Jackson answers your questions via video.
”What’s the best ways of dealing with aggressive cats?
I have cats that I work with that can bite while being petted.”
Jackson talks about why cats may bite and scratch when being pet, and what you can do about it.
He explains his view of cats being like energetic balloons, and the concept of overstimulation.
Three of the toys Jackson uses the most to help diffuse a cat’s energy in healthy ways are:
You can find them – along with a whole bunch of others – at Jackson’s online store, www.SpiritEssences.com.
We regret that Jackson does not answer questions posted in the comments. This is due to his demanding schedule and the high volume of requests he receives. But most importantly, since he has not met your cat, it would be contrary to his approach for him to give specific personalized advice for your specific situation. That being said, general questions and issues are addressed throughout this blog, in his book CAT DADDY and of course, the show My Cat From Hell.
We have a cat who is 3 years old. He has been neutered. He cries at 6:00 am and 3:00 pm and not limited to these times. We do not know what the reason can be. We have broght him to the vet and they see no problems. This crying is making me to want to bring him to a shelter. BTW, we have an another cat and her name is Abbey. She is a very calm cat. They do get along. Thank for your help in advance.
Jackson’s recorded a video on “How to Make Your Cats Let You Sleep.” Try the re-training method and techniques he recommends in that video.
Also, to support the re-training, you might wanna check out the Night Owl Remedy Jackson helped formulate, available through his online store, Spirit Essences.
I have a Maine Coon who will be 2 in August, she is the funniest and funist cat i have ever owned. Since 7 weeks old she loves to “play” bite. She’ll attack your feet or your hand in play. I say ouch! and ask her to stop and she will. (she’s learned) however, even with all the stimulation she is given she thinks this is a “fun” game to play with the humans, actually I think it’s her way of saying you are mine! Any ideas on this Jackson? She’s gotten better as she gets older but sometimes forgets. AND I can tell when she’s in a pissy mood which is rarely but she gets “that” look in her eyes. It means I’m cranky today so keep your distance becasue today my bites are real!
It’s great that you and your cat seem to have some kind of understanding about appropriate vs. inappropriate biting. I’m sorry to say Jackson doesn’t have time in his schedule to address questions here on the blog directly. Sometimes, if there are recurring questions, he’ll record a video. That’s what gets posted as blog posts.
My 2 year old cat does the same thing! Often he play bites my hands or feet. Sometimes, he gets “that look” in his eyes…and out of nowhere he will bite in a not so playful way. For example, last night I woke up to him biting my calf. Usually if a bite is playful I say his name and he nuzzles or comes to me for a pet. He had “that look” in his eyes last night. Sometimes he bites my arm like that as well. I wish he didn’t have that aggressive bite.
I have this problem with a new kitten we brought home. He’s about 3 months old and he thinks my hands are play toys. He’ll lick and bite and even grab my arm and kick with his back legs. He likes to do it while I’m typeing on my lap top like right now. I would love to know what are the appropriate steps to stop this issue before it grows into something bigger.
We are having a terrible time combining our pet dogs, Lucy and Chico, and our cat, India. I understand that it’s natural for dogs to chase cats. I get that she’s acting like prey, so they’re going to chase her. But she actually ran away for a week. The dogs have been prevented from chasing India many times, so they know we don’t like it. India is a bengal mix, and won’t let me hold her for more than a few seconds. I can’t trim her nails. She’s pretty skittish, so the vet prescribed amitryptaline, which I couldn’t get down India, and then a low dose of valium . So I have two problems: dogs chasing the cat all over the house, and a cat that’s really too wild to be allowed outside.
That does sound like a really difficult situation!
You may have seen on this blog that along with using behavioral/retraining and play therapies, Jackson uses holistic remedies he helped formulate himself.
One of the combinations he uses most is called Ultimate Peacemaker and it sounds like your household is an ideal candidate for it. It is “For deep, serious, or long-standing aggression/conflicts between animals” and is used a lot in multi-pet households. Check it out and if you have questions, contact the team at Jackson’s company, Spirit Essences.
Good luck!
We have given India Ultimate Peacemaker, but it doesn’t seem to change her demeanor. Kinda wish Jackson and Cesar Millan worked together on some cases.
