為什麼我的貓咪會咬我的手指?

July 25, 2014 • danielle

為什麼我的貓咪會咬我的手指?
哎呀!前一刻你還在抱著柔軟、呼嚕作響的貓咪,下一刻牠的牙齒就咬進你的手指裡。貓咪為什麼會輕咬手指呢?
 
 
當你的貓咪咬住手指時,牠其實很少是真的具有攻擊性。如果我們也有像貓咪一樣厚實的毛皮和富有彈性的皮膚,被輕咬一下其實不會那麼痛。在同胎貓咪、母貓與小貓之間,啃咬是常見且可接受的行為。當你的貓咪輕咬你的手指時,牠很可能只是像對待其他貓咪一樣,表達牠對你的喜愛。
 
雖然貓咪如此親暱很可愛,但還是應該讓牠停止輕咬——尤其是牠不小心咬到流血時!

 

 
由於牠們的本意是好的,最好不要用大聲斥責來拒絕牠們善意的舉動。把牠們放到地上並結束抱抱時光,效果通常相當不錯,因為貓咪會學到:啃咬會讓牠們與你共處的特別時光暫時結束。這可能需要一些時間,但最終牠們會牢牢建立起這個連結。
 
幼貓的啃咬行為也可能與長牙有關;你的手指對幼貓來說,正好是方便用來舒緩不適的「咀嚼玩具」。如果你懷疑這是問題的一部分,不妨提供其他可供牠們啃咬的替代品,例如專為貓咪設計的玩具或耐嚼零食。

 
 
只要持之以恆,並以公平而堅定的方式訂下明確規則,最終就能解決這個問題。隨著幼貓或成貓明白牠們的愛咬不受歡迎,牠們最好停止這麼做,或只對玩具這樣做。  
 
 

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評論(22)

  1. Shirley Wardzinski

    My Cat JB, chews on my hands when he wants me to do something and he thinks that I am not getting the message! Time to put out more food. time to get out of bed and make kitty breakfast!

  2. Britt

    Naw, they are just looking for a nice hunk of meat to sink their teeth into rather than eat that grain filled pet food we force upon them

  3. JB

    I am not Shirley's cat, but my kitten Kai Lani is constantly after my fingers. Teething/playtoys I believe. In any case, my solution is a pair of leather work gloves that allow both Kai Lani and me to enjoy the playfulness.

  4. Susan

    My 17year old Birman still thinks he can chew on my knees!
    Solution?
    Stop wearing shorts!

  5. Mariam

    My two kittens started to lick and chew my finger it's not hurtful at all but I keep asking why do they like chewing my finger i

  6. ToriBear

    My cat tends to bite my fingers but not to hard. He licks them and bites them and usually purrs when he does that. Makes sense that hes just showing some love. He's a sweet baby.

  7. Alison Morgan

    My friend has 3 cats who get lots of love from me when I visit or pet sit them. All of them occasionally put their mouth over my finger. At first it was almost like nursing though they are all adults. But Precious, a very affectionate calico Persian has started chewing. The chewing has gotten harder and it hurts. I am the one who feeds them when I pet sit, and they sleep with me (almost ON me!) So I guess it's love bites?

  8. Gerald Knowlton

    My cat was just being all cute and sweet and cuddling. When he was lightly lightly nibbling on my fingers when all the sudden he started biting down I had to flick his little nose nothing harder anything so don't be calling Peta on me haha. I looked at him and told him that it hurt. He did the cutest thing ever he licked my fingers and purred gave me kisses and then left....true story no lie it was super adorable

  9. Sierra U

    I have an adult cat that is 6 months old and he will be giving me lots of love one moment then he will start to chew on my fingers. I really don't know what got him to start doing this. He hasn't drew blood but the chewing hurts and I am unsure why he does this. He has never done this in the 4 and a half months I have had him. I usually just have to walk away for him to get the message that it isn't acceptable!

  10. Jami

    My 14 mo male neutered cat acts like a baby. He still meows at me like a kitten and he chews and licks on everything I own. He chews my fingers, my cell phone, purse, my computer, etc. He was adopted. Was he just weaned too early?

  11. Samantha Lynn Manning

    The cat was taste testing you before and now it has decided you are tasty enough for it to try.

  12. Judi

    My 10 year old cat stiii will nibble on my hand or arm. It's no more than nibbling, if that. She seems to do it most often when we go to bed. I think she means it as affection. Her daughter-cat has never done this. Surprising!

  13. Your Nan

    Don't listen to her...the cat is being affectionate...but if the bites get too hard for you to handle, then put the cat down until the hard biting stops.

  14. Linda

    I just adopted a kitty that they say is about a year old. I am wondering if he is younger because he is constantly chewing my fingers (when I gently say "no teeth" he does stop, but it is a persistent behavior. This afteroon my 5 year old was eating and Totem, the new kitty, bit her hindside. He chases her relentlessly more like a little cat, although he's 10 pounds and the 5 year old is 7 pounds.

  15. Chris

    I believe it is mostly teething well for my cat it is cuz he lies in between my legs in bed and will take his paws and bring my finger to his mouth goes through each individual one but the thumb is his go too lol nice and thick and just goes to town he’s less then a year old so he’s still got some growing to do I would assume it is my first cat after all

  16. Sharky

    One of my cats (female, age 4, has been with me since she was 6 months old) likes to gently gnaw on my wrist. I know I should discourage this, but she purrs while she does it so it's sort of sweet. She's a very affectionate cat.

  17. Eiron

    My cat is almost a year old. She keeps smelling my hands and she will lick me then draw blood. Or she waits until i am asleep and I wake up to her drawing blood

  18. Ladyace

    My cat will be 2 in October an still chews on my fingers it does not hurt so is she still teething

  19. MKING

    Our little cat is now almost 7 years old: She pads for 20 minutes at a time on us and then settles. Occasionally she will take the end of one of my fingers in one or both paws and lick the end of my finger and then clean under my finger nails! She never bites except to clean under the nails. It's just affection like chewing my hair.

  20. Sambone

    My adult cat chews on my fingers especially in the morning and in the evening when I am late to feed him. I know he is telling me I want my food now. He has dry food but this is when he wants his canned food.

  21. Elle

    My Luna does this to me all the time. Instead of completely curbing her behavior by stopping immediately and putting her down, as I feel that rejecting the affection entirely would be rude, I simply tell her "Ow, that hurts", pull my hand away, shake my finger at her then give it back. She has come to realize that my skin isn't as resilient to her teeth and she still does it but at a pleasant level and rarely bites too hard anymore.

  22. Luke

    My cat, an eleven year old tom, went through a lot in his early life, but now he is settled and content at our home. If he ever sees me sitting down he will most likely jump up into my lap, which is nice, but after a while he will want to gnaw on my fingers and then bite down and most likely draw blood. This was very helpful. Also, most cats will react to scratching above their tail (like being tickled). My cat is most of the time very reactive to this even if I rub around it. And a lot of the time will try to gnaw my fingers after doing this.

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