They bite when they like something, they bite when they don’t like something. Thanks for clearing that up.

@afenismama

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@huyvuquang2041

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah dat's wat I feel confused too :)))

@joannababes6718

4 жыл бұрын

its between the two

@joannababes6718

4 жыл бұрын

atleast we have options

@seaofgreens

4 жыл бұрын

When a cat likes you and bites, it's gentle and obvious they mean no harm. If they don't like you and bite you... you'll definitely know.

In an alternate universe Cats : Why does my human pet me and then kiss me?

@LiLiKOiOiOi

4 жыл бұрын

🥺🥺😂😂❤️

@Amy-zd1mh

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@zainabkakli8362

3 жыл бұрын

haha

@jiji8267

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@user-ij6pp4lv4f

3 жыл бұрын

Why does my human kiss me then pinch my butthole? 🤔🤔🤔

They're figuring out how many licks it takes to get to the center.

@phoenixcaii2905

3 жыл бұрын

🎤(Oh, oh)...... 😂 😂 😂

@Ilovevedios44

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@suhaliasauls8971

3 жыл бұрын

@@phoenixcaii2905 lol gosh you're making it worse! I was laughing and snorting enough without you saying exactly what was on my mind🤣🤣

@phoenixcaii2905

3 жыл бұрын

@@suhaliasauls8971 🤣🤣🤣

@bertcochran1770

3 жыл бұрын

You funny.

When I am playing with my kitten she bites, then Immediately licks the spot. Like she is apologising telling me it’s a play bite.

@sydneyallen5788

3 жыл бұрын

AHHH BABY ADORABLE

@singinguy1213

3 жыл бұрын

My cat does this too!

@OldAacc

3 жыл бұрын

Yea baby bite,you don't want to see my hand off that licking and biting

@ichigo_o5277

3 жыл бұрын

Same here🤧

@elizabethkritzer5198

3 жыл бұрын

Awww I love when my cat does that?!!

I tend to just blow air in their face if the bite hurts, a lightly annoying response to a lightly annoying action, no harm no foul

@TrapperJohn

4 жыл бұрын

We have a cat that goes Alien Facehugger when anyone blows in her face. Probably best just to let the cat have their space when they start getting overly playful.

@tareag993

4 жыл бұрын

I just whisper SSSSSSSS and they are scared

@stefanmarchione6757

4 жыл бұрын

My cat and I have an agreement; if she bites me, I bite her back. I don't play that shit.

@Orinatl

4 жыл бұрын

Anonymous Anonymous being bitten hurts too.

@youcantlotorme8528

4 жыл бұрын

qwerty if I heard the sound of a creeper beside me i be scared too.😂😂😂

my cat does the opposite. he bites then licks me as if hes apologizing

@MasterMalrubius

4 жыл бұрын

brubber Sounds like the bonding type of biting.

@brubber3326

4 жыл бұрын

@@MasterMalrubius he's a sweet cat lol he never bites too hard either

@MFPhoto1

4 жыл бұрын

@@brubber3326 It could be grooming.

@meowageddonn

4 жыл бұрын

My cat does the same thing. It's a constant back and forth between the two. She sits on the table and nibbles and licks my elbow while she's waiting for me to finish putting wet food in her bowl. I've always assumed it's something positive.

@3stherlvo3scats

4 жыл бұрын

brubber, same here

Friend - "Awe she's kissing you. How sweet." Me - "No, she's just tenderizing."

@vanityguzman489

2 жыл бұрын

I’m screaming 💀

One of my cats bites my hair! It's her way of grooming me. Once she lost her way and went missing during a snowy winter time for months. When we found her back, at first I wasn't a 100% sure it was her, since she wasn't responding to us. But when I lifted her up, she started biting my hair and I knew it was her. She stayed in the kitchen near the central heater and near her food for two weeks straight. Poor thing. Only slowly did she become her old, happy self again. Was a traumatic experience for her, obviously. At this moment she's cuddled up right next to me. How I love her!

@antoniogray6885

3 жыл бұрын

Love the story.

@taboo9025

3 жыл бұрын

Is she an indoor cat?

@Jason-ub4ui

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you got your cat back

@singerrb4984

3 жыл бұрын

precious.... so glad you found her

@ricardocantoral7672

2 жыл бұрын

Awww ! 😊

“We’ll explain exactly why this behavior occurs”. 30 seconds later: “there is no single way to explain this behavior”....

@flyguy3203

4 жыл бұрын

Thought I was the only one... this vid explained absolutely nothing lolololol

@Honest-King

4 жыл бұрын

Well it makes sense there us no SINGLE way statment etc.. He just showed you the roots fuck it whom I kidding I am as confused as you are

@genedrakes686

4 жыл бұрын

Mine will bite my hand after washing them or a shower. I think it's a how dare you wash my smell off of you and we need to fix that in a way you won't forget! She has got me good once and that because I took my eye off her while she was licking treat dust of my finger! It hurt but did not leave a mark! She can even stretch out her claws on bare skin and not leave a mark! Really hurts when she feels the need to use my kneecap for a bit of claw extension!

@PinotNoir_

4 жыл бұрын

It's 666 now XD

@locke103

3 жыл бұрын

@@PinotNoir_ 888 now

My cat purrs when he play bites me and it comes out like a silly snort.