Ultimate Peacemaker is not designed to be given to just one animal. Please see this post on the Spirit Essences blog for instructions on how to use the 3-Formula Sets, including Ultimate Peacemaker.
Also, consistency is KEY in seeing results with the remedies. Most times when people aren’t seeing results, we also find they are not applying the remedies as directed: 3-4 times per day.
But yes, Jackson and Cesar would be a way cool show!
Jackson,
I have a 6yr old white and orange tabby named Beau. We purchesed a new sofa and love seat,
about a month ago, last night to my suprise my beautiful Beau POOPED on the sofa and tried
to cover it as if in the his litter box,and this Am my boyfriend Jack and I found it happened again
on the otherside of the sofa.Beau is a wonderful boy and has his moments,but the only one time
he did go outside of the litter box and is was because he box was dirty(not the case here)
Help Jackson
Jack and Mikkie
omg!
OK, since the sofa is pretty new, this might be a case of territorial marking, with Beau trying to claim the sofa as part of his territory. You might want to try putting one of his existing pet beds on the sofa.
Also, Jackson has a whole segment of his holistic Spirit Essences remedies especially focused on environment & territory issues. You can try exploring those and again, if you have any questions about them, contact the Spirit Essences team through their site.
Good Luck!
We have a 6 year old male rescue cat. He is very sensitive to loud noise and strangers. He consistently attacks our other male cat when he uses the cat box. We have tried everything we can think of but really need some advice. please help.
That’s a lot to deal with, for everyone: cats and humans!
Please take a look at the Spirit Essences holistic remedies for Inter-Animal & Social Issues.
Jackson uses one of these remedies on almost every case he works with.
Of course there are many factors involved with every situation, because every situation is different. If you have questions about choosing a remedy or about your situation, contact the team at Spirit Essences. Along with just processing the orders that come in, they work with customers to advise them about their situations and the best approach to take using remedies.
Good Luck!
I have two queens and a tom cat, 8, 8 and 9 years old. Due to someone not wanting their cat I now have a 12 year old britsh blue boy. Any advise on how to get past the hissy spitty sessions? no on has been very agressive but I do want them settled.
Wow, that’s a lucky cat who got adopted by you.
Along with all the usual strategies for introducing new pets (see Jackson’s blog post on this), you can also use Jackson’s holistic remedy called Peacemaker.
Good Luck!
Similar to this question, I have a 13yo neutered male cat who I’ve had since he was 6 months old. I love him dearly. Sometimes when we are petting him, he gets overstimulated. I know that’s what’s happening and have read that you need to watch for the signs. Tail swishing, ears twitching, etc. The problem is, he doesn’t always give off these signals. Are there signals we’re missing or other tells we should watch out for? Thanks, I know you guys are busy, I figured it couldn’t hurt to ask.
hello i have a beautiful female tuxedo her name is dutchess we got her since she was only 6 weeks old but as she started to get bigger i would say around 7 to 8 months she has turned into a hell cat we love her very much she gets nothing but love 24/7 NOW SHES 3 YEARS OLD she doesn’t want you to pet her at all every time i try and bites the shit out of me she hiss and gives me the evil eyes its like she doesn’t want to be loved no one that comes over can pet her she lays there in front of you but don’t touch her it seems like she only loves me when feed her oh yea when she hears that can opener she jumps on the counter and rubs on me but after she eats that’s it leave me alone and when i am all alone i call her so she can come to me and she wont when i grab her to pet her she starts to bite me and hiss so i can let her go. now she sleeps with us at the end of the bed but don’t touch her or shell leave i don’t understand her and i love her so much it i just want to cuddle with her like i used to when she was a baby. and its funny because she loves her bath i have no issues with that at all. and she uses her litter box to i clean it for her every day. and yes i play with her a lot she has a lot of toys and every thing goes well there its just the don’t pet me policy lol any advice for me even way before i know about this show my friends and family always say i have a cat from hell every one tells me get rid of her but i will never do it until death do us part i can see in her eyes she really loves me but she doesn’t know how to show it i wish jackson could meet her but i live in Florida. please any one has the same issue let me know what works for you thank you so much for your time
I have the exact same issue and my cat acts exactly the same, my problem is that i have to travel to another country shortly and since she acts like this i think she will escape from her carrier or make me regret thinking of taking her with me, the flight will take all day and i’m not allowed to bring her to the cabin, i’m terribly sad that my cat hates me after so long, and that because of her behaviour i’ll have to give her away, i’m crying because i love her to death and i feel so hurt by her biting and scratching, i can’t even go near her anymore, i miss her so much, please, please help me, and i live in syria, so i can’t purchase any of your products.
