Why does my birman cat bite

She does it when shes happy, like if im petting her she gets excited and goes to give me a kiss on the nose but instead bites me.

If im not giving her any attention she will bite me anywhere. I'm not sure what to do about this, she really is a sweet cat though it just seems she is confused! I have cat like this as well. He bites if he's happy, bites if he's mad, bites bites bites all the time.

Some people call them "love bites", but me, no I think it has something to do with over-stimulation. I do not, however, know what to do about it either. Our kipper is quite the biter, and he leaves some marks, but I have just found that when he wants to be petted, he comes to us. Joined Jan 17, Messages Purraise 2.

Hmm, I'm not sure how to stop that kind of biting. I've had three cats that "love nip". Oddly enough, all are male, strays, and orange tabby to varying degrees When you pet them, the eventually bring your hand towards their mouth and gently naw on it. One even did this to a dog he played with. Not really a bite though, it's very slow and gentle.

Is this what your cat is doing? Or is it a real "stop that" bite? I was under the impression that some breeders will help with behavioral problems with their kittens. Can you contact the breeder? Sometimes even after she bites she knows she did something naughty so she kinda steps back, its so confusing, but she wont stop!

How old is she? Is she spayed? Do you know anything about her history of previous owners? My Mama cat did this, actually she still does but she's learned to nibble instead of bite.

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