@reeses_unicorn

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds cute as hell. 😍

@birdflea876

4 жыл бұрын

Aww

@blankblank5409

4 жыл бұрын

🥰

I don't know what I'm doing here,, I don't even have a cat 😑

@noneofyourbusiness302

3 жыл бұрын

Ivy, me too 😂

@QueenofWaifus

3 жыл бұрын

Same XD

@Janinemichelle389

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a sign to get one lol 😂

@laneyperkins840

3 жыл бұрын

You should get one

@quartermaster2809

3 жыл бұрын

Dunno but my cat just did what the video said today

There's play biting, and there's "leave me the hell alone" biting. 😸

@coltonwilliams4153

4 жыл бұрын

Cats are very good at making sure you understand the difference.

@toriless

3 жыл бұрын

@@coltonwilliams4153 Nip vs "Did I hit bone yet?"

@ladyem5741

3 жыл бұрын

There also "don't go bite "

@siadawn

3 жыл бұрын

@@toriless LMAO!! 😂 Yep. I was bitten down to the bone one time when one of my cats was ill. That hurt a bit. Key takeaway: Other than getting medical attention (I didn't seek it because, at the time, I was scared that they'd put my cat down for fear of rabies; I'd read about that), soaking the afflicted finger in a glass of heavily salted water 7 days straight (for about 15 minutes at a time) works!! It did for me; but I can't, in good faith, advise going without medical attention. ;) You do you, *Boo* (ironically - also the name of my cat!). 😸💛

I have fostered cats for years and if a cat bites, I let out a loud squeal. It’s enough to teach them.

@rrksk

4 жыл бұрын

A painfull sound?

@trilliumi2082

4 жыл бұрын

EK. L Its like the sound that other cats/kittens make to let each other know that it hurts. Its a verbal cue to the cat which they understand, as opposed to scolding which they dont understand.

@CarmelFan2024

4 жыл бұрын

@Tiara Yvonnette Scott I say a high-pitched owwww

@PinkBlue_Spood

4 жыл бұрын

My cat goes harder once that happens. She could care less haha 😂

@mickeymouse-qm4cy

4 жыл бұрын

How many cats do u own

If a cat is purring and then looks into your eyes and performs a lite bite, its a sign of Great Trust and Love. You should be honored, your cat has initiated you into their pride.

@EssenceofPureFlavor

2 жыл бұрын

Housecats have more in common with cougars than lions. Like cougars, they are independent. They don't have prides.

This video: "It can mean anything, it depends on the situation and the cat and the phase of the moon." Also this video: "Now you know why cats do that." Me: "No. No I do not. This did not explain anything."

@vixxcelacea2778

4 жыл бұрын

A bite-lick when being petted is: "Hey, hey, too much, whew, okay, feeling a little out of my element, lemme just clean you up so I feel more in control." 3 options as to why in order of most likely cause. 1: Most often over stimulation 2: You're an idiot who taught them that hands and feet are toys and never communicated verbally through yelps of pain what threshold they should have for you. 3: The place where you pet was painful/irritated or the cat if doing so suddenly and with no signs of impending bite, something maybe wrong with them, like being sick or having a mental issue. Cats can also get things like depression, bi-polar, anxiety and other disorders so random acts of aggression are usually an underlying cause of the cat not feeling well.

@dunxy

4 жыл бұрын

@@vixxcelacea2778 Yeah hand play is a BIG cause, people think its great when they are kittens but they don't understand that as they get older and play with their litter mates they bite each other MUCH harder than we would like and often turns into he same with us. I never play with any of my cats with hands (thats what toys are for, even if its only a bit of wool or a stick.) and the only bites i get are from my female when ive patted her tummy that one time too many, my boys lick (girl does too but never love bites) me but doesn't turn to bites, occasionally i get a love bite on the chin or nose but that's normally "why did you stop patting me?" or "you went away for more than a few hours and i miss you!" :) One also has a habit of trying to insert his entire muzzle into my nostrils,that is a bit uncomfortable but i know hes being affectionate and he is a bit "special"! All mine are rescued ferals/strays.Like all pets its sucks that people get cats without knowing how to raise and care for them properly,really makes me very sad.It also creates false (negative) perceptions of what cats should be like because many never get socialized properly(lazy and or backyard breeders...) in the first few crucial weeks, its an awful lot of work (and doesn't always succeed) trying to fully socialize a cat that didn't get handled until it was a month or more old, I have done it but also failed as well. One girl that i did (she was matriarch of stray colony in industrial estate and the mother of my 2 boys,too smart to go into a trap) turned into the sweetest girl who now lives with an old lady and her little dog, spoiled to death and loves her human, took me a good 18 months though but finally got her to get her fixed and became nice.She frustrated me a lot because she used to have kittens in a place i had no clue so could never socialize them properly, finally last ones she had in the factory i was leasing so they all turned out great and all got homes.

@hilman94

3 жыл бұрын

Well, all is already summed up by others. The key is to see cat's expression and ears. Ears are more recognizable, so whenever their ears go "supersonic", it means they are not comfortable or feel threatened..

@christinafidance340

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!! 🤦🏽‍♀️

@EvanCops

3 жыл бұрын

@@vixxcelacea2778 i used my hands and feet as toys BUT i taught her verbally to let go when it was too rough.

Bruh when my cat is licking my hand and I start to pull my hand away it reaches its paw out to grab my hand because he doesn’t want me to go away.