Hi Myra,
Have you taken your cat to the vet? It sounds like she is acting like she’s in pain. I had a cat who turned aggressive and it turned out that she had a tumor on the base of her tail that was causing her a lot of pain. I hope that helps!
Hello! My family has two cats, one is 8 1/2 and one is 2, they are indoor/outdoor cats. We live in a woodsy area, and never had issues until a year ago, our older cat got a scratch or knick that ended up causing an abscess in his cheek that ended up requiring surgery and a tube in his cheek for a week. Just yesterday we ended having to take him in because his tongue appeared swollen and it turned out his salivary gland was blocked, which required surgery.
We have decided both of our cats need to transition to being indoor cats(if that’s possible), and we are moving to a more suburban area(which translates to more traffic), and therefore has cemented our decision to make the transition. I know it’ll make both of my cats very unhappy to lose outdoor privileges, but my family and I are dedicated to make a fun indoor habitat for them, but knowing they are used to having free time outdoors is there anything we can do inside to make the transition easier for them besides just strategically placing shelves?
We have a pretty big and tall cat tree already, and we have a harness and leash and are willing to take them for walks. Also, our younger cat claws things when she gets impatient or antsy and wants out, and way to stop that since free time outdoors won’t be happening.
Thanks!
Hi, we have four female cats, all spayed and raised together, none declawed. They all have different personalities but as Angela once said on The Office about her cats: “there’s bad blood, jealousies: cliques.” In 28 years of marriage, our family has always had cats usually in multiples and thought we knew a lot about them. Recently our most dominant cat, Cinnamon, has begun not exactly peeing but spraying certain areas, usually around me (I am the main caretaker). I have tried usual behavior modification activities — which require lots of patience — took her to the vet for a check up, have tried changing things around a little. We have added litter boxes to some areas, which do get used by various cats, but this has not really stopped her. Recently we bought a lavendar and pheromone infused collar at a chain store thinking it couldn’t hurt and it didn’t (plus it smells good) and it may have even reduced these events somewhat, but it has not stopped them. Now I think a second cat has begun peeing, only caught her once but have seen actual puddles here and there throughout the house. We really don’t want an entire house smelling of pee! Any thoughts?
Please help! I absolutely love and adore my 4 year old Siamese/Snowshoe mix. Her name is Kirra. She’s extremely aggressive, and I don’t know what to do anymore. She was a bottle-fed kitten from the time she was a week old, and she is very attached to me and no one else. My husband and I have tried everything–cat trees, jingly balls, crinkly balls, feathers on sticks, mice on sticks, mice not on sticks, scratching posts, walks–all of it. She wants nothing to do with any of it. She has randomly and occasionally had “episodes” in the past where she runs around the house screaming at the top of her lungs and defecating as she runs circles. We’ve tried changing her food, changing her litter, giving her space, and we’re basically at the end of our ropes. We just had our first baby 4 months ago, and I am absolutely terrified that she is going to hurt our child when she gets old enough to try to grab the “pretty fluffy thing.” She has bitten me multiple times–she bit through two of my fingers completely once–she has bitten my husband and has chased him through the kitchen attacking him violently. She never pees anywhere she isn’t supposed to in order to mark, but she sharpens her claws on the corners of walls and in window sills. I don’t know what this could be besides possibly that she has some sort of mental issue. She has always been an indoor cat and has never been injured in any major way–besides being stepped on once by me when I was pregnant and she for some reason didn’t get mad about that at all. She just looked at me and jumped into my arms and purred. I don’t understand what is causing this crazy behavior. Sorry for the long comment. I’m just at my wits end and I absolutely do not want to have to re-home my kitty girl, but she can’t stay here if she’s a threat to my daughter.
