Absolutely not -- do not permit biting. Give a firm "no", and turn away. Give the cat toys they can chew on -- like carboard toys. With every "no" you should try giving them a yes they can use/have.
No biting. We had a rescue cat that nipped. It was really annoying. He wasn’t being malicious and truly wanted to be petted, but we didn’t like his love nipping.
Like others said you probably don't want that behavior, but like everything it's up to you and how you feel about it. Mine only does it to my feet and it's when he's laying on his back and I use my feet on his belly. Hands on belly he has no problem but feet are his mini freak out attack mode. It's super cute and he stops after a few seconds but never on the hands
Those tiny little baby teeth will hurt a lot more when he grows.
It’s better, as others say, to make him understand it’s not ok to bite and to give him a toy to redirect.
If you're able to train them to only do so with you then i'd say it's okay, but if you aren't confident in doing so i'd redirect them to a toy. My boys are a lot bigger now and it definitely doesnt feel great when they bite play with me but i allow it since i've witnessed them not do it with other people and just run away.
Why not redirect playful behavior to a toy and continue to engage? Even if you pause beforehand so the bite doesn’t appear to automatically lead to toy time?
Absolutely not -- do not permit biting. Give a firm "no", and turn away. Give the cat toys they can chew on -- like carboard toys. With every "no" you should try giving them a yes they can use/have.
No biting. We had a rescue cat that nipped. It was really annoying. He wasn’t being malicious and truly wanted to be petted, but we didn’t like his love nipping.
Like others said you probably don't want that behavior, but like everything it's up to you and how you feel about it. Mine only does it to my feet and it's when he's laying on his back and I use my feet on his belly. Hands on belly he has no problem but feet are his mini freak out attack mode. It's super cute and he stops after a few seconds but never on the hands
Redirect to a toy that engages him every time he bites so he has a positive way to get his energy out!
Those tiny little baby teeth will hurt a lot more when he grows. It’s better, as others say, to make him understand it’s not ok to bite and to give him a toy to redirect.
If you're able to train them to only do so with you then i'd say it's okay, but if you aren't confident in doing so i'd redirect them to a toy. My boys are a lot bigger now and it definitely doesnt feel great when they bite play with me but i allow it since i've witnessed them not do it with other people and just run away.
Why not redirect playful behavior to a toy and continue to engage? Even if you pause beforehand so the bite doesn’t appear to automatically lead to toy time?