@gardenjoy5223

4 жыл бұрын

Cute.

@justsaying1039

3 жыл бұрын

Mines too.

@ashlynn7779

3 жыл бұрын

Samee

@aminaaa9098

3 жыл бұрын

C

@FuzzyColors2012

3 жыл бұрын

I heard you shouldn’t pull away when they kick you it’s a sign of grooming you with love

I have a pet tiger, he also bites me to show affection.. he already ate one of my fingers, and my entire foot once, but I still love him, he then licks me to apologize.. His play bites are really strong.. but I know it's all love!... I know he didn't eat my sister on purpose

@kingflynxi9420

4 жыл бұрын

You sound like a pit bull owner lmao

@easyhq4475

4 жыл бұрын

Ok wtf are you joking?

@kingflynxi9420

4 жыл бұрын

Easy HQ Always a threat, never a pet: same rule for pitties and tigers.

@-Annn-

4 жыл бұрын

@@easyhq4475 must be...

@amirimamuddin6869

4 жыл бұрын

Oooh,wait what?

They don"t bite hard, i call them love bites, they love you so much they wanne eat you up

@huthwaite4395

4 жыл бұрын

Same with lions

@kayteoo4

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we call them love bites too! That is when their being gentle. Love my girls💖

@smileyfacehead555

4 жыл бұрын

You haven't met my cat xD

@uchihaamvs7558

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I refer to it as a love mauling.

@vixxcelacea2778

4 жыл бұрын

The whole idea of eat you up is called cuteness aggression. Something stimulates us so much we almost feel violent towards it, but we are cognizant enough to not act on it in an instinctual way so we make playful growly noises and say we want to eat something up. I actually met someone who said their dog had this problem. He'd get so happy he'd start getting bitey because he didn't know what else to do with the happy energy. A cat gets something kinda similar, but it's more over stimulation for them. A love bite is them in the nicest way possible in their language that they are over stimulated. Like when being tickled to the point it makes you actually almost feel aggressive or even kinda scared? Cats feel just like that. It's fun at first, then it gets to be too much. A cat bites and licks to get out that physical pent up energy that comes with feeling that way. Licking is also actually a dominance move. The cat that cleans the other cat is often lovingly taking care of them, but it's also a power move. Little in nature is solely for one purpose. Not to say that a lick isn't a sign of affection, but it can also be a bid for trying to have more control. Hence why biting is followed by licking or sometimes vice versa. A bite lick is "Hey, hey, too much, whew, okay, feeling a little out of my element, lemme just clean you up so I feel more in control." Also lots of cats have very very high or very low petting thresholds. It's truly individual.

a proud kitten owner wears their bites and scratches with honor and loving amusement 😸😸😸😸😸

@siadawn

3 жыл бұрын

LOL! Yes... and their scars as personal adornment 🥰Like little love-notes engraved into our skin 💛😹

@bigwobs8040

2 жыл бұрын

I know that's right 😻🐈👍

My kitty, oh so many years ago, was rescued and had been removed from her litter far too early (not by me, I rescued her after all of that went down). She hadn't been properly socialized at all, and I couldn't have another cat at the time to help her learn good social behavior. She was a chomper. She just didn't seem to know any better and would bite very hard during play time (I used cat toys instead of fingers as toys, like you're supposed to, but she went for fingers and hands anyway). So, one day, I chomped her back on the ear. Not hard mind, I wasn't trying to hurt her, just correct the behavior. I don't think she had played as a kitten much at all, so had never been chomped herself. Behavior: Corrected. She would only bite, after that, if she was upset or if something was actually wrong. Probably wouldn't eork go most cats, but it did for me. She was such a sweetie and snuggle bug. I dearly miss her. We had a great life together.

We call it her “love bites” In that she loves to bite us lol .Then give a good licking to kiss better. Then bite again...

@tamarag9981

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I see it as them play fighting you like they do with each other sometimes

@mvannorden02

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Little love nibbles ❤️

@GaryMcSnail

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@emie1170

4 жыл бұрын

ive learned more from the comments than the video itself

Cat: Bites the hand that feed it. Hand that feed it: Gives more food.

My cat licks me then bites me like she’s trying to eat me

Cat behaviour is like describing the side effects of prescription drugs: it’s a very long list.

My Muha tries to bite me mostly to keep my reflexes sharp,she will be lying beside me she will look at me ,her eyes will glaze over, her pretty little ears will go back and I have a nano second to re-act I am gun-slinger quick but she does some times win

When I had a kitten whenever it would bite we would shout OW, even if it didn’t hurt. The kitten learned that biting hurts and now is very careful around bare skin. She won’t claw or bite bare skin unless you’re really annoying her then she’ll give a warning nibble

@Jestin612

4 жыл бұрын

yeah I've done stuff like this but I screw it up by getting playful LOL

@GabsterZ21

4 жыл бұрын

I saw a puppy video, they do this with puppies too. Yell owww when puppies bite

@dennis2966

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, loudly saying "Oww" always gives my cats pause, and they will usually stop. But a firm "NO" works better, stopping them completely. And they always come back to play later.

@VSucc

4 жыл бұрын

Also anything with a highish pitch sound also works.

@TheGuindo

4 жыл бұрын

yes! this works because it mimics how kittens naturally socialize. when their playmates get too rough they give a loud yelp and stop playing, teaching their littermates proper boundaries. any kind of loud sudden noise, as long as you're consistent, will work to the same effect.

