Kitty occasionally gives me little love bites on my hands when we are cuddling. He's always purring when he does it, and he never does it that hard, so I'm sure he means it as love.....right? Is this typical cat behavior??
Originally Posted by AddieBee
I have found "love" bites to be pretty common. My take on it is that they Luuuuuurve you soooo much they don't know WHAT to do with that feeling! So they.... chomp!!!!
It's usually more of a "pinch" with the rescues. Often followed with kisses.
There's no reason to discourage this at all - it simply sounds like love to me. He's telling you much he cares.Originally Posted by mycherona
It's really not a problem...he only does it when we're actively cuddling each other (not when i'm trying to sleep or anything)...and it usually starts as or is followed by licking...and he usually just nips with his front teeth, and like I said, it's never hard. I don't mind it, it doesn't hurt, but I was just wondering if many cats do it....mine was also feral until I took him in at about 10 weeks...i wonder if there's any correlation between ferals and love bites...lol
If the cat is drawing blood it's probably not exactly a love bite. Being a former feral some things may make this cat more jumpy or over stimulate it and the response is to bite. Telling the cat no, firmly (no yelling), and putting it down on the floor may help. But ultimately if the cat does this often, it may just be one of those cats that one needs to handle a little less.Originally Posted by Sephora
All good if its a gentle bite, but if its drawing blood how to stop that?
Grandmas cat was feral beforehand and she keeps showing me bite marks itself.
It doesnt bite me because it happened to do it at a time I was swinging my hand around to get something so it got smacked off the couch and never wanted to try it.
The cat just bites too hard can it be lessened to proper love bites?