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Help! Aggressive kitten.

post #1 of 30
Thread Starter 
I have a new kitten. I got her at about 6 weeks. I think she's probably 11 weeks now. All she does is attack with her flattened, triangle shaped head and felt-tipped ears. The dark dilated pupils and pointed stares haunt me. I just got ambushed while writing this.

Besides for using a spray bottle what can I do to get her under control? Sometimes I just want to spank her but I know cats don't understand punishment. Any tips on training? This phase will eventually go away I hope. Right?

post #2 of 30
Give her lots of toys.
Especially those catching-thingies
on a fishingpoll, cats love those!

post #3 of 30
Thread Starter 
She's spoiled with stuff to play with. She'd rather use her needle-like teeth and razor claws on me.
post #4 of 30
Then you need to rap the bugger up, untill she behaves ... damned animal!

post #5 of 30
I had a kitty like that! I named him Nosferatu since he liked biting so much. He ran away
post #6 of 30
Thread Starter 
This is us:





and you can see that even in the photo she's trying to attack me!
post #7 of 30
She is ADORABLE. She should calm down as time goes by. Some people swear by those pheromone plug-ins that are supposed to make cats feel calmer. I don't know how well they would work on kittens, though. But you are right to avoid spanking her. This is a phase, and with love and patience, she will grow out of it. Good luck!
post #8 of 30
OMG! She is the cutest thing ever ...
But as Leesee says; she should calm down with age!
post #9 of 30
Thread Starter 
Thanks guys. She IS cute but that can be difficult to appreciate when she's shredding me up. Strangely enough, she just walked over to me with her motor on and licked my nose and proceeded to curl up in a ball on my chest. That's uncharacteristic!
post #10 of 30
What's her name?!
post #11 of 30
OMG, she's beautiful! Giata is a Russian Blue, correct? I had one like her many many years ago, such a preeety silver blue coat. My girl had kittens with a male Siamese and they turned out to be gorgeous Lilac Point Siamese babies.

Your pritty kitty will calm down eventually, but I certainly do recall the painful days of having my arms and hands all scratched with those needle claws! She even used to climb the curtains, wild thing!
post #12 of 30
She“s absolutely lovely!
She is just doing what kittens her age are supposed to do.
Usually they do this aggressive/educating playing with the other kitten(s) from the litter, and to their mommy. It serves many purposes; learning what“s acceptable interaction between individs, training her motoric skills, agility, how to catch a pray, etc.
If she is your only cat, then you“ll have to be her play mate! Your body has to be a compliment to her toys, in order of her education. Show her that you trust her, and don“t back off. A good idea is to set aside some "playing time" when you interact with her at her level, on the floor, bed, sofa, etc.
Don“t accept her "attacs" when you are busy doing other stuff, and don“t want to get interrupted.
This is a passing phase, enhanced by the fact that she was taken from her mom rather early in life.
When you play, try to imitate what she is doing, and wait for her response. This will lead to the two of you bonding, and understand each other, time well spent for your future life together.
Just one word of advice - never use your hands to punish or frighten her, because that could eventually lead to her attacking them in the future, something not acceptable.
If necessary, you could use a spraybottle with pure water to spray just a couple of drops in her face, to correct unacceptable behaviour, but then you of course have to catch her while doing it!
No chemicals whatsoever, and I do hope declawing her isn“t something you would ever consider.

You have absolutely no time to lose, so you“d better get started being her sparring partner. Good luck!
post #13 of 30
It's testing the waters. Trying to make sure you're it's rightful owner, lol.
post #14 of 30
You could be this guy's brother, and your cat seems to have similar playful/fighting characteristics:

The Mean Kitty Song a.k.a Hey Little Sparta:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo
post #15 of 30
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Originally Posted by 30 Roses View Post

You could be this guy's brother, and your cat seems to have similar playful/fighting characteristics:

The Mean Kitty Song a.k.a Hey Little Sparta:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo

ok, that's kind of cute and all... but how in the hell does that have 33 million views ?!?!
post #16 of 30
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Originally Posted by Geikamir View Post

ok, that's kind of cute and all... but how in the hell does that have 33 million views ?!?!