Forgot to mention, they bite to play too. Actually more often than anything else in the case of my 2 cats.

@30roundfred

3 жыл бұрын

He said ts

When cats lick themselves, they bite to either remove fleas and remove knots, so they are probs doing the same to us due to muscle memory

@geegod9122

3 жыл бұрын

That's right, they would be grooming or removing lice from human hair

@toriless

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but sometimes it is too hard. My female will be working away with licking and nibbling his head then she will chomp and he runs away. Now I have to monitor her and grab her head if I sense a chomp is coming.

@husher5142

3 жыл бұрын

mm yes, but they also bite each others necks when they start a grooming session and it has nothing to do with mating or dominance. I have a bonded trio of girls and they all do it to each other equally. Whomevers turn it is to be groomed gets chomped on.

The reason a cat Licks then bites. A mother cat when grooming her kitten will groom her feisty kitten and to keep the kitten from running away or to keep the kitten Still the mom bites her to let the kitten know Not to Move while she is grooming her.

@shanaynayokeil6553

4 жыл бұрын

Oooooh makes sense!

@SharkyCharlotte

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and when you try to move away there's a good chance your cat will then claw you and try to hold your hand still biting you again . As if to tell you off. Then continue to lick you

@shanaynayokeil6553

4 жыл бұрын

@@SharkyCharlotte omg omg you are right! My cat does that too! He scratches me and it hurts. I know he has no intentions of hurting me but I pet him wearing gloves lol

@hugofontes5708

4 жыл бұрын

@@shanaynayokeil6553 instead of pulling, try pushing. It goes opposite to what their instinct expect so they might just let go. My cat certainly prioritizes not having a finger poking her tongue over biting my hand lol

@kaitdean7188

4 жыл бұрын

btqy thank you this video never got to the point

Cat: *starts licking me* Me: awww Cat: *starts nibblin* Me: *in pain* AWWWW

@gardenjoy5223

4 жыл бұрын

She loves you. awww.

@heretyk_1337

3 жыл бұрын

No imagine a human doing same thing- wonder what would your reaction be? XD

@bruh3752

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@leeeastwood6368

3 жыл бұрын

@@heretyk_1337, well I like when my girlfriend licks when she starts biting, I just pull it out of her mouth! very quickly!!

@dejavu8982

3 жыл бұрын

My ex bited me on my shoulder says that she wants to mark me. My current gf sees the marks and I said those are marks that I got from a streetfight. She says she likes scars and marks and its kinda hot. (See I need to continue up with this lie)

biting my hand: no problem, those can't hurt me much. grabs my hand with the front paw and decides to use the back paws: Welp, there goes my arteries, now I'm bleeding to death.

I have a kitten that I found in the hood of a car that travelled almost 400 km. She was dirty affraid and hungry and hot from the engine's temperature. Now it's 3-4weeks old no wonders every answer that I was looking for just got from this great guy. Just subscribed and will follow every video of yours love from Kenya

They are licking you to see if you taste good before they have a bite.

@nashidragneel4980

4 жыл бұрын

*chomp*

@dnieto1466

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@steveradroach9101

4 жыл бұрын

Nom Nom Nom

@thomastimk9982

4 жыл бұрын

Like ice cream

@sheilastarks149

4 жыл бұрын

💖

While doing this my big boy Baxter holds my arm and flexes his claws on me while looking at me crazy eyes. I tell him DONT YOU DARE and he lets me go after some leg kicks. We’ve rescued each other

I'd like to have those love bites in my life again. I miss them.

@charlesmcgehee3227

3 жыл бұрын

Go adopt a kitten for heaven's sake!

@siadawn

3 жыл бұрын

I have to agree with Charles. A kitty somewhere out there misses "you" just as much. 🥰 And really, now is the perfect time to adopt. Covid has hit hard... including our animal population. Please do adopt if possible! 💛

I am a new cat parent, never had a pet. I watched hundreds of cat related videos to make sure I take care of my cat right way and also to understand cat's behaviour. My conclusion is: It is impossible to deduce anything from the cat's behaviour. In each and every video that I watched, some one will explain a what a certain cat behaviour means...BUT... they would add a BUT...it may mean something exact opposite. So I have given up...I just want to make sure my cat eats well, sleep well and plays well. I don't break my head over her strange behaviour...will visit a vet if something doesn't seems right.

@ascar1nthasky03

Жыл бұрын

I praise you, honestly. My cat and I have the strongest bond. I taught him all kinds of words he knows what they are and I get reactions out of him when I say them. I know him 100% and what he does and why. Sometimes just living the experience like you said, gets you to better understand your cat. Just pay attention and it’s easy if you really love your pets. ♥️

@Jacob32905

Жыл бұрын

If you know your pet you'll understand

Encouraging positive actions but the majority of the play times you showed in this video is people using their hands to mess with the cat. That's step one to stop biting, stop giving your hand as a play toy 😂

@kitcat2449

4 жыл бұрын

Important

@FearTheBeardInGame

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@vangoghsmom6167

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@LadyRavencide13

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, use cat toys, and don't annoy the cat lol

My cat does this ALL the time. I tell him "no biting!" And he stops, but you can see him struggling to stop, cause he wants to bite so bad!

