"Why does my cat always like to bite me when playing with me? How can I get rid of this habit?" This should be the inner appeal of many cat lovers!

In fact, kitten biting is a very common behavioral problem.

If a kitten has a cheerful personality and its parents or other kittens in the litter do not bite, then the reason for this biting behavior is generally attributed to the wrong guidance during its "socialization training" from an early age.

Kitten socialization training is an essential part of cats’ integration into humans and social life.

This training usually starts when the kitten is more than 30 days old and ends when the kitten is about 2 months old.

However, the interaction between the owner and the cat still has a profound impact on its behavior over the next 2-5 months.

The impacts of these trainings include:

For example, it allows us to take a bath;

For example, being able to stay in a cat bag with peace of mind;

For example, it allows you to comb it without escaping;

For example, I can happily interact with you through toys;

Wait, wait,

If some of the interaction methods are wrong at this stage, long-term problems may easily occur.

　01 Frequently Asked Questions

One of the most common problems at this stage is that parents like to use their fingers or toes to interact with kittens.

In fact, this kind of interaction is to train the cat’s hunting behavior together. If there are two kittens at home, they may become each other’s hunting targets.

Of course, if there is only one kitten in the house, you may be the "prey".

The correct approach is that you can buy it some toys and cat teasers for training and guidance.

　02 Wrong guidance

What does wrong guidance look like in real life?

For example, instead of shaking the cat stick from side to side to play with the cat, you can instead use your fingers to play with the cat by shaking it from side to side.

For example, you are lying on the bed, the cat is on the bed, and your toes are sliding against the bed.

In the above two situations, cats will generally actively interact with you and look towards you.Your fingers came to play with you on the sheets.

At this time, because the cat is still very small, you may find it super cute and interesting.

However, this kind of wrong guidance will pave the way for their bad behavior in the future.

　03 Behavioral problems caused

When they grow up and become less cute when they pounce on your fingers, you will weaken your behavior in this regard.

Cats, on the other hand, will look for the feeling they had when they were young, so they may actively pounce on your hands or feet stretched out under the quilt.

It will even hide behind the door, rush to you when you appear, and hug your ankles to interact with you.

In these situations, you may scream or startle, and the feedback you give will further reinforce the cat's bad behavior.

You can imagine yourself as its prey. The more the prey screams, the more excited the cat becomes.

The more your cat's behavior is reinforced by your feedback, the more vicious it will be when it attacks you next time.

At this time, you may also be confused, so you may scold it, hit it, or spray it with a sprayer.

These punitive behaviors often have no effect. Instead, they make the cat confused and anxious.

Because it doesn’t understand why you could have so much fun playing with it, but now it does exactly the same thing as when you were a child, but you have to scold it?

So after this kind of punishment, it is likely to change the way it interacts (attacks) with you, such as hiding under the sofa, suddenly rushing out to bite you, and then quickly hiding and observing you secretly.

In short, training mistakes in childhood will lead to many, many bad behavior problems when you grow up.

　04 Correct behavioral problems

So how should this kind of aggressive behavior caused by improper training in childhood be corrected?

First, no feedback will be given to its "attack" behavior.

Second, when it relaxes, give it the correct interactive game method and give it more rewards.

Third, fill its empty time.

Let me start with the first point. Actually, I’ve finished talking about cats.After understanding the "attack" principle, I believe it is not difficult to see that when they attack you, just don't give feedback, so that they will slowly know that this is ineffective.

However, this is easier said than done. Few people can remain calm after being attacked by a cat.

Therefore, it is best to wear protective gear in spaces or times where you think you may be attacked.

For example, if it attacks your ankles frequently, you should wear thicker socks or boots.

There are many more professional protective gears on Taobao, you can search them yourself.

As long as you can try not to strengthen its behavior when it attacks you, then this step will be considered a success.

Let’s talk about the second one, when it is relaxing, play with it at least twice a day for ten minutes each time.

You can use a cat teasing stick or other toys.

But the point that needs to be emphasized here is that you must watch the right time and complete this training when it is leisurely, not when it is ready to "attack" you.

The last one is that the reason why this behavior problem occurs is largely because the cat is too bored. If it has enough entertainment time during the day, it does not need to "trouble" you. After all, cats still have so much sleep. To sleep.

Therefore, automatic toys, the creation of vertical space, or finding a cat as a companion are all good choices.

I believe there are no real "bad cats" in the world, only sensitive cats. With a little more patience and time, everything will get better.