Anyone who has a cat at home probably knows that when you reach out to tease the cat, it may hold your hand and then gnaw on it. Regardless of size, this biting behavior is usually not too hard, but if it is a kitten, because its teeth are very thin and sharp, it is possible to bite or scratch the owner’s skin even if it does not use very force.
Felines have had a hunting nature since childhood, and even today, almost all breeds of cats are artificially bred indoors, still retaining this nature. Usually when the kitten reaches about one month of age and begins to learn to walk, it will take the initiative to find its siblings or mother to practice.
This kind of behavior does not need to be taught by words and deeds, in this kind of rehearsal behavior, the kitten gradually learns the power of biting, and this kind of force control has a red line warning in the same kind, that is, once the cat that is bitten can’t stand it, it will make a sharp cry that expresses pain, and the biting cat will stop its pounce behavior after hearing this sound.
Of course, there will also be some little Hanhan, the worse others scream, the more excited it bites……
For the owner, the kitten may run over to nibble on your foot without warning, or be attracted by your shoelaces, and suddenly rush to pounce on your hand to nibble while you are crouching down to do something else……
Because at this time, your hands or feet are regarded as the hunting object of practice by the kitten, which is simply a human flesh teasing stick.
Is it possible for a kitten to get rid of this biting habit through training?
No way. In the social training of cats, the biting behavior can only be corrected, that is, let the cat control the force so as not to bite and injure the owner, and cannot completely erase the cat’s biting or companion behavior. In simple terms, training methods
It is when the kitten screams when it bites you, and over time it doesn’t like to play with you.
This kind of problem can be easily avoided by changing some fresh toys for kittens from time to time.
There is also a situation where adult cats, when they are touched on the abdomen, will habitually engage in a series of behaviors such as holding hands, kicking their hind legs, and biting their mouths. This is due to the cat’s defensive nature, because the cat’s abdomen is its weakest part.
But adult cats do not bite 100%, and may lick or do nothing, which mainly depends on the cat’s trust in the owner. In the case of a deep friendship, this cat may be a rotten cat, and you will be indifferent to how you touch its belly.
If you touch the belly of a big cat and it makes a gesture of hugging its hands and legs, kicking and biting, it means that it does not fully trust you, or it just so happens that it is more playful at the moment.
So now I understand that kittens love to pounce and bite entirely because of their nature to learn to hunt. Whether big cats like to pounce and bite when touching their stomachs depends on the relationship between the two of you.
In other cases, if a cat bites with an aggressive meaning, it is mostly because it is expressing dissatisfaction or even hostility towards you.
The cat also has a more interesting body language to suggest that it is acting coquettishly towards you – that is, it raises its tail and staggers towards you, as if it is drunk, and sometimes it falls to the ground and turns its belly before it reaches you!