Hello Allen.

01 Jun 16 04:14, you wrote to all:

 AP> What can I do to stop a cat from coming up to me and if I ignore her
 AP> she bites me?  The cat thinks she is a "human" baby.  I bottle fed her
 AP> from a kitten and she wants to be constantly held.

Is the biting an agressive angry type biting or a more passive type biting?

Could be several causes. Sometimes cats show affection in biting and nibbling
on a person's hands, fingers, toes, etc. I had a cat that was like that. She
would bite, actually nibble and sometimes add a rather gentle hug with her paws
(Including claws). Not really painful though. The biting never seeming to be in
anger.

If the cat is actively seeks attention the cat can use biting as an attention
getter by saying in essince pay attention to me. Having had such a intimate
bonding relationship as a kitten. The cat may have a higher than average need
for attention or is used to a higher attention level.

Try to ignore the behavior you dont want. Also try to provide other outlets for
the cats energy and attention and try to give attention to the cat when the cat
is quiet and acting appropriately.

Alternatively some cats seem to have a rather low level of impatience. If they
want
to be petted they may only want to be petted a certain amount and use biting
to make
it clear that they wish the person to stop.

Is the cat spayed or fixed? Sometimes that makes a difference in how needy a
cat is.
Unfixed cats can be kind of pushy for attention.

With other cats it might be more a matter of a personality issue or the cat
could
actually be exhibiting a mild case of bipolar behaviour. Where the cat seemd
warm and
loving one moment and aggressive the next. In which case it might require the
aid of a
behavioural expert.



Jeff

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