My neutered kitten attacks hands like he's mating. What to do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 4.9 lbs
Hello, I have a 9 months old kitten that got nuetured 2-3 months ago, he attacks our hands and arms like he wants to mate with us, at the beginning he was just trying to mate with the female cat we have and when I asked my vet he says that’s normal and he might still have his mating desire for 21 days after the surgery. But now as I said he wants to mate with our hands along with the female cat. What is happening and how can we deal with this?
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Most Helpful Answer
Published on July 11th, 2018
I would recommend completely ignoring the attacking your hands behavior and actively giving him appropriate games to practice his hunting and attacking. Many kittens enjoy "hand games", but they aren't so cute when they get bigger and actually start to hurt you. The attacking can become a game, so you have to remove the reward for that game. The reward is your reaction (even if you have a negative reaction) - so calmly remove yourself and ignore him whenever it happens. The other side is making sure he has appropriate outlets for his natural behaviors. I'd recommend checking out these links for ideas: https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats/basicneeds/preypref https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats/problemsolving/activity https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats/basicneeds/toys Good luck!
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Published on July 10th, 2017
Some kittens tend to be more aggressive during play than others, and orphaned kittens certainly do tend to show more signs of aggression towards people. I bet he would benefit from some more structured play time - you could aim for 10-20 minutes three times a day. It is important not to try to punish him for this behavior since it could scare him and lead to fear aggression. The best thing to ignore if possible, or remove him and put him somewhere alone for a few minutes. This website has some good tips: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/common-cat-behavior-issues/aggression-cats
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