Nov
23
2009
How Can I Get My 1 Year Old Cat To Stop Attacking Feet And Ankles?
Posted by: Alan in Cat Health Problem, tags: Ankles, Attacking, Feet, Stop, Year
I adopted my cat from a shelter last year. He was in poor health and had spent 1 month in the Intensive Care Unit because of that. He is also an indoor only cat. He has gradually become a little love, but as soon as I go barefooted, which is now impossible, he literally attacks them like a wild animal would and it causes lots of pain. Again, he only does this with MY bare feet for some reason. Other than that, he’s close to me and loves to play and have fun. Is this always going to be a problem? Could he have been a feril cat when the adoption shelter rescued him, or is this just a personality trait? Once again, I thank you all in advance for your help!!
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November 23rd, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Usually this behavior comes from someone playing with the cat as a kitten with bare feet. He does it to your bare feet because you are his object of affection. Just make sure he knows you don’t like it and he might stop. A say might because he is a cat, and cats often do whatever they want to.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
You can’t. He’s still young and thats a part of what they do. My male cat did the same thing, he’s just playing. Just get a water bottle to spray him to discourage it. In a few months he will grow out of it naturally anyway. This is normal cat behavior, especially for young males. My boy cat did this from the time he was 1yr to 1 1/2 or so..I thought it was cute..just sprayed him with water and he stopped.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:53 am
You need to stop that behavior everytime he does it. You do this by picking him up, tell him no, and put him in a room by himself. After about 15 minutes, let him out. If he does the behavior again, do the same things. Eventually he will figure out you don’t want him grabbing your feet.
November 24th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Im not sure why he does this, I have 3 outside cats and I would recommend is the method that I use to disipline them. They next time your cat attacks your feet, spray him with some water from a squirt bottle. Or you can hold the scruff of his neck and pull back a little. Soon he should figure out what he is doing is wrong.
Good Luck!!
November 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
My baby does that too. She just wants to play. I don’t want her to get in the habbit of it though so I tell her to stop in a sterm tone and snap my fingers at her. Now, when I can tell she is about to do it, I yell for her to stop and snap my finers and she will not attempt it.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
you can spray him with a spay bottle of water or you can buy STAY AWAY in a spray bottle that you can put on your feet and cats and dogs dont like the smell it is also good for litter traing or potty training dogs and cats
November 24th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Cats like to play with feet….just use a spray bottle of water and give him a couple of sprays when he does….he’ll quickly associate attacking your feet with getting wet and stop.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
What you want to do is scare him into staying away from your feet. Maybe try making some sort of loud noise like a clap whenever he comes too close. It might help.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:36 am
He will grow out of it. It is important to clip his nails so your cuts don’t get infected.
My kitty used to chew on toes. If this doesn’t stop, as your vet.
November 25th, 2009 at 6:34 am
most cats do that, and there’s not much you can do to change it.