hi i am myra comment #16 i am still waiting for my reply but it sucks don’t it it really hurts when you raise something so small and then it turns on you i know what your felling but be very careful with the baby and lets wait and see what they tell us me my opinion i really don’t think they will change may be as they get older or it will get better or worse . good luck
First to Shanelle, To put it bluntly, you’ll find that it’s 99% likely its you that is making your cats nuts. I know, I bottle fed Jaz, and got my next 3 at 4 weeks old. I learned the hard way. Check up first, but I bet she hasn’t detached from you. Kittens have to depend on Feline Mom to show them how to act like a cat. She didn’t have a feline Mom. If your like me you feel overly protective, and she isn’t able to learn how to act like a cat. She wants to act on instinct, but your human behavior is confusing her. Read the rest of my post and hopefully that will help you understand. At least until your questions answered (:
I’ve lived with cats and dogs all my life, I had a wolf when I was 6, got her when she was a pup, her Mom killed by hunters.. I had her until I was 9. But I’ve always been a cat person. I lived with as few as one cat, and on the rez we had a colony of 23. I thought I new how to deal with cats. It’s only after Jaz died, 19 years of age, and 5 years into adopting the 3 born under our house 2 1/2 months after she died that I’m finally getting it. It took a big brick to the head called “Caught a Clue” First many problems were due to my extreme mood swings. So I’m dealing with that. Fix your human self first, cats will follow. Trust me when I say I have to live with a lot of guilt. I
know I’m a great cat guardian now, not a bad one before, just clueless. Jaz passed away on Jan 6th 2007. Merlin, Alexa and Tau; were allput into my life for a reason. Now I deal with them on their terms. Merlin goes off, I would go nuts looking for him, he wouldn’t show himself. Well duh he was feeling my anger & fear, so why would he? I come inside, calm down, and he shows up. I shut the window and he doesn’t get to go outside for awhile. Yes it is fenced, but with cats where their will wants to go they will find a way. 1 1/2 more weeks the parts of the yard that is fenced in by chain link, only 6 feet will be replace with an 8 foot cedar fence.
I had ignored cat hierarchic, with humans are instinct is to protect the runt. Stand and protect her food, protect her form the big bad bullies. Tau was the runt, and Alexa got treated like the third wheel. It went against their very instinct, but they were afraid of me the dominant human/cat. I didn’t realize I was making things worse for them. Oh they all love me, but let me tell you they still love me now even more now that I let them be who they are meant to be. Even if it takes all my human will to ignore. The only time I interfere is if one of them is giving the submissive pose and Merlin is still pestering them . Then I get him, hold him down to the ground, hold his scruff until he has submitted. For the most part we have a peaceful and happy home, they can go do their thing, and it’s a joy to watch them all blossom with more confidence. They jump, run and climb trees. They hunt bugs and chase each other around the yard. I’m far from perfect, so I watch “My Cat from Hell” because even an old cat like me can still learn new tricks.
I think Alex might have a bit of a vision problem, I’ve learned where her vision isn’t as good, and try to avoid
coming to her in the problem area. It seems to be working. I hope my partner gets a job soon so I can take her to the vets. Time for her full check-up.
Kendal & Jules.
Guardians of Merlin, Alexa and Tau
Kendal–I’ve been raising cats from kitten litters since I was 5 years old. This isn’t a socialization issue, and when she freaks out for someone LOOKING at her from across the room and runs around spraying diarrhea and screaming at the top of her lungs, that is not something that I am doing to her by “driving her crazy.” 2 of her litter mates had seizures as diagnosed by our veterinarian. One of them died from them at 10 weeks of age. I’m almost certain this is an anatomical brain problem, but I was hoping for advice on how to approach her behavior when she is having an episode in order to soothe her and not exacerbate the situation further. She has been socialized with other cats. She wasn’t the only one in the household, as she was brought up with her mother in my home and her siblings in my home as well–the mother cat was just very, very small and incapable of supporting her litter. She stopped producing milk, and the babies began to starve, so I started helping her. I disengage Kirra now when she is having an episode in an attempt to not overstimulate her. Her veterinarian has said that it would cost hundreds of dollars to get x-rays and medication in order to figure out the problem–which we can’t afford with a new baby–and if we took her to a shelter for aid, the shelters here have stated she would be put down for aggression. I appreciate you trying to help.