The tune is catchy, the guy is cute, the cat is even cuter.
post #17 of 30
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Originally Posted by musse View Post

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Just ask the crazy cat lady ... 'heeeeere kitty kitty kittyyyyy'!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Geikamir View Post

It's testing the waters. Trying to make sure you're it's rightful owner, lol.

It?!
post #18 of 30
Not IT, She...Giata, no? Look at the pic that he posted of them together. He is Mason, she is Giata.
post #19 of 30
They are BOTH B-E-A-UTIFUL!
post #20 of 30
lol, sorry. SHE.
post #21 of 30
Good idea on the laser pointer to get some energy out of her and the oven mitts are good to protect your hands. She will calm down eventually.
post #22 of 30
[QUOTE=Le Grand Duc;1805476]Just ask the crazy cat lady ... 'heeeeere kitty kitty kittyyyyy'!
QUOTE]


Giata, sweetie; don“t listen to ducks in silly dresses. Ever!

post #23 of 30
I trim the sharp tips of the nails. They are painful! Use a good solid nail clipper & stay away from the pink quick. She will get used to it if you do it early & often. She is feisty now but she will tame down in time.
post #24 of 30
Thread Starter 
Wow, I wasn't expecting this much of a response. Thanks for all the good tips everyone! I do trim her nails which surprisingly she seem to mind that much.

And a special thank-you to bloomy for the compliment.
post #25 of 30
Thread Starter 
Also, I never knew she was a Russian Blue. Thanks for telling me!

(I hear the Russians like to fight a lot... perhaps their animals are inherently aggressive too?) :P
post #26 of 30
We love our pets here, that's the truth!

We adopted Bella from a local shelter 5 months ago. She had been taken from her mama too soon & had secuity issues. As a result, she went through a very similar stage of aggression. However, we are doing much better now. I'm including a link which parallels the good advice we received. http://www.perfectpaws.com/agg.html

Your girl is beautiful but both of you need to change the way you're doing things. (As did we.)

Best of luck!
post #27 of 30
The kitten from the pics really looks adorable

But the story reminds me of a nearly identical situation with a kitten my aunt used to own over a decade ago. The kitten was barely I few months old, but, whenever it played with anyone of us, it had "biting skills", namely teeth so sharp and an eagerness to snap, that this a little kitten slightly bigger than the fingers of the hand it was biting, could almost be as incisive with a combat dog significantly larger
post #28 of 30
I don't know, some discipline may be necessary, unless you want to end up with this:
post #29 of 30
Stoavio, I love the photos of you and Giata! I think you've gotten some good advice, especially the post from Musse and the article shared by RHM.

Please consider posting photos and discussion about Giata at our cat lovers' group!

http://www.basenotes.net/group.php?groupid=41
post #30 of 30
Stoavio- dude, those pix are great!

I'm a reformed crazy cat lady, meaning I now am down to two. You've received some excellent advice, especially from musse.

Ms Giata will calm down a certain amount with age but some female cats never truly settle down if they have not been socialized properly from an early age. I had one female cat that had been abused and abandoned as a kitten and as an adult would be curled up and purring with me on the bed one moment and if I moved, might suddenly growl and grab my hand and not let go.

All the time you spend with her now is going to pay off in the end - you are building a relationship showing who is the "top cat" in the household.
In the meantime, buy yourself a big tube of triple antibiotic ointment and use it on your scratches and puncture wounds- they'll heal much faster and with less scarring.
Feliway is a good product when your routine is upset or there are household disruptions (you can buy a plug-in, or a spray can and focus on the areas where the cat most frequents)
You can also use catnip as a reward to reinforce desired behavior, not so much as part of the regular toy arsenal.

best of luck!
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