One of my family's cats, Bob, sometimes nibbles on my hand or bites it. I know younger kittens, like Sassy (and I'll get to her in a little bit), bite things, but here's the thing: Bob's a full-grown cat. My family thinks that he was abandoned, and he's missing an eye (my family thinks he lost it in a fight with another cat, but I vaguely remember seeing a kitten that looked a lot like him a few years ago, and his eye looked funny to me). We have since taken him in, and he is a very nice cat. He was also one of the first cats my dad and I had fixed, since he was first called 'Horny Bob', and was probably responsible for a litter or two of kittens in my dad's garage. He does bite my hand sometimes, and I don't know if it's a love bite or not. I always tell him that he's a nice sweet good Bob, and nice sweet good Bobs don't bite! I also tell him 'no' when he tries to bite me, and I get my hand out of the way. How can I get him to stop biting me?
Now, onto Sassy, who's a year old. She also bites me, and it's not just on the hand. She also bites my nose. Like with Bob, I tell her no, and I also take her off my lap, since she stands up on her hind legs and she bites my nose as we cuddle, but how do I get her to stop that?
On a more pleasant note, I've had questions about why Sassy's sister Shadow licks me. She doesn't bite me, but she spends a long time licking me. I read somewhere that it's a way for cats to show their love or mark what's theirs. Is that right?
Now, onto Sassy, who's a year old. She also bites me, and it's not just on the hand. She also bites my nose. Like with Bob, I tell her no, and I also take her off my lap, since she stands up on her hind legs and she bites my nose as we cuddle, but how do I get her to stop that?
On a more pleasant note, I've had questions about why Sassy's sister Shadow licks me. She doesn't bite me, but she spends a long time licking me. I read somewhere that it's a way for cats to show their love or mark what's theirs. Is that right?