@hanisrosli5484

4 жыл бұрын

😅🤣

@sancharimukherjee7489

4 жыл бұрын

Yea like bobbing the head sideways downwards while mouth is open pretending to bite 😂

@realvictoria5970

4 жыл бұрын

There was a study I read that using only one word works 50% better for the desired outcome. Instead of saying no biting two words just use a deep voice saying "no" Same with dogs when they jump ppl say "get down, stop it, don't jump..." Instead say "down"

@KeeganRusz

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂lmaoooo😭😭

@danny8063

4 жыл бұрын

@@realvictoria5970 Thats interesting! Going to try that.

Good information!

One of our cats are very weird. It fully understands to never use claws/bite hard when playing or when cuddling. It feels so weird but hilarious at the same time, when you are playing with it, and it starts kicking your arm without any claws out. Such an amazing cuddly cat.

When my cat played with me she'd always bite me. The cute thing is that she'd always turn frozen and look at my finger ( which she bit ) and then start to lick it. I saw it as a way for her to apologize and I just loved her so much! She never bit to hard either. I hope she's having a good time in heaven

@n1ghtshqde559

2 жыл бұрын

I went from 🥺😊 to 😟

“I nom on those I love, and I chew on those who don’t take a hint.”

An adopted teen cat of mine had stress issues when coming in. He would act very agressively to petting attempts, biting and scratching with all four paws. But for some reason, I decided that he needed to have this outlet, so i would pet with one hand while he tried to shred the other one (it didn't hurt a lot :) ). In a single session of this, he ended up falling asleep on my lap, and overnight became a quiet cat, who was obsessed at being petted. My conclusion, he just needed to vent out some frustration or something, and learned to trust in the one who he knew he couldn't hurt.

Great video. Loved it. God bless you.

My cat stands by the door and attaks any one who try to go through like gate keeper

@XtreeM_FaiL

4 жыл бұрын

Othman Tackmashido Stop! Who would cross the Door of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see.

@Mystickrage

4 жыл бұрын

@@XtreeM_FaiL Stop! You have violated the Law! Pay the court a fine or serve your sentance. Your stolen goods are now forfeit

@danieneit6830

4 жыл бұрын

My cat used to do this at my mom’s house except he would sit in the hallway and wait for you to pass by him, knowing you had to eventually go through the hall. As soon as he heard someone going up the steps he would race them to the hall so he could wait and jump them when they came by.

@vixxcelacea2778

4 жыл бұрын

That's territorial aggression and should actually be addressed.

I see these behaviors in strays in İstanbul too and if they don't like belly scratches they kick your hands with their hind legs

@SunnyFlower2994

4 жыл бұрын

True me too

@fuzzytabby4304

4 жыл бұрын

It's worse when a grab you with their front paws then bunny kick you with the back ones.

@afd1040

4 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzytabby4304 I honestly find it funny because they are not doing that to hurt you

@geraldfrost4710

4 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzytabby4304 this is a fight move cats use on prey and foes. Sometimes they practice it during play, and can really give your arm or foot some agony.

@kathy2trips

4 жыл бұрын

My cats do not like belly rubs ar all! No thank you! LOL

I had plenty of cats that did that I was wondering why too thanks for the info 😄

Thanks for sharing

They do it because some people are delicious.

@cannedmusic

4 жыл бұрын

yep

@rhanieldacpano8462

4 жыл бұрын

I knew it!!

It is like everyone in this video is annoying the cats.

@Enes-wj5xq

4 жыл бұрын

Not every time, my cats bite me just while playing

@insomniacraccoon

4 жыл бұрын

They love it though. My cat always comes back for more teasing. I think it's fair considering how many times he's tried to trip me going down the stairs or pounced on my face while I was sleeping.

@TasteMyStinkholeAndLikeIt

4 жыл бұрын

Lick then bite sounds like the start of some good sex.

@proud2bpagan

4 жыл бұрын

that's what i was thinking,too.

@gardenjoy5223

4 жыл бұрын

They don't. Most people just play with the cats and they love it. Except the girl at 3: 06. She's annoying all right. Kid needs a parent to step in, instead of filming.

The webbing between my first finger and thumb has built up an iron callous.

I get it the other way around. Our little boy bites playfully and then immediately licks lovingly. It's really adorable!

Video kinda dances around the fact that our feline friends can get overstimulated by too much and too vigorous physical contact and respond with a quick chomp of varying intensity...sometimes, if you watch closely enough you can witness that point where whatever individual personality they have is momentarily subsumed by the bite instinct and then watch their awareness return as the instinct subsides..."I'm biting a hand...oh, I'm biting YOUR hand...sorry, let me lick that for you."

@houndgirl7365

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for stating such things I was curious if the video would state this but nope just goes over aggression as being the main issue. Hopefully more people see this as some cats have a shorter over stimulation threshold than others. This is why some people have "sweet" cats vs others whose cats "snap" easily.

@hustledude

4 жыл бұрын

Cats have a lot of bundled energy and NEED play time every day in order to get it out and live a full happy life as a cat. This video knows nothing about how to play with cats properly in a healthy way, I just see a bunch of people sticking their hands in their cats faces and getting them overstimulated and then acting shocked when they get bitten too hard? Sad that this video is popping up in people’s recommended list.

My rescue panther is licking me right as we speak, now he’s starting to bi

@datathunderstorm

4 жыл бұрын

woohunter1 Hahahaha...🤣🤣🤣.....I see what you did there!

