Kitten Behavior Problems!

[Kat Lover]

Hi All,

We adopted a Manx kitten when she was 8 weeks old, she is now about 15 weeks old. Ever since we have had her she has had a very aggressive behavior in bitting and scratching us, with the look in her eyes to kill.

She can be very affectionate, letting you pet her and hold her, then all of a sudden she gets this look in her eyes, to kill and she will jump and scratch your face, bite and or claw at your hands. We don't know what could be causing this behavior. We talked to the person who gave her to us. And asked if the other kittens, her siblings, displayed any of these problems, she said no. They did say however, her mother's sister does display some of these problems. Is it in the genes?

I did call my vet, she was not there, but the on call vet, said it could either be behavior or it could be seizures.

The way she is acting, almost reminds me of someone who has a split personality. Any one ever had this problem before?

When my personal vet is back on Monday I will talk to her about it. This just has us very worried. And if she continues to have this problem when she gets bigger, she will be a dangerous kitty cat:(

Help!

[Roofrabbit]

Of our 36 housecats, we have three who display that type of behavior.
The only advice we can offer is to spend more time with your pet and help to change her biting ways by communicating with her on that issue every day. Cats know when they're causing pain, let her know you don't like it by using verbal communication or the "squirt bottle method" (just a spritz should do and it's not cruel, it's just water).
Take your time and enjoy your cat's company while breaking her of this habit. Get to know her body movements and facial expressions so you know when to expect an "attack" and be prepared. We have a thick pair of gloves we used on our worst "biter" that now sit upon the fridge, dusty and unused.

Hope this post helped, you know some cats are PTS because of personality problems like this...sad but true.


Best of luck!

[nanamouse]

We had a calico part manx that was very aggressive. Once we had her spayed most of that went away, although she remained very picky about who could pet her.

[Kat Lover]

Of our 36 housecats, we have three who display that type of behavior.
The only advice we can offer is to spend more time with your pet and help to change her biting ways by communicating with her on that issue every day. Cats know when they're causing pain, let her know you don't like it by using verbal communication or the "squirt bottle method" (just a spritz should do and it's not cruel, it's just water).
Take your time and enjoy your cat's company while breaking her of this habit. Get to know her body movements and facial expressions so you know when to expect an "attack" and be prepared. We have a thick pair of gloves we used on our worst "biter" that now sit upon the fridge, dusty and unused.

Hope this post helped, you know some cats are PTS because of personality problems like this...sad but true.


Best of luck!
You have a houseful! We have tried everything, including the water bottle. It just breaks our heart. She can be so sweet, then all of a sudden, a demon comes out. Like Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde. By the way what is PTS? Is it Personailty disorder or form thereof?

[Kat Lover]

We had a calico part manx that was very aggressive. Once we had her spayed most of that went away, although she remained very picky about who could pet her.
Is this part of a Manx trait for some of them? Mz Murphey is not spayed yet, so maybe there is hope:) I have just never seen this type of behavior in a cat or kitten. Where they are so loving, then BAM they want to KILL ya.

[nanamouse]

I don't know if it's a trait, your post makes me wonder. Ours was neglected and abused before she was given to us, so that could also have caused her problems.