cat behaviorist or look online for a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant.

By: Ellen OBrien

Ellen OBrien — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:07:35 +0000

My son’s cat has recently started attacking people. He is drawing blood when he scratches their legs! They recently had a new baby..could this cause his attacking people? He started doing this even before the baby came home! His wife is ready to get rid of the cat because she was attacked while holding the baby! They are trying some daily injections to try and calm him down?

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 23:01:14 +0000

My almost 2 year old female cat sometimes attacks my leg while getting into and than jumps up and bites me. Last night she attacked me after I got in bed and than bit my shoulder. We’ve had her as a kitten so don’t know why she is all of a sudden attacking me and biting me. I’m the only one she does this too.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can get her to stop doing this to me.

By: Serene

Serene — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 20:39:11 +0000

In reply to Micheline. The same exact thing happens to me as well. My cat used to like sleeping with me at first and petting her but now she bites me whenever I touch her and won’t let me get in bed.

By: Bridgette

Bridgette — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:46:22 +0000

I am going to try and get my bf to use this. His cat bites and scratches his roommate when he’s not home and he’s looking at rehoming. I love his cat and hopefully, this can help convince him to keep him long enough to train him.

By: Stephanie Mantilla

Stephanie Mantilla — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:14:26 +0000

In reply to Micheline.

Hi Micheline,
Calming pheromones work for some cats and not others. If you use the pheromones, the spray version allows you to put the pheromones around the area your cat is feeling protective about. Without knowing the entire situation, what you’re describing could be something else as well. For instance, some cats attack feet under covers, and a person sliding into bed turns on the cat’s predatory instinct.