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Our cat keeps being naughty, swiping us with his paws but now getting rough, How do we stop him2007-11-25 12:24:56

Our cat is a 12 month old Devon Rex but he has got into the habit of biting, not to hard and also swiping our faces with his paws, he is not scared and I think he is playing but it could get dangerous, we tell him No, very firmly, are we doing the right things?

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squirt him with a water pistol when he does it, he will soon stop.

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Bag, brick, river.

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Punch it on it`s nose ! works a treat ! if not like mr sceptic said !

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SMACK IT A FEW TIME'S IT WORK'S

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Kick his *! Show him who's boss

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Just teach him to but surf & he won't want to do anything else.

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get a spray bottle and squirt him when he does it, still say no. It's important that he learns the word no. Don't soak him with water, just a little spritz

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nope i guess you have to take him to a pets clincl

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Aw hes fine - hes only playing, but once it starts to hurt just shout no and push away!!, he wont feel neglected or anything, i have 4 cats and they were all like that as babies, but now they are do well behaved, you have to be firm with them, you wouldnt let a child hit and bite would you?,. dont worry hell calm down as he gets a bti older anyway!,

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sounds like he is playing. i made a sleeve out of a leg of an old pair of jeans and a leather glove. I taught my cats that when I had this glove on they could play rough. otherwis if they started to play rough there was no more play. Befor long, when I didn't have my sleeve on they were as sweet as could be. They new right away when I put the glove on to play. Also make sure he has plenty of toys to play with, or maybe even a companion

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have him declawed..get a shock collar at a pet store, so when he does the wrong thing give him a jolt. This sounds harsh and inhumane, but it is not, or they wouldn't sell them. It is very effective. My boss's wife is an animal activist and they use them at the County's animal shelter.

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Put a little vinegar (not a lot) in with mostly water in a squirt bottle. Each time he puts his mouth on you, say "no" very firmly and squirt him with the bottle. The other half to that is to give him something that IS appropriate for him to put his mouth on such as one of his toys afterwards.

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Neutering helps, but if he's show or breeding that's out of the question. I believe you are doing the right thing and when you tell him no turn and leave him for a bit so he will associate the no with no attention/play also. Watch his eyes. If they dilate, he's getting into the action too much. We used to have a cat that would forget he was playing and aggressivally attack sinking all claws and teeth into us, we discovered that his eyes would dilate before it got to that point. So, when we played with him we began to watch his eyes and stopped if they began to dilate. Also, play with him with toys only, no rough housing with your hands.

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hi