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My cat suddenly becomes to bite everyone...

"My cat suddenly becomes to bite everyone. She keeps on biting more and more heavily her rising kittens and even me. She acts like mad. What has become with her?"
Catherine Egorova, Ekaterinburg

- THE CATS rarely bite when they are really angry with somebody. As a rule, it is a restrained sign of protest, showing cat's disapproval of his owner's behavior. When cat becomes frolicsome, she may sharply change her mood and bite unexpectedly. You should stop before it, always remembering, that for a cat, game is associatively connected with fight, because kittens play with each other not only for fun, but also they learn to stand up for themselves in an adult life. . And it is no wonder, that, playing with the owners, they easily pass from game style to fighting one, especially if you tickle belly, because in fight cats scratch bellies each other usually. This action, more, than any other, wakens a bellicose instinct in animal. For the same reason some cats make an ambush and, jumping out from furniture, bite owner's legs. Do not punish cat for such a behavior, better grab her attention by any toy or dainties.

The cat - mum, that kitten do not frolic, while she licks him, gently, but strong compresses teeth around kitten's neck, who becomes soft and obeys at once. . If he begins to break out, she compresses him with teeth even more strongly to complete a procedure undisturbed. Some cats use the same method to hold owner's hand or arm and warn him from undesirable actions by that.

The grab usually is very soft and does not damage skin. Some cats (who like to bite) is considered to have bad character, though - most likely, they act so because don't feel well. The cats are such stoic creatures, that it is not always possible to recognize, that they are sick: frequently first and unique sign is just the fact, that usually friendly animal begins to bite. Cats can suffer for a long time frequently, for example, from cystitis or another urological disease, before their condition is worsen so, that owners at last notice, something is wrong. It is necessary to cure illness, and the peaceful mood of your cat will be restored also.