Maya–Thank you for the kind words. I love my kitty. She has always been there for me. She follows me around the house, jumps into my arms when I’m standing near her, and she gives me kisses when I’m feeling down. It does break my heart that she is going through this, and I’m hoping we can help her. I know re-homing her or sending her to a shelter would be a nightmare. I couldn’t live with myself knowing that she would possibly be mistreated or misunderstood and likely be put down because no one else has the emotional attachment to her that I do.
*Myra, not Maya. Sorry lol. =)
I have a cat who is really mean. For a while we’ll be outside, and he’ll be sitting on my lap, then he’ll get off, so I’ll get up, then he will attack me. Also, when the other cats come around, he gets really aggressive.
howdy, i have a six year old blk/wht cat named Lily that adopted us from a shelter at a few months old. Lily is very friendly, playful and chatty, however she is not a lap cat and dont ever scratch her belly or low back as she will claw/bite.
we need help with the following. she has taken to peeing on things, mostly my 16 year old sons things and her own stuff. the smell just doesn’t leave so i have throw out beds, rugs, clothes you name it. Lily and my son are best buds, they sleep together and everything. at first I thought she ws tageting his things thinking it is because he has stinky boy puberty smell but now she has taken up droping a pile of poo in the dining room twice and now in the living room. i am fed up.
she has been given love and attention, play time you name it…have no idea what to do but at this point she is living out on the deck. what do you suggest?
prior to this week when the poo started and I put her out, she hung out near her food bowl in the kitchen or would follow you into the kitchen like she is starving even though she eats 2xs a day and is a big girl, what is up with that??
Great site,and great info, Jackson rules,
We have a calico named Violet she is now 4 years old,Shs recently started pooping on the floor
Never did this before and her litter box is always clean,We don’t know why she is doing it
The only thing we can think of is she sees outside cats walking around outside our house and is marking
her territory????
Any thoughts or comments are welcome.Thanks.
Hi Shanelle,
We both watch My cat from hell right? Granted I haven’t seen every episode (: but did you see the recent episode with Riley (think that was the cats name)? Turns out the husband was unintentionally making the cat afraid. Them same episode with the blind cat that traumatized by the little boy turning to pet the cat after the dog and she didn’t see him coming. It could be both medical and something similar happened to Kirra. Jaz was very loving with my partner, she was much calmer then me and I know Jaz loved her as much as me. But one time she went up to J rubbed her face then bit her neck. Never happened again. J probably did something unintentional and it triggered something in Jaz to react.
We got our first dog and cat in 1968, I was 5. We didn’t know things then that we sure know now. Vets used to diagnose skin problems in cats & dogs as flea allergies, but now they know stress causes a lot of health issues. I know you love her, and it is hard . Sounds as if you could really use Jackson! Find a cat rescue and talk to someone else, not that you don’t have the experience, but we need an outsider that isn’t emotionally connected. I remember being frustrated with not understanding Alexa’s need to go outside the box. Talking to someone else really helped, they were feral born and she was marking her territory and getting used to being separated from her feline Mama. . I stopped worrying about the mess and put a box near where she was marking. Soon as I calmed down she stopped going outside the box. I was then able to move it back with the others.
I really hope you get help, there isn’t anything better then being a cat guardian.
One of my cats doesn’t really like being petted, so we play with her every day instead. And in return she’ll come up to us in the afternoon, everyday at the same time, and she just wants to be petted. It usually lasts for 10 til 15 minutes, and then she’s gone again. Haha.
I love the way Jackson explains this.
hey i was just wondering if you have any advice on a cat who pulls out there fur all the time and trys to run away at every chance he gets he is about nine years old and beats up my dads cat and his cat refuses to come out from under there bed shell come out but when she sees people she runs right back under
I know this post is old, but we had a cat, Sasha that used to pull her fur out. Come to find out she was diabetic and so stressed out from all the visits to the Vet. When we cut back on the visits she quit pulling out her fur!! So between her diabetes and the amount of stress from all the vet visits (at least 3 a week due to trying to get it under control, her diabetes that is) is why she constanly pulled out her fur. She was almost balled by the time we put it al together. Her fur did grow back just so you know. We felt awful and that we let her down as her parents, but in a weird way, I can’t explain it, Sasha really seemed to understand that all we were doing was helping her, but in the only way she could, pulling out fur, she tried telling us that something was wrong. Hope this helps.
