We adopted Sparky nearly three weeks ago. At first she was very timid and wasn't interested in playing. We slowly encouraged her to play and now she does. She goes crazy for my dressing gown cord or a mouse that is on the end of a string. She pounces a lot and her pupils dilate a lot. She has also started running around the flat like a loony.
Since the weekend just gone she has started biting. Previously she let us pick her up but now she bites if you do. Last night my husband picked her up and she dug her teeth in so hard he bled. Then this morning he was playing with her using the dressing gown cord which she grabs and bites. He then put his hand near her to stroke her (letting her smell his hand) and she bit him. This is the third time she bit him. She has also gone to bit me a couple of times when I have had my hand near her but I have pulled mine away (I have had cats before but hubby hasn't).
Thinking about it she has also bitten a bit. When we first got her she went to bite my Dad when he was stroking her but we thought it was because he was being a bit rough. She did the same with my father in law when he touched her back legs. She also does it if you are stroking her head and then go near her back, she will nip you (or kick you out of the way with her back claw which is fine). What can we do to stop this wild behaviour?
Since the weekend just gone she has started biting. Previously she let us pick her up but now she bites if you do. Last night my husband picked her up and she dug her teeth in so hard he bled. Then this morning he was playing with her using the dressing gown cord which she grabs and bites. He then put his hand near her to stroke her (letting her smell his hand) and she bit him. This is the third time she bit him. She has also gone to bit me a couple of times when I have had my hand near her but I have pulled mine away (I have had cats before but hubby hasn't).
Thinking about it she has also bitten a bit. When we first got her she went to bite my Dad when he was stroking her but we thought it was because he was being a bit rough. She did the same with my father in law when he touched her back legs. She also does it if you are stroking her head and then go near her back, she will nip you (or kick you out of the way with her back claw which is fine). What can we do to stop this wild behaviour?