Your beloved cat keeps biting you and you wonder how to punish a cat that has bitten? Without wanting to harm him, you are looking for an effective solution so that your cat stops biting you and that he understands that he must stop such behavior towards you and towards those around you.
I myself have been confronted with this problem with my little Licorice which is adorable and very cute but who always had fun biting my feet, ankles, hands… This is why I am sharing them with you. solutions that I have found that make my cat stop biting me all the time and for no reason!
Understand before punishing a cat that has bitten
The kitten's nibbles
When a cat is very young, it is natural for you to bite down when you play with it or cuddle it. Indeed, a kitten does not really bite, but it does. This phenomenon is explained by the excitement which invades the kitten by the fact of playing or interacting with you which pushes it to nibble you without any aggressiveness.
To prevent your kitten from getting into the habit of biting you, you should no longer use your hands to play with it. As soon as you want to play with your kitten, remember to take a toy, a string, a wand, an object in your hands to stimulate it to play.
In fact, never let it play with your hands! See my article: How to stop a kitten from biting.
The instinct of the cat prompts him to bite
A lot of times, one doesn't bite out of aggression towards you. Indeed, this desire to bite is explained by their instinct as predators that they have kept from their former wild state. Originally, a cat had to hunt for food. So, when a cat starts to bite, it is as if it were biting some prey and not a real act of aggression directed especially against you.
This phenomenon occurs much more in cats that have been weaned too quickly or removed from their mothers too early. They have not finished their training in socialization and do not understand that it is not necessary to bite. For these unweaned kittens or those taken too young from their mother, it is important to educate as soon as they are 2 months old !
You never force a cat that doesn't want to
If you force your cat to stay on your lap or play with you when it doesn't want to, it will bite you. This is quite normal because cats are animals that do as they please, who hate being forced into anything ...
To prevent him biting you, do not force your cat because he alone decides whether it is the time to play or to let himself be petted.
On the other hand, if your cat bites you for no apparent reason with aggressive behavior, then you will have to stop immediately, educate him so that he is not aggressive et punish him so that he does not start again.
A cat needs to let off steam
Your cat may have bitten you just to release too much energy! Indeed, there are calm cats and hyperactive cats especially when they are very young ( At what age does a cat become calm).
So that a cat, who has too much energy to release, stops letting off steam on you by biting you, here are some solutions:
- Un cat tree so that he can pour his aggressiveness onto a suitable medium: See this cat tree
- Personalized interactive toys (kong ou fish that moves like a real one (see below). Thus, he will let off steam on toys that he will take for prey.
How to punish a cat that has bitten?
Your cat has bitten you and is starting to bite you again: This behavior must be stopped as soon as possible and with a radical method. Personally, I tested a punishment that is harmless to the cat, inexpensive and super effective!
Punish a cat who has bitten with a spray bottle
In fact, as soon as my cat bit me, I shout a firm and authoritative NO to him.
But if he continues, I have a secret weapon ! I take out a spray bottle full of water and I throw him a few jets on the muzzle. Usually it surprises him and dissuades him from starting to bite me again.
And, as I used this diffuser every time he bit me, my cat finally understood that he should not bite me because otherwise he is sprayed with water in the mouth. Now I don't even have to spray anymore, just showing off the diffuser has its deterrent effect on my cat!
Below is a model that I recommend because this vaporizer is adjustable and can send powerful jets which will be perceived as a real punishment by your cat and not a fine cloud of mist ...
And I use the same punishment when my cat isn't listening to me. See : How to make a cat obey?
Punishing a cat who has bitten with a bad smell
Another punishment to use on your cat bites your hands: bite repellent. Indeed, it is a spray which emits a non-toxic substance and which has bad taste for the cat. Just sprinkle it on your hands so that it will be disgusted when your cat bites you. As soon as your cat bites you, he will feel punished because it will keep in the mouth a taste that it really does not like! As a result, it won't start biting you again.
Never punish a cat that has bitten by hitting it
If there's one thing that doesn't work for you at all punish a cat that has bittenis to reprimand him or worse to hit him!
Indeed, if your cat has bitten you and you hit him, he will not understand your act of violence and will be wary of you or be afraid of you. And, when a cat is anxious, disturbed, frightened, it risks developing aggressive behavior. Suddenly, punishing your cat who bit you by hitting him will have the opposite effect: it will make him even more aggressive towards you.
And then I tell you: If you want to hit your cat, you must be punished!
