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RE: Agressive kitten

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Posted by: Rescuekitty1979 at Mon Jan 29 06:37:31 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rescuekitty1979 ]  
   

Hi There

I don't have a bengal but I do have a boisterous 3 month old DSH kitten. He displays some of the behaviours you said and I thought I would share how I deal with him as it seems to be slowly working.

Firstly the attacking other pets - mine goes for our other cat all the time and wants to wrestle and nip at her which she hates. To combat this I found that jungling a ball just as you see the tail start to twitch is sufficient to distract him and he comes over to play. He's really getting good at this and its invaluable for your other animals too.

The biting one when picking up - mine is so loving and cuddly. He snuggles in, puts his front paws round my face and rubs my nose hard but occasionally he will nip my hands if I pick him up. The only times this happens is if he is way over-stimulated and hyper. To combat this I usually just hold my hands on his shoulders for a brief moment before picking him up which calms him every time.

Mine also has a bit of predatory aggression, that is not only with my other cat but will occaionally attack toes as you walk past etc. For this a short 'Nah' kind of noise just mid flight is usually enough to stop that (this works a treat is you notice him stalking you from the other side of the room too. I can get my kitten to stop on a dime about an inch away from me )(sometimes even with his mouth still open ) It's hard though I know but it's important to keep your cool because if he's anything like mine, my baby picks up on my emoptions more than anyone else. My partner has a lot of problems with him but he is fine with him if I am there. I think sometimes favouritism is an issue also as my other cat favours my partner Andy and I think the kitten knows that too so will attack Andy occasionally when I'm not there.
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