Great channel!

This video was very useful. Hugs and kisses from Little Paws

When a cat bites you and then licks you, it means that he might think that his bite was a little too hard and he tried to show you that he wasn't mean to hurt you. Show him where he bit you and tell him that it hurts (even if it doesn't), after a time or two, he will never bite you again! Cats are so much more considerate than some humans!

@sambill8910

4 жыл бұрын

@@chillinrunner lol

My cat is obsessed with my fingers. He doesn't like fingernails. Try to bite them off!!

@trz4382

4 жыл бұрын

My cat bites her own fingernails?!?!

@E_Girl-zy9gi

4 жыл бұрын

@@trz4382 if your cat is nipping at its own nails it could be because they need to be clipped slightly

@luckystar9279

4 жыл бұрын

So your cat wants to declaw you?

@jessicabutterfield9351

4 жыл бұрын

My cat likes fingers too. He tries to bite and scratch them. He does that to me and anyone that comes to visit me.

2:42 that kitty is living the life I want lol 😂😻

@toriless

3 жыл бұрын

Feather required

We used to foster cats for the Cat's Protection League and have had perhaps 100 cats over the years and to a greater or lesser extent biting as part of grooming is common. However our current cat is perhaps the most persistent biter we have known. He will frequently come on my work bench or on the arm of my chair. If I stroke or groom him he will eventually bite. If I ignore him he will eventually bite. I can alternate between paying him attention and ignoring him and get bitten both ways. He does not move but stays put. If I move away he will often follow. If the bite really hurts (i.e breaks the skin) I will give a brief hiss which does bring the behaviour to an end. With this cat tail thrashing is a sure precursor to the bite. Purring is no indicator one way or the other.

@pokaay3163

4 жыл бұрын

Colin Mill seeing as you’ve been with many cats, would you say that playing with your hands or handling them like the people in this video do does more harm than good? Are you not treating them properly when you play with your hands or is there no need to worry?

@ColinMill1

4 жыл бұрын

@@pokaay3163 Every cat is different so you need to allow for that. As a general rule I would say always wait for the cat to approach you - if it wants your attention it will come. When it comes to you wait for it to rub against you and then offer a hand and wait for the cat to rub against it and then see if it is happy for you to stroke it or fuss it in some way. Some cats like to have, say, their chins scratched but don't like a hand run over them. We have had cats that might occasionally rub against a leg but never wanted to be touched in any way. Others would follow us like a dog and be happy to be picked up and rolled upside-down and cuddled like a baby at almost any time. I know there was a recent paper published suggesting that stroking stresses cats out. I'm sure if a cat is stroked when it doesn't want it then it might well be true. I suspect the experiments were in a laboratory situation that would not be the sort of place where a cat would be relaxed. I can't imagine a cat would stay put and be smoothed down or anything else if it didn't want to be - it would simply move away.

@gardenjoy5223

4 жыл бұрын

@Christian Weissmuller Nonsense.

@gardenjoy5223

4 жыл бұрын

@Christian Weissmuller You really think I'm interested in any link? I've been having cats my whole life with all sorts of scratches, that bled. With a normal immune system, there is nothing to worry about. I don't know anybody else either who got sick from playing rough with their cat. But of course there's always the exception to the rule. And maybe there are some very unhygienic countries out there? But to make that a law, that one has to go to a hospital, because an infection WILL occur: that's nonsense.

My cat will actually reach for my hand, latch on and bring it in for licking... then bites. xD And if I try to remove my hand, she bites and digs in her claws. So I think it's grooming/play, nothing spiteful.

Why does my cat do [thing]? Expert cat behaviourists: ah, they either love you or they're angry at you.

I would like to know why my old boy, 15, comes to me for luvin's and when I've scratched his head,(his favorite) he opens his mouth and hits me with his teeth or gently (according to him) bite me. I've seen him do it with the other kitties I have too! He thinks his seniority and being dad to three of my kitties and husband to one, that they're his pride! They've all been fixed along time ago, but I kept three kittens before they were all fixed. Kittens are 6 years old now, Mommycat is seven and the other female I rescued the same year is seven, so I have six! Old Dad, seven year old Mommycat (Artemis), their three offspring, Merck, Molly and Midnight. Then there is Frida, the kitten I rescued when I rescued Mommycat. they were both about the same age, six weeks. It was a scorchingly hot summer that year, and through a couple of girlfriends heard about these kittens that had been kicked out of their houses, with no water or food. We all took a kitten, I did too, but I took two, from two different people who had just kicked the entire litters outside with no sustenance. We went through Cats are People, too to get homes for the remaining kittens. I don't know how people can be soo cruel.

@barbibutton9619

3 жыл бұрын

We have it in our neighborhood - it's awful.

This video is as vague as an company executive answers a question in a press conference. I still have no idea why a cat licks and bites if I see it

@SonAlexander

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to KZread where all that matters is click bait BS...

I can tell when our one cat is about to try and bite. She gets this wide-eyed look and starts staring at my hand or leg. Then I tell her 'No bite', and she looks up out of the corner of her eye as if to say, "Imma do it!" Then I say "No, no biting." And she tries to lean forward slowly and innocently. Then I poke her in the nose and repeat "No biting". Then she looks guilty and tries to pretend that she wasn't going to.

