Problem of Biting and Scratching

You can experience this problem very frequently with your cat. It may happen that you are sitting in your TV lounge and watching news when suddenly your cat comes in and snatches at your feet and runs away.

This could be jealousy or it could be a way of getting your attention but it may be neither of these. A cat can bit or scratch due to pain, hunger or any other similar reason but if these are not the reasons then, this is a behavioral problem that needs to be addressed.

This can be due to miscommunication between owner and the cat. Sudden bite or scratch can also be due to nervous system disorder or some other serious disease. 

There are some very simple precautions that you can follow to minimize this bad habit of your kitten.

Never allow your cat to play with your bare foot or hand. This often invokes an aggressive intent in cat and she tried to do some damage so that you can feel her presence around your hand or feet. It may look very cute when a small kitten bites at your toes or arm but you will be in a different situation when she repeats that in adulthood. 


As I mentioned above in another chapter that biting, snatching and similar other gestures are normal part of cat’s play and you need to tell your cat that you are not one of her own society and she needs to behave differently with you.

 If you keep acting as the other cat does while playing then, you should also expect to be bitten, snatched and other similar things. If you have made your cat’s habit of biting and snatching you while playing then, you need to break that routine and add some more thrill.

Hold a water bottle in your hand and whenever your cat tried to bite you or snatch you then, spray some water upon your cat and you always know that cats hate water. Do not try to be aggressive with water but just give her a feeling that whenever she will bit or snatch then, it will be accompanies with an unpleasant of getting wet.