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Why Does My Cat Bite Me?

• PaulHoule 5y ago
  My barn cat thinks a good interaction with somebody ends with a bite. One time I was playing with her and I was being really careful not to provoke her to bite, eventually I decided to leave and she acted quickly to give me a tiny careful bite that didn't even hurt. It's like she understood I was being careful and she was careful too. I have both of my house cats trained to do "special behaviors" to get fed (tapping with a paw in one case, head-butting my fist in the other case) This involves finding a behavior that they would do anyway and feeding them when they do it. Cats find it really meaningful. I know I could teach my barn cat to bite for food but that's obviously a bad idea.
  • a3n 5y ago
    "I bite the finger, and it brings me food." ... "I bite it, and it brings me food." ... "I bite food, and it brings me food." ... "I bite food, and ... waaait a minute."