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Biting kitty
You could show him some research. Google Cornell Veterinary Hospital they are pretty respected, and see what they have to say about neutering age. Good luck. He is very lucky to have you. Also we love pictures. If you put some of him up, do post a link so we can see him. I suggest doing this. I've personally printed out articles online (from reputable sources, such as Cornell) and showed them to my vet before. It's best to get him spayed now. If he starts spraying before he's neutered, he might not stop even after being neutered. And, of course, you want to avoid that at all costs! Please keep us posted! |
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Kathy wrote:
We have a 4-month old kitten who was abandoned at a truck stop. He was approximately 6 weeks old. My son-in-law found him and brought him to me. He had eye infections and an upper respiratory infection, both of which cleared right up with medication. He was given tests (all negative), his shots, and was dewormed. Since then he's healthy and happy and thriving. The only problem is he bites. Just my hands and forearms but it's painful. The vet said he can't be neutered until he's 7 months old. Is it likely that will help with the biting? Any other suggestions? Kathy a rule of thumb vets use down her in Oz is when the kitten is 1KG weight. So I could have had my Burmese done at 3 months but I waited till he was 4.5 months and his weight was up to 1.5KG. Some argue you need the hormones in the early growing stage but some cats are done at 6 weeks without any adverse effects. Mine still bites a bit but a deep growl from me stops him. (I have a very deep bass voice) |
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Rene S. wrote:
You could show him some research. Google Cornell Veterinary Hospital they are pretty respected, and see what they have to say about neutering age. Good luck. He is very lucky to have you. Also we love pictures. If you put some of him up, do post a link so we can see him. I suggest doing this. I've personally printed out articles online (from reputable sources, such as Cornell) and showed them to my vet before. It's best to get him spayed now. If he starts spraying before he's neutered, he might not stop even after being neutered. And, of course, you want to avoid that at all costs! Please keep us posted! Thanks. I'll look into this. Kathy |
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"Rene S." wrote in message ... You could show him some research. Google Cornell Veterinary Hospital they are pretty respected, and see what they have to say about neutering age. Good luck. He is very lucky to have you. Also we love pictures. If you put some of him up, do post a link so we can see him. I suggest doing this. I've personally printed out articles online (from reputable sources, such as Cornell) and showed them to my vet before. It's best to get him spayed now. Spay = female cat. |
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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:42:17 -0400, Kathy wrote:
We have a 4-month old kitten who was abandoned at a truck stop. He was approximately 6 weeks old. My son-in-law found him and brought him to me. He had eye infections and an upper respiratory infection, both of which cleared right up with medication. He was given tests (all negative), his shots, and was dewormed. Since then he's healthy and happy and thriving. The only problem is he bites. Just my hands and forearms but it's painful. The vet said he can't be neutered until he's 7 months old. Is it likely that will help with the biting? Any other suggestions? Kathy Neutering may not help. We had a cat who was a holy terror. It got so bad that my wife and I would fight with each other to see who would go out of the bedroom first in the morning (because of allergies, he couldn't sleep with us). His assaults were always playful, but the bigger he got, the worse it got. "Ow," spraying with water, quiet time, nothing helped. He never got mean or anything else but stayed good-natured and just as playful as hell ... and I mean as hell! After 4 months of this, we had to adopt a couple of cat "orphans" left homeless when a relative passed away. THE AGGRESSIVE PLAY STOPPED OVERNIGHT! One orphan cat was a male, and he and our original beast took off from one end of the house to the other in ecstatic play-fighting. All noise and posturing and no one got hurt. They were and still are pals who sleep and eat together and generally share an indoor life. The other "orphan," the sister of the male, never participated (and still holds herself aloof from play-fighting today), but watched with interest. She adopted the original beast, who (neutered though he was) followed her around for the first day. When he finally stopped, she started following him ... and still does chase him down for cuddling and "spooning". The original beast, now a stately gentleman of 10 years plus, still has his moments: if he wants a pet, he'll sit on a strategically elevated spot and grab your sleeve when you go by, etc., but he's really just a big teddy bear. My wife and I wonder what we would have ended up with if we hadn't gotten the other cats ... So, if you can handle it, try to get him a companion as close in age as possible, and then sit back and watch the fun. But as other folks have said, don't wait too long for neutering: I've had brothers and best of pals become really aggressive - no play, fight to the death kind of aggressive - when one started maturing, and the relationship could not be mended. |
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Doug Turner wrote:
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:42:17 -0400, Kathy wrote: We have a 4-month old kitten who was abandoned at a truck stop. He was approximately 6 weeks old. My son-in-law found him and brought him to me. He had eye infections and an upper respiratory infection, both of which cleared right up with medication. He was given tests (all negative), his shots, and was dewormed. Since then he's healthy and happy and thriving. The only problem is he bites. Just my hands and forearms but it's painful. The vet said he can't be neutered until he's 7 months old. Is it likely that will help with the biting? Any other suggestions? Kathy Neutering may not help. We had a cat who was a holy terror. It got so bad that my wife and I would fight with each other to see who would go out of the bedroom first in the morning (because of allergies, he couldn't sleep with us). His assaults were always playful, but the bigger he got, the worse it got. "Ow," spraying with water, quiet time, nothing helped. He never got mean or anything else but stayed good-natured and just as playful as hell ... and I mean as hell! After 4 months of this, we had to adopt a couple of cat "orphans" left homeless when a relative passed away. THE AGGRESSIVE PLAY STOPPED OVERNIGHT! One orphan cat was a male, and he and our original beast took off from one end of the house to the other in ecstatic play-fighting. All noise and posturing and no one got hurt. They were and still are pals who sleep and eat together and generally share an indoor life. The other "orphan," the sister of the male, never participated (and still holds herself aloof from play-fighting today), but watched with interest. She adopted the original beast, who (neutered though he was) followed her around for the first day. When he finally stopped, she started following him ... and still does chase him down for cuddling and "spooning". The original beast, now a stately gentleman of 10 years plus, still has his moments: if he wants a pet, he'll sit on a strategically elevated spot and grab your sleeve when you go by, etc., but he's really just a big teddy bear. My wife and I wonder what we would have ended up with if we hadn't gotten the other cats ... So, if you can handle it, try to get him a companion as close in age as possible, and then sit back and watch the fun. But as other folks have said, don't wait too long for neutering: I've had brothers and best of pals become really aggressive - no play, fight to the death kind of aggressive - when one started maturing, and the relationship could not be mended. Thanks for your response. I'm glad that it all worked out ok. My kitty is not as bad as that. If I didn't pick him up or try to play with him on my lap, there wouldn't be a problem. He really is an angel and sleeps on my bed at night. He likes to chase after balls (currently all 7 of them are missing - probably under the stove!), and other active play. Getting another cat isn't an option. One is all I can handle, both financially and physically. Someone suggested hissing at him when he bites (thank you!) and that seems to be working better than just yelling 'OW!'. We'll see. Kathy |
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"Kathy" wrote Thanks for your response. I'm glad that it all worked out ok. My kitty is not as bad as that. If I didn't pick him up or try to play with him on my lap, there wouldn't be a problem. He really is an angel and sleeps on my bed at night. He likes to chase after balls (currently all 7 of them are missing - probably under the stove!), and other active play. Getting another cat isn't an option. One is all I can handle, both financially and physically. Someone suggested hissing at him when he bites (thank you!) and that seems to be working better than just yelling 'OW!'. We'll see. Hissing is a great idea! |
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"Doug Turner" wrote in message ... After 4 months of this, we had to adopt a couple of cat "orphans" left homeless when a relative passed away. THE AGGRESSIVE PLAY STOPPED OVERNIGHT! One orphan cat was a male, and he and our original beast took off from one end of the house to the other in ecstatic play-fighting. All noise and posturing and no one got hurt. They were and still are pals who sleep and eat together and generally share an indoor life. The other "orphan," the sister of the male, never participated (and still holds herself aloof from play-fighting today), but watched with interest. She adopted the original beast, who (neutered though he was) followed her around for the first day. When he finally stopped, she started following him ... and still does chase him down for cuddling and "spooning". The original beast, now a stately gentleman of 10 years plus, still has his moments: if he wants a pet, he'll sit on a strategically elevated spot and grab your sleeve when you go by, etc., but he's really just a big teddy bear. My wife and I wonder what we would have ended up with if we hadn't gotten the other cats ... Your cats sound adorable. |
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Someone suggested hissing at him when he bites (thank you!) and that seems to be working better than just yelling 'OW!'. *We'll see. Hissing really does work for some cats! I admit I feel sort of odd doing it though. |
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"Rene" wrote in message ... Someone suggested hissing at him when he bites (thank you!) and that seems to be working better than just yelling 'OW!'. We'll see. Hissing really does work for some cats! I admit I feel sort of odd doing it though. I think I have mentioned this, but Gracie has this very expressive face--and once I noticed her looking at me in horror after I had cleaned my glasses by, you know, blowing on them and then polishing them with my shirt? She thought I was hissing at her. |
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