Kitten biting when purring
I have a new Singapura kitten, albeit he is 8 months old, and sometimes when he is being cuddled he has a bite. I've had him for 3 weeks now and the first couple were strong and I had a huge bruise for a week. I withdrew the cuddles - told him NO in no uncertain terms - and he seemed to have more or less stopped biting. any time he had a nip I stopped cuddling and left him. Over the weekend he has had another couple of tries (when he's in bed with me) on my hand or ankle and each time I've said No and taken him out of the bedroom and locked him in kitchen & living room area.
Is this something cats do and how do I stop it? I'm becoming very wary when petting him - always watching where the mouth is!!!! I've only owned dogs before and this wee man is so different.
Thanks for any advice.
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