My cat attacks my legs and bit my feet. What to do next time?

Your cat is just settling in with you, whatever you do don't punish her or she will never trust you again. You should never punish cats in any way, it doesn't work, they only become nervous of you.

The person 'advising' declawing is totally wrong, that is a very cruel and painful operation which amputates the cat's last toe joints and cripples them for life. Declawed cats bite and they bite VERY hard ! The bites now are nothing in comparison !

All you need to do is keep some catnip toys in your pocket and when she comes to your feet, don't say a word, stand stock still and throw a toy to distract her.When she chases it, praise her a lot. She is very young and energetic, she needs a tall strong scratching post to exercise on and you should make her a kickable sized catnip toy too, you only need an old soft towel and some dried catnip.Cats love them and use up lots of energy playing with them.

Don't try to pick your cat up,in time if you are kind and patient she will probably start sitting on your lap.

My sincere sympathies. For peace of mind, asking for the vet to examine him will help. From what I know of medicine and cat physiology, I believe he may have been having a series of small strokes coupled with mild seizures. The sudden death of a beloved cat is difficult. And I'm sure there was nothing you could do. My family struggled for many months to find out what was wrong with one of our cats. We took him to the vet every couple of weeks, being told he had an infection and getting a shot and antibiotics. After a spell of him seeming better, my mom found him... We found out through an autopsy that he had cancer. A type that even if it had been detected by the vet (and a slim chance for that), was inoperable. We took comfort in knowing that we gave him the best life possible and loved him dearly. He was a sweet boy. I hope you will also take solace in knowing that you loved him and cherished him as much as anyone could. You did take marvelous care of him. You were prompt to go to the vet, and it is not your fault that you saw a different vet. Even your own vet might not have caught that there was something wrong. And it may have been too late. Sometimes, we can't fix whatever is wrong. No matter how much we wish we could. I am really sorry for your loss. I'm sure you were a wonderful owner and that he loved you very much. Be glad of the time you had with him. The pain will lessen, eventually.

She's still a newcomer and understandably nervous. However, she evidently is beginning to like you and trust you if she wants to play, which is what this is. She's excited to have a good home at last, by the sounds of it.

DON'T declaw her, she needs her claws to climb and if need be defend herself, and never hit a cat. Unlike a dog they're not pack animals and don't understand being disciplined by the boss. They don't link the apparent cruelty to whatever they've been doing. You may find that a stern "No!" will do the trick eventually as cats do pick up on the tone of their humans' voices.

If you play on being hurt she'll get the message, she doesn't mean to hurt you at all but she's been brought up playing with siblings where a playful bite doesn't hurt and she hasn't worked out that it isn't the same for thin-skinned humans. When kittens (and a lot of animals) play, if one is hurt it yelps and the other immediately stops as it knows it's gone far enough. You need to get this message over.

Well whatever else you do you should ignore Kimm ! You don't declaw a cat for biting,you should never declaw a cat at all but one biting already is sure to bite even more after going through an agonising operation to amputate her toe ends.Put her in a playpen Kimm ? She is a cat, not a child.

She needs time to adjust, she is settling in nicely and feeling confident and begining to trust you.

She needs lots of attention, scratching posts and pads, catnip toys, fun and games.Punishment by pushing her, squirting her , or any other way would ensure she never trusts you.

Give her time,she is very young, she can't do much harm with a few little bites.

She is being normal, just trying to play with you...it is in their nature to play like that with their siblings, so it just shows that she feels close enough with you to play. Just push her off if she does it again...it might hurt a bit, but that is part of having a cat.

You know i am having the same problem and i am still working on it so good luck

I suggest keeping a spray bottle with water around. When she gets into anything that you don't want her messing with ie. biting your trousers or you. . .spray her in the face with a light mist. ONLY do this when she is doing something that you don't approve of. After about 2-3 sprays, she will get the picture. This is good to do if you want to keep her off of furniture as well.

Well she may just