My cat gives me love bites. How can I train him to stop biting?

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Hello! My Felix often gives me "love bites", which I'm trying really hard to train him not to do. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 8 months and 5 days old

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

You need to be very careful not to accidentally support or encourage this behavior. As soon as he begins to do that sort of thing, simply walk away and do not continue the interaction. Any type of interaction at that point may be misconstrued by him as playing or support. I would recommend positive reinforcement during any extended period of time without biting. The use of the Feliway could also be helpful in this case. Here is a link to the product: amazon.com/dp/B00I9SI40S Another thing you may want to consider if the love biting is really constant, is playing with him only with toys from a distance at first. Let me get his urge to use his teeth out of his system a little bit first on something more appropriate. Let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.

My cat gives me love bites. How can I train him to stop biting?

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