"Jae" <j.carlson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:7oulr3pfe5n01fn13lqpchbfe97v03une3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Also you can do what an adult cat would do which is gently bite him.
> It is a form of correction that an adult cat would do to a kitten who
> is getting over zellious. Hissing is another way to do it but it does
> not have the impact a nip would another way is to use a squirtgun and
> give the kitten a small dose of water everytime they nip you too hard.
> Good luck with your new companion may he train you well. ;)
> Jae
>
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:54:39 +1100, snapper@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:19:00 -0600, "Dragonlady"
<dragonlady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> We have a kitten that we took in because he had been abandoned. He
loves to
> >> be held, and is old enough to jump in my lap. This isn't a big
problem,
> >> even though I work from home and he sometimes makes it difficult to
get
any
> >> work done. But half the time once he's in my lap, he starts
attacking
my
> >> hands, and he's not gentle about it. I have claw and teeth marks all
over
> >> my hands from this, and I can't figure out how to get him to stop
doing
it.
> >> He also likes to bite my chin. Is this something he will eventually
> >> outgrow, or is there something I should be doing to convince him that
this
> >> is not something I like?
> >>
> >
> >Hiss at him.


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