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Anonymous
So I have this new kitten. Her name is Sugar.
I was wondering how the hell do I get her to stop biting people?
>> Anonymous
step 1: stop going to icanhaswhatever
step 2: don't post their trash on /an/
step 3: don't encourage biting, ignore her for a few minutes/make a high pitched sound like you're hurt when she does it, use toys to play with her and not your hand, make other people adhere to this rule
>> Anonymous
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When she bites, squirt her with water.
>> Anonymous
>>284801
Stupid idea. You don't need to instill an unnecessary fear of water when there are other methods available.
>> Anonymous
>>284805
Like a fear of a hand? Or fear of newspaper? etc etc
>> Anonymous
Water bottle training does nothing except make the pet afraid of the water bottle, they cant associate their action with the bottle. Now if YOU discipline, they are going to associate that with you being the leader, and are going to understand that you are saying no (a bottle doesnt mean anything to them, its not a member of their family/pack). you don't have to hurt them to discipline. Go take a basic parenting class and please don't breed till you have done so.
>> Anonymous
Pooper?
>> Anonymous
One of my cats stops whatever he's doing if I blow a puff of air in his face.

Another cat reacts to a puff of air by hitting me.

Give it a shot.

Apologies if this posts twice. 4chan keeps fucking up on my computer.
>> Anonymous
Don't kittens usually just grow out of it? I know it's important to teach puppies and parrots not to bite but unless your kitten is running people down and drawing blood I wouldn't be concerned. Once it stops teething and starts getting fat and lazy it won't be an issue.
>> Anonymous
All kittens do this, it's called play fighting, this is usually why you get kittens in pairs, so they will bite each other and not you.
>> Anonymous
>>284791

This method is good. We used it with our young terrier (not cat, I know, but same tactic) when she was going through a nippy stage, and she's stopped doing it now. No water bottles or excessive violence needed.
>> Anonymous
You need to stop her from biting. All cats do this naturallly. When my kittens bit me, its wasnt painful, it was actually ticklish and cute when she nibbled my fingers.
>> Anonymous
react the way another cat would by hissing/growling. that's how i got my cat to stop biting me.
>> Anonymous
Not all cats are stupid enough to not be able to associate their actions with the water.

My cat was allowed free rein to walk on countertops for seven years, but when I brought him to our new house, my husband and I decided to train him out of that habit, and used applications of water bottles (or just flicking water that happened to be nearby). He got the message immediately. Soon enough (within a couple of weeks) he was responding to simply an angry tone or glare, and now it simply isn't a problem.

So yeah, I'd suggest water bottle training. It was able to teach an eight-year-old cat a new behavior pattern in under a month, and the cat doesn't seem to have any fear of the bottle itself (unless he's on a countertop).

My only suggestion is, don't try to teach her TWO things with the bottle at any given time. Teach her one thing, then stop using it for awhile, and then move on to the next behavioral issue. Otherwise she WILL just get confused.
>> Anonymous
>>284811
Jesus christ, did you even read>>284791?
>> Anonymous
>use toys to play with her and not your hand
>use toys to play with her and not your hand
>> Anonymous
Do what mother cat does.

Bite back.