Hi There,



I know how frustrating something like this can be.



First of all, if you play with Lessa using your hands, you have to stop doing it immediately. This teaches cats that hands are toys, which may seem kind of cute when they are babies, but not so cute when they grow up. Instead, try to play with your baby using interactive toys, such as the "fishing pole" type or Cat Dancer, which is a very simple toy that most cats really go for. When Lessa does go for your hands, try saying "Ouch" in a very high-pitched voice. Then immediately try to distract her.



Lessa sees you as her playmate and your hands as her toys, and she is actually treating you as if you were another kitten. Watch a litter of kittens playing sometime and you will see what I mean. They are very rough with each other!



Take care, and please update us on how things go.



Regards,

PHKitkat

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• Rough Play - arianna, Wed Jul 25 23:26:12 2007
• RE: Rough Play - PHKitkat, Thu Jul 26 23:35:58 2007