@vixxcelacea2778

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think cats are capable of guilt, but by poking her nose (gently of course) she is reset in her brain from what she was thinking about. This isn't actually that different from Caesars technique with dogs. You're just kinda shocking them out of their thought train. Works for humans too actually, can help with anxiety in some cases.

"hey where did you get your haircut, it looks nice." Me: "oh, just my cat."

@toriless

3 жыл бұрын

Feline Flowbee.

I feel like this video didn’t explain anything that every cat owner doesn’t already know.

Skip to 2:10

@mayraa4713

4 жыл бұрын

Chema ChakMo'ol ty😎

@etwothec

4 жыл бұрын

Thaaank u

@YoungYRroaH

4 жыл бұрын

Meow

@YoungYRroaH

4 жыл бұрын

Meow

@masterluisYTV

4 жыл бұрын

thnx u..i was gonna ust leave the dumass video

My cat and I fight every day, he is undefeated

@winykittygirl

4 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂👌👌👌👌👌

@ezpzwins7613

4 жыл бұрын

He is kyuubi

Oh my god what an uninsightful description of the extremely well researched reasons behind why cats can go from purring and being petted to a sudden and unexpected bite, which is what the title of this clip is suggesting it will explain... For those who actually want to know why cats do this here is the reason: Being petted or stroked or even groomed or brushed which most cats do appreciate from their owners they do so becaus it reminds them of being groomed and licked by their mothers. When they are being groomed as kittens by their mothers they purr to show affection and express that they feel secure and safe. In the environment of the mother the kitten is supposed to feel safe and can then relax fully and gain sound sleep which in return helps them to grow. As an adult however cats are meant to be able to live and get by by themselves. They do not usually live in groups unless food supply is scarce and they need each other to survive. Otherwise they are nocturnal hunters. And all nocturnal hunters have to be on guard all the time for potential threats. Therefore adult cats seldom sleeps very deeply. And they can go from full sleep to wide awake in a fraction of a second. This is an inherited survival instinct. Now when we pet our full grown cat it releases relaxing hormones in them, (oxytocin) and when they really like your “grooming” of them they will fully relax and sometimes almost even go to sleep. And then all of a sudden seemingly from out of nowhere suddenly there is a bite and the rush off and then usually stops and looks as if they have no idea what just happened. Just as you unless you know the reason why will be bewildered as to why your little sweetheart suddenly turned on you and bit you... Now the reason for this is completely normal and not a sign of malice in any way! It is simply a inherited protective system that the cats bodies have developed over thousands of years to help them survive in the wild. What happens is this. When you pet the cat. And they begin to relax and the oxytocin is released it also makes the cat vulnerable since they put their guard down. And while this is a reflection of the kittens relationship with its mother it is potentially dangerous for the grown up cat if the guard was dropped at the wrong place or the wrong time. Therefor they have a built in alarm system that kicks in when the brain detects that the relaxation level is getting too high for safety. And then the brain shoots out the signal of danger alert which releases the stress hormone cortisol which alerts the cat and creates this reaction to “free them of the potential danger”. The bite therefore is instinctive and not geared towards the person petting the cat. The ca simply reacts to the alert system in the brain. That is also the reason why most cats look just as surprised as their owners once it is over. Now the cats body language actually gives off some subtle warning signals when this is about to happen. And you can then see it on some cats by how their tail starts to slowly move or that they in different ways sort of shows that they want you to stop. If not picked up by us so we stop, then the bite will suddenly come. So if you look a little and learn how to spot the warning signs this behaviour can be avoided. Important to note is that not all domestic cats show this behaviour. Some can be petted forever and never bite, while others can turn in a second from couch sloth to predator. And this is of course a result of the domestication of the species. If the cats mother is known to do this, her offspring will too. If the mother does not, then it’s likely the offspring won’t either. This suggests that it is partly a genetic and partly learned behaviour. Just as hunting is among cats. Cats who are skilled hunters have usually learned the skill from their mothers while cats who have no idea what to do when seeing a mouse have likely not been taught the necessary skills for it by its mother apart from playing with their litter mates, which does not teach them the kill or eating part necessarily... So this is the true reason behind the sudden shifts from relaxation to full alert with a bite as a twist that all cats used to be able to do because it helped them to survive in the wild.

@malas.7276

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was petting my cat recently and he gently bit me out of nowhere

@MistedMind

3 жыл бұрын

After I "adopted" my brother's cat she did just that. At first she laid down on my belly to enjoy some petting and maybe brush-grooming, but after 5-10 minutes she started to "awake" out of her relaxing pseudo-slumber looked around very attentively and seemed(!) to get aggressive towards me. She bit my hand and hopped away hissing. Since then I learned to watch carefully if she shows signs of "hopping away", and when she gets up I stop the grooming and petting. She doesn't bite me anymore, as it seems she learned that I don't want to bother her too long, and biting isn't nice

@CoolBeanSoup

3 жыл бұрын

You gave a better explanation then the video did! ☺ The video didn't really explain it and made it more confusing. Thanks for sharing!

@christinafidance340

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That video didn’t explain anything!

@azzagirt2

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that explanation. My cat is so very affectionate and so loving with me but does exactly what you have described and leaves me dumbfounded as to why that just happened. She can be rather viscous and uses her claws to hold my hand in place. I tell her to go away once I've freed myself from her grip and remove her away from me. She looks stunned as to what just happened and is back trying to apologize in a few minutes. She is basically an indoor cat and has no other cat contact. She does adore me and vise versa. Her mother in litter was rescue cat. She's 5 now and still needs to be nursed by me and and claw kneading like a kitten. Love her to bits.

