Hello, I have a seal mitted ragdoll boy, Dartagnan. He is 6 months old, he's not very sociable ( breeder didn't handle him alot) although he purrs when he sees me and doesn't like being more than a metre distance away from me at any time. He likes me patting him but as soon as I stop he goes and moves his comfortable distance away. Anywho, my problem is that I bought a ragdoll for their sweet temperament, however my boy happens to go nuts every other week. His ears move down and outward ( like horns) and he starts lunging at me and biting me. He does this almost always when I am sitting down talking on the phone. As this is my first kitty, is this normal for a cat or does my cat have some sort of anger management problem. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanking you, Edelia : )
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Maybe he's bored and trying to play with you? Not sure, but I would try re-directing his behaviour and getting a toy with feathers on the end to play with. I know my little one is crazy, he plays most of the time and if you try to pick him up or hold him he'll bite and scratch, so we just put him down and play with him. But then after he's done playing, he'll sleep on your lap until you make him move. I might just be a kitten thing.
I am not sure that this is angry kitten behaviour. I also have one that goes nuts when I am on the phone. Lizzie stands on her hind legs and scratches at my legs and meows incessantly. Had a dog that also went nuts when I was on the phone, her trainer said that as far as she was concerned, I was talking and she sure didn't see anyone else around so I must be talking to her. Had to train the dog to do a down stay whenever the phone rang or I picked it up to use it. The cat is a different story, so far I have resorted to picking up the spray bottle when I head for the phone...now that works
Here is a picture of the little phone pest!!
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