mspepper
04-09-2004, 01:33 PM
Hi all
I belong to another cat club and this women posted this afternoon, cleary in a state of panic
hope some one can give her some advice
please read her message below
Please help! I am fairly new to this group and have enjoyed reading the messages. I am a real cat lover and have a major problem with my Harley. I need help and suggestions.
Harley is a little over a year old and has a biting problem. He suddenly comes out of nowhere and attacks ankles mostly and is gone in a shot. This is occasional, but even once is too much. He doesn't attack me anymore, but my husband and son are still his targets. A couple nights ago he nailed my husband, drew blood, and left all 4 fang marks on his leg. It's down to, a solution or his life.
I visited the vet yesterday and asked his advice. He said he was not a behaviorist, but said my options are limited. I asked about having something done to the 4 fangs that do the damage. He said it would dull them, but the biting would likely continue.
I have bought him every kind of toy I can think of to occupy his time and energy. The spray bottle just makes him mad and causes him to attack again. I had been the victim of his bites for a while, but we seemed to have worked our way through it. He likes to lay on my lap and purrs in delight.
My husband has warned that one more time and he's gone, one way or another. The last couple of days, I have shut him downstairs during the time my husband is in the house. He's out all day while my husband is at work. I can't keep doing this, but I don't want to take the chance that he will suddenly, and for no apparent reason, bite him on the ankle again.
Please help.
I belong to another cat club and this women posted this afternoon, cleary in a state of panic
hope some one can give her some advice
please read her message below
Please help! I am fairly new to this group and have enjoyed reading the messages. I am a real cat lover and have a major problem with my Harley. I need help and suggestions.
Harley is a little over a year old and has a biting problem. He suddenly comes out of nowhere and attacks ankles mostly and is gone in a shot. This is occasional, but even once is too much. He doesn't attack me anymore, but my husband and son are still his targets. A couple nights ago he nailed my husband, drew blood, and left all 4 fang marks on his leg. It's down to, a solution or his life.
I visited the vet yesterday and asked his advice. He said he was not a behaviorist, but said my options are limited. I asked about having something done to the 4 fangs that do the damage. He said it would dull them, but the biting would likely continue.
I have bought him every kind of toy I can think of to occupy his time and energy. The spray bottle just makes him mad and causes him to attack again. I had been the victim of his bites for a while, but we seemed to have worked our way through it. He likes to lay on my lap and purrs in delight.
My husband has warned that one more time and he's gone, one way or another. The last couple of days, I have shut him downstairs during the time my husband is in the house. He's out all day while my husband is at work. I can't keep doing this, but I don't want to take the chance that he will suddenly, and for no apparent reason, bite him on the ankle again.
Please help.