My cat bites me just out of the blue. I’m not even touching him. I’ll be laying in bed and if I have any skin showing he bites me. Why does he do this and how can I fix it. He bit me so hard last year that my hand swelled up amd I had to go to the hospital. Thank You.
Hello ~ I have a 3 year old Tabby cat that I adopted when he was not even a year old. Anyway…heres some of the things that our cat, “Goofy” seems to do that would could use some help with. I watch your show hoping to find someone that has a simular situation. Goofy likes to pull his hair out from his lower back by his tail and leave piles of hair on the floor in which ever room he seems to be in. That’s not is…he also can be very friendly and rubs up against our legs, then turn around and attack our legs. I have tried to walk away and sit down when he get like that, but he will come hunt me down and attack more. He has been known to jump up in the chair to bite my arms and also lunge at my face. I have discussed this with our vet and they say it’s Anxiety and have giving me pills to give him. I must say, It does work WHEN & IF I’m able to give them to him. I really don’t like giving him medication and just wonder if there is something we can do that would help whatever it is that makes him feel that way. I’ve seen your show and it all makes sense as to what you recommend for homework and have seen the changes it makes in the cats behavior. I would love to get any suggestions you might have.
If you ever get to Iowa, we would love to invite you to our home and introduce you to our fun, loving (most of the time) Goofy! ~ Thanks!
Hi Jackson,
I have a 1 and a half year old Javanese cat, Mia. Mia has been aggressive since the day I got her when she was 10 weeks old. She was socialized by her mother, other kittens, and even played with children before arriving to me.
She commonly gets over stimulated and you need to remove yourself from her. Not a huge issue as I look for the signs.
She now has begun to dig her teeth into me. I will walk across the room, my leg becomes a tree branch; I sit on the couch, she comes over and lays into my arm at full force.
I try to remove her and she attacks me harder, kicks, claws, and bites.
I’m truly at a loss as nothing seems to get her to stop. I’ve tried putting her in her carrier for 5 minutes after being attacked (while not touching her beforehand).
I love her, she’s my baby, but this situation is getting out of hand. I do play with her constantly (she loves fetch & wand toys).
Hi Jackson,
I have a rescue cat. His name is Rugby. He’s a short haired black kitten. He pretty much looks like the moses kitten described in the James Herriot books. I found him on the side of the road when he was about 3 wks old right before a big blizzard hit. He was incredibly affectionate and didn’t once run away. As a matter of fact he ran to us (probably because he was half starved). He has since hefted up. Ever since I moved into an apartment and away from my parents’ house he has had these sporadic and odd episodes where he attacks me. He has bitten other people who come to my apartment to visit randomly. Three times he has attacked me and I don’t mean tiny scratches. He has sunk his teeth and claws in and used his whole body weight while dug into me. Once he got me while I was asleep. It wasn’t fun to wake up to. He just tonight got me in the temple on the side of my face. These events are rare and have several months between their occurances. He isn’t threatened or even stimulated when the events happen. He just attacks out of the blue. Immediately after his eyes seem to slide back into focus and he lets go and hides. He’s incredibly docile after that. I”m worried he might have something wrong with him. I take him out for walks and play with him. He isn’t threatened by anything, there’s no other animal inside the apartment. I’m almost tempted to get him tested for Bartonella. What do you think? I would really value your advice. I love this cat and I always will but the fact that he has latched onto my face and scalp on three separate ocassions is starting to scare me.
Thanks for the tip Jackson! My grandma just adopted a 7 year old orange tabby from the pound. He’s had lot of homes in his life that didn’t work out so we don’t know a lot about his personality. He comes up and wants petting by rubbing against me but after a while he’ll nip me and I wasn’t sure why. He nips and then rubs against me as if to say “sorry, I didn’t mean that. Pet me again!” after seeing that video I’ll play with him when I come over to tire him out before sitting down to pet him
I have a cat who will attack sometimes, usually jumping up and biting our legs. Sometimes, its biting our arms. When he does this, he puts his ears back which I understand is an indicator of fear. But it seems more like he is playing when he does this. It happens maybe once or twice a week and usually does not last more than a few minutes. He also sometimes bites after we’ve been petting him for a while (he loves to lay on our laps or right next to us). Not really sure what to do, as we are concerned he may do this when our grandchildren are around (they are 4 & 2). With the grandchildren, he is always around them, but will run away if they try to pet him. Recommendations?
