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Why is my neutered cat humping my hand and what can I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Male | neutered | 6 years and 4 months old | 8.1571 lbs

Hi my cat sometimes wanted to playing with my hand,bite me and wanted to sex with my hand. Lately he has been doing this a lot.he is neutred i dont know why his doing this.please help me what should i do.every time i laying down he comes to my hand with scream :))

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on February 29th, 2020

Barf is masturbating on your hand. Masturbating is a normal behavior, but you certainly don't want it on your hand! Each time he tries to do it, remove him from your side. Put him down on the floor, or lock him out of the room. He will soon learn that when he does this to your hand, he gets ignored and banished.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    Published on March 11th, 2017

    You need to teach Uno that this behavior is unacceptable. When he starts to hump you or shows behaviors indicating it's about to begin, firmly tell him no and put him down on the ground. Do not allow him to come back on your lap for 5-10 minutes. Then allow him to come back up, and if he lies down on you without humping, praise him and give him treats. Whenever he lies down on your, give him this praise and treats to reinforce that behavior. By removing him from your lap when he starts to hump, he learns that he doesn't get any attention at all and his behavior is inappropriate.

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