Depends. She may have never learned if she was removed from mom and siblings too young, in which case it is you that teaches her control. To do this (usually when they are young), I just hiss or “OW!” And remove my attention from them as soon as it happens. Eventually they understand.
Alternatively, you may be over stimulating her and she bites to say stop.
That makes sense. She's 4 now, and she never did this as a kitten. It's hard to tell with her since if it's too much attention, she bites. If I don't give her enough attention, she also bites. I also do hiss at her every time, but I've never walked away, so ill start doing that as well. Thank you
If it’s recent it might be illness, so make sure you’re doing a yearly vet check and I’d do a urine check just in case of UTI. Cats are very good at hiding illness, but do show it in behavioral issues like new aggression or bathrooming outside of the box. Otherwise, it could be something new in the house (anything from an animal outside annoying her to a chair being moved from one side of the room to a different spot 😅). Cats don’t like change haha. Good news is that if it’s from something new, she should adapt and just making sure to keep on top of the training “biting = bad”, she should stop eventually.
If you mean she didn’t do it at <1 year and it started after she turned 1 year old and hasn’t stopped… welcome to teenage cat years. 1-2 is teenager attitude. If you didn’t nip the behavior then, it’s a lot of training in your future!
Ahh moving houses is a big change. Might be worth plugging in some feliway diffusers. Also try to make her a few cubby spots. A cabinet that’s all hers works well or even a room dedicated to being her quiet cat zone.
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u/qnhui 1d ago
My cat does bite me randomly, but it's very hard and often breaks skin. Does she just not realize how rough she is?