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Originally Posted by smoky_topaz
Hi all,
DH and I have a nearly 6 month old cat who is still like in the terrible twos of develpment or something. Well, we got him from his aunt who has practically got a cat breeding facility LOL...anyway she gave us one of her kittens from that litter, anyway we love him our cat Buddy, but he is just so gosh darned mean at times. He loves to nip and bite, and loves to get us at our feet and ankles...I tell you what it makes me swear, adn I know that hubby has cussed him out and called him everything but a child of God when Buddy tries to bite his ankles and feet as I do too. Heck you should see a video I put on Youtube not too long ago where I uttered an expletive b/c I was trying to do a video and Buddy jumped on me and tried to bite me.
He is also an indoor cat right now plan to let him be indoor/outdoor by the time Buddy is a little older maybe 8 months old or something...I have been entertaining the thought of maybe getting a second cat but wouldn't want another one like Buddy...duh right?
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Saying "NO" "NO" "NO" sternly about 1000 times might help. You have to
try to teach them what's acceptable.
OTOH, there are
a few very disfunctional, nasty cats. Not a lot, but I had a
very mean destructive cat in my house for a few years courtesy of an ex-g/f. Had to rush the ex-g/f to urgent care once late at night after psycho-cat chewed her up. Constant pi**ing all over the house (by psycho-cat, not the ex-g/f, hah).
I don't know of course if Buddy is headed in that direction (??). But the part where he:
"jumped on me and tried to bite me" doesn't sound promising. I'd just say; try to "work with him".
I was once badly bitten by a kitten about Buddy's age; had to go to the Dr.
Also I had a crazed Siamese kitten once (not the kitten who bit me) who turned out to be my best friend eventually. He was a real handful. He was still pretty crazed as an adult, but not destructive.