Attack Mode

[kittycats_delight]

U can get him declaw and put something in his mouth so he dont bit!

NO absolutely DO NOT DECLAW!!!!

Declawing is a mutilation of your cats feet. A declaw on a cat is like having your finger removed to the first knuckle. They take nail, bone, muscle, tissue...everything. And declawing can lead to more serious problems.

Right now it seems Mickey is doing this to play. Is Mickey young? Everytime he gets rough and bites and scratches you need to stop touch him immediately and tell him sternly NO! Do not hit him as cats do not learn from punishment.

Also you can try putting him on time-out like you would a little kid when he attacks. When he attacks you pick him up and bring him into a room and close him inside. After a little while you can release him again. Make sure you are consistant with this. Each time he attacks place him in a room by himself for awhile.

I am sure you will get other suggestions as well.

Good Luck and keep up posted.

[KittyGurl]

Is Mickey young?

Mickey is over a year old almost two.

[kittycats_delight]

Mickey is over a year old almost two.

Is Mickey Neutered?

[KittyGurl]

Is Mickey Neutered?

Yes. Mickey was neutered when my grandma found him on the streets.

[kittycats_delight]

there goes my idea that maybe he would grow out of it if he was a kitten and maybe if he was unaltered then he would calm down when he was neutered. Good thoughts anyway but definately those things won't help if he already an adult and neutered.

[barncat]

He is playing...but people skin isn't protected by fur.... try the time-outs, but check with your vet. Sometimes even fixed males will have excess testosterone and when they get too excited the get rough.... sometimes a short time of taking hormones (ovaban was what one of mine took briefly) will settle him down. Some cats do play rough and consistently giving time-outs can retrain them.

good luck.

[freckledimple]

We had a kitty like that. We warned everybody that she was bi-polar . We learned her signs and left her alone when she would start to get rough. It went on beyond kittenhood, but she got calmer as she got older. Unfortunately, just as she was starting to show signifigant improvement, she was stolen. Just hang in there, and have patience. Some cats are slower to change than others. Good luck.

[Catlady711]

Now I could be wrong on this but....

I see this all too often at work.

My only question is:
Does ANYone in the house wrestle with the cat with their hands or feet??

If so then they MUST STOP!! It simply teaches a cat that it's ok to bite and scratch human hands.

I agree with the time out suggestion, also a squirt of water and a firm no sometimes helps too.