Hello!
I have a pretty beautiful cat, it is 13 months old and I adopted it about a year ago. I’m worried because I’m noting that it is getting aggresive specially when I’m combing its belly, it happens a long time ago,it doesn’t has an explanation, even the veterinary knows why it’s happening.
By the other hand, Lucca (my cat) gets “mad” when we visit the vet’s consultory to vaccinate it or cut its nails.
What may I do?
Hi, My boyfriend and I have a one year old cat named Stella. She’s awesome! Stella likes to bite and yell in the morning very early in the morning sometimes 4am everyday until someone gets out of bed to just be in another room of the apartment with her. It’s like she just doesn’t want us in bed in the morning. How do we stop this behavior ? We play with her for a good 30 mins or longer if we have the time right before bed. She has food in her dish, it’s not like she’s starving, I just don’t know if there’s anything we are missing here… Thank you!
My cat Prim is 5 months old. and continually climbs the curtains in my bed room, she also bites and straches my hands and arms when being held or petted. And today my dad was over and reached down to pet and she bit him. What are the proper ways to go about disiplining her? Please help
thanks
ricky
I have recently got my first cat 8 weeks first day non stop crying I let it in my room it stops but keeps me up all night is there Still hope of bed training it
This post may have just saved my cat Frankenstein (3 yrs old) from being put to sleep. He’s nipped at/ran away from/hissed at my BF’s 6-year-old all his life…he’s very sensitive about being petted too much to start, but having a child around (who has always tested his limits, ie: rough play, running & jumping at the cat, etc.), makes him even more anxious. We’ve tried to train Junior not to pet him AT ALL, but he can’t help himself…he’s a child. Our female cat is the total opposite, she will lay around, purr and snuggle with Junior till the cows come home…this of course makes him want to do this with Frankenstein even more…he talks to that cat as if they were siblings! He truly loves him. The icing on the cake is, My BF AND his son are both allergic.
I wasn’t in the room, but this morning, Frankie apparently hissed and gave Jr. a bite on his hand while he was petting him. OUR first reaction is to let Jr. know that he shouldn’t be petting the cat at all…but that’s hard to do when his feelings are genuinely hurt…the bite wasn’t vicious…didn’t break the skin, it was just a warning (or the balloon popping I guess). Since Jr. is allergic, it immediately got puffy, which made him even more alarmed. I can’t have a cat around that bites children, that’s a fact…but I’m praying there’s hope of using this advice with a 6-year-old…because it’s breaking my heart to think of getting rid of my kitty 
Hello everyone & Jackson
Have this little problem, I have a great cat that is now a chewer. He wasnt when we got him from the shelter, it didnt start happening until he started to loose his kitten teeth, now he chews on everything includeing power cords and occasionaly gnawing me and my wife’s fingers while were sleeping. He is gentle about it and after petting him he will stop and go about his kitty rounds.
Any idea on how I can stop the chewing? I really dont care about the late night cuddle/ gnaws, its the chewing on the power cords that worries me.
Thanks all,
Chris
Does anyone have any recommendations on where to find assistance with this issue? I am moving my 6 cats, dog, and myself into a place by myself within a couple of weeks. Most everybody gets along great, and I am aware of the typical suggestions to get everyone used to their new place. I have multiple pieces of cat furniture and will bring as much familiar to them as possible, as well as create a lot of climbing opportunities in the new house. My two girl cats do not get along a lot of the time (the other 4 are boys). They got to the point where one largely stays upstairs and the other stays downstairs, but the one upstairs will often hiss and chase the other one back down the stairs if she tries to come up. We are moving into a one story house. I wish I had someone like Jackson in my area to help, but I don’t know how to best help them adjust. I know they’ll all have to sort out their new territories, but anywhere else I could look online for assistance?
Thanks!