Beautiful lil kitties 🥰🥰

Simple etiquette: you have to taste the meal before you dig in~

I once pat a beautiful stray cat. And leads to another pat when i met him. That day when i pat him (mostly his head and neck area) suddenly he rubs himself onto me then bit me, and i give a lil distance he still bit me. And weeks after we met again, pat-pat-pat, rubs, bite. Don't know why but he never licks

@scratchmonkey

4 жыл бұрын

I have the same situation with a stray I keep around for rat security. It's like fuck you cat, if you're so tired of being petted you can just walk away without biting me you non-domesticated asshole.

@mrvqiu

4 жыл бұрын

@•• yeah i actually didn't pat him again and leave him be. But i think he only wants snack, cuz everytime i say hi he's willing to be touched. But after he gets enough, annoyed that he didn't get what he wants, he wouldn't hesitate to bites and i don't bring any with me everytime i met him

I always thought the licking and gentle bite was a way for a cat to express affection.

This happened a few times when my two were kittens, but they wouldn't dare do it now. I think if you just pull away from the reinforcement petting/play when they bite most cats get the picture pretty fast.

Just what I was looking for in KZread and guess what AnimalWised has uploaded a video.

Love the narrator’s north of Ireland accent. Could be Donegal, could be Derry - don’t think it’s Belfast - can’t tell.

My cat licks me in the face quite often and bites gently when he wants to play as a genuine sign of affection❤ he's got such a sweet loving heart!!

Cats have communication that includes vocalization, hunting behavior like grab and grip with claws, and bites. They also have mood swings that are less than a second. You can only understand them somewhat, but more if they are in a family setting. Cats with kittens have a tribe language, and they do same things when interacting. They have alarm calls, grooming vocalizations, and play fighting sounds. They also use tails as a communication tools.

.....Me doing nothing..... My cat:suddenly come to me and bite me Me: *suprise pikachu face*

@-Annn-

4 жыл бұрын

Might be out of boredom. Get up and play. They love to chase something

@heysistur1964

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your information :D

My cat is missing since July and her kitten(now a cat) is quite lonely 😔 I miss her

@saturnjohnson1193

4 жыл бұрын

Neve Montgomery i hope you find her 🥺

@fiercelion7730

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@lindsaytang9111

4 жыл бұрын

Aw hope you get her back x

@fiercelion7730

4 жыл бұрын

Tho I have dog so I can’t have her inside

Awe! The Scottish Folds are so cute!!

I used to breed and show cats, one of my favorite male kittens would always nip my nose every morning when I picked up to hug him. He never hurt doing that I looked forward to it as his form of showing me affection. If he didn't do it that was generally a cue to me that he didn't feel well. I miss my boy. I miss all of them.

Sorry, I was distracted by all the cuteness! ☺️☺️☺️

After having cats my whole life I decided the licking in tenderizing prior to the bite! Ha!

Catching cats when they are hissing and growling at each other iz the best time for you to pick up it up . its goin to show you how much it really neaded that hug

Very confusing and helpful information both at the same time

Cat nibbles and I get the impression it’s to say “hey I’m biting you and not breaking the skin so see I like you!”

@annmariesmith5044

4 жыл бұрын

As man said, just have Ur own instinct, just gentle play, but don't let it get out of hand then scold the cat, that's confusing to it, just say no no, good boy or girl🐈

For pain wouldn’t a loud high pitch noise also be recommended to vocally tell the cat that it hurts? Like a high pitch whine or noise to tell the dog to stop followed by ignoring them?

@TheGuindo

4 жыл бұрын

that's exactly right! kittens establish boundaries with each other by giving a loud yelp when their playmates get too rough, so if you give a loud "ow!" when they bite you and then refuse to give them any more attention, they'll more easily connect the behavior (biting) to the undesired result (being ignored).

The way that cat chomped down on that finger

My beloved cat, Willow, does this often. He'll give me a few licks and a little bite after. With all the playing and bonding we've done over 5 years, I've come to know the difference between play bites and angry biting! It takes time for us to adjust to and understand the difference but it's worth the occasional blood loss 😂 He doesn't bite hard when we play so I just gently move my hand away before we play again. If he's upset, I'll let him calm down. Patience is the key!

My tomcat will nibble on you at times. Especially when he is in your lap.

When mine bites hard I just stop playing and leave her alone for a bit. I think it’s just overstimulating.

@toriless

3 жыл бұрын

It can be several causes but withdrawing is always the best and only response. Do not moves quickly, it will only make you look like prey to be captured. Negative reinforcement does not work with cats like it does with dogs and humans.

My cat Electra used to bite me out of affection. They are called love bites. They lick and bite. Its a good thing. It tells you that your cat loves you.

Keeper of lions and tigers in a sanctuary: *I have a big problem with that behavior*

I believe it is another form of playing. That's what they do with toys. Usually we are teasing them and that's how they say I don't care for that.

It sounds like you really don't know

Be attentive, the cat does not lash out or bite suddenly. When the meowing starts to turn into a low growl, back off immediately.

Cat: Hand tastes good. Yum.

My cat has been doing this for close to 14 years. Lol