is it true that cats bite to show affection? when i 1st got Sheldon he used to bite loads and i was telling a friend who said hes showing affection. but i have read somewhere about teaching cats not to bite and things.
thanx in advance

I have had cats in my house since, well since I can remember and my cat has never bitten me, unless she is playing? she paws me and she is definately a mommy's girl

sorry this isnt much help!

Hannah

thanx for you help.
he still does it when playin and sometimes i think i encourage him but its times when i pick him up and he bites my shoulder and the other day he started bitin my neck. it hurts but its not painful if im makin sense.
i dnt think its agressiveness maybe jst miss judged playin

could be that! sounds like love bites to me lol! if that makes sense? hes not trying to hurt you, just play, or show you affection im thinking?

its strange i no but i no wat you mean ha ha.
thanx for your help on it

Mine does it sometimes. Like a playful nibble that doesn't hurt at all.

Hiya its just playing.

what I did was cry out & walk away stopping the games, he got it after about 10 times 'dont bite mummy!' He still bites my partner who cant even feel it! (builders hands!) But if my hand gets in the way he will stop & lick me! Very clever!

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he sometimes does the licking thing he goes to bite then realises and licks. i made the mistake of reacting the other day he got a shock and i ended up with a huge gash in my arm where he jumped and ran lol.

just an interesting think i wanted to discuss
thanx all for replies

The only time my cat genghis would bite me was to wake me up in the morning. It would only be gentle, but enough to get me up to let him out!

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Hi! I think cats bite in play, but we need to let them know what is and what is not acceptable.

When I bought my siamese cats the breeder told me to gently flick their noses when they bit to discourage them - she pointed out it was only the same as the mum would do with her paw to stop them getting too rough and hurting her. I have to say it worked a treat - my cats grew up super-gentle, and I never felt as if I was being rough or 'cruel' to them.

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