Isn’t there **ANY **way to stop a 4-month-old kitten from biting? If there isn’t, I’ll have to get rid of her.
My elderly mother lives with me now, and she takes Coumadin (a blood thinner), so any little scratch on her skin causes major problems. She just got bitten again, and has a bleeding gash on her hand. And the other cat, almost 17yo, is constantly terrorized by the kitten and her biting.
In most respects she’s a delightful kitty, but when she plays, she expresses herself by biting. It’s never out of meanness, and I’m sure she doesn’t realize how much it hurts. But it does. When she’s reprimanded, she doesn’t seem to understand that she did anything wrong.
I really don’t want to get rid of her if there’s a better alternative.
Play with her a lot, and when she bites, grab her bottom jaw and don’t let go. Jam your finger sideways in the back of her mouth where the top jaw meets the bottom jaw, and she won’t be able to bite down. She’ll absolutely hate that, and she’ll struggle to get your finger out of her mouth. Hold on to her bottom jaw for at least ten seconds, with your finger still sideways in her mouth, then let her go. Every time she bites, increase the time you prop her mouth open to 15 seconds, 20 seconds, etc. Cats hate this, and I’ve found it very successful in getting kittens to learn to keep their mouth shut when they’re playing. Hope it helps.