My cat Gizzy is 2yo. He’s a great cat but only toward my daughter and myself. He was bottle feed by me. I took to a vet who told me that I did the worst thing to him and that cats like him are put down. Gizzy really had no choice he was found in a garbage in a shoe box. So my daughter who was about 3yo at the time said ” bb it” bottle feed it. So I called a shelter they told me how.
I have a 2 year ragdoll cat that hates to be brushed. I don’t know what to do because this breed can be prone to matting. I have tried playing with her, wearing her out then I attempt to brush her and she is still aggressive. I’ve tried letting her smell and sniff the brush, still aggressive and I have tried using different brushes and the result…Aggressive. She yowls, bites and tries to attack me no matter what brush or method I try to use. Any tips? I’ve been trying to brush her since she was a kitten and still to this day, she hates being brushed.
My 4 year old Siamese has taken to biting me when she wants something. She breaks skin and there in lies the problem. I am very allergic to cat bites – antibiotics for 15 days to IV treatment for 6 weeks. What can I do?
I have a 9 month old Siamese mix and he LOVES to play! but he thinks that playing is just biting and attacking, he doesn’t seem to understand that biting isn’t good. I’ve told him no in a stern voice and even spanked him. He will “hide” and jump out at us and bite us anywhere he pleases. He is definitely a hunter and loves the game so he plays like that alot. He really is a sweet cat in his own way, his way is just aggressive. We adopted him at the animal shelter when he was 4 weeks old and at the time I was pregnant, he would lay on my stomach and the baby would kick him. My son is 3 months old now and Jagger (the cat) will not touch him, he hasn’t tried to play with him curl up with him anything, He does watch him and lay beside him but he has done so great with not wanting to play. He is absolutely a sweetie pie and loves other animals and people he just doesn’t understand that you can’t play so aggressively, I just got another kitten he is 5 weeks old now and Jagger loves him they are constantly playing but Jagger gets to excited and ends up hurting him, but the kitten loves Jagger. I’m just worried Jagger will teach the kitten that is how you play. How do I teach him it isn’t ok to play like that?
My new 9 month old cat Itachi, I believe is part Siamese keeps biting me. My arms,hands and toes. I’ ll try to walk and he goes after my toes. I’ll be sitting and he’ll come up and bite my arms or hand. I have tried tapping his nose, he’ll turn around and bite harder. I have said no sternly, bites harder. I even got so mad that I smacked his bottom.(which I know I shouldn’t have) he stopped for the night but next day he did it again. I had very little success with bitter apple, but he’ll bite once then stop, but will bite again after that. He’s a good cat who loves attention and being patted, but I’m at my wits end. I don’t want to be bit anymore.
Hi there. I have a three month old tuxedo boy named Faeolan who I’m afraid is already being set into some bad habbits. I’m hoping since he’s still so young thay I can nip this in the butt before it’s too late. He has some play aggression that, because he’s getting bigger, he’s starting to hurt me. He is in constant play mode, and will even wake up mid nap to play. Now in this “play mode,” he doesn’t really use his claws on me so much as his teeth. Biting seems to be his only way of playing with me. He mostly bites my fingers, feet, and any loose clothing, but seems very good about knowing not to bite my face, although he did get my lip once, and I made sure to let him know that wasn’t okay. He’s on a pretty set schedule, getting two very high energy play times, usually a half hour each, one mid day and another before dinner (hunt, catch, eat). But still his want to play is never ending. I know kittens love to play, and I don’t want him to stop playing, I just want him to stop biting me eveytime I try to give him love. It seems affection isn’t very high on his list of priorities. I’ve always saved cats from rescues, adoption centers, or bad situations, but this time I got a kitten so that he would really be “mine.” I wanted to instill in him the want for love and physical contact. He does sleep with me at night, but he’s slowly getting more distant even at bed time. We nap together too. But I just cannot pet him, ever! He thinks everytime I go to pet him that it means play. How do I get him to stop biting and want to be petted? Is there anyway I can get our relationship a little tighter?
Hi there Ronnie — Even though it sounds like you’re doing good job with the two set playtimes each day, it may be that Faeolan (great name!) needs even more play to really drain his batteries each day. For more detailed help, there’s the Int’l Assoc. of Animal Behaviorists you can reach out to (http://iaabc.org), or contact the folks at Jackson’s online store and see what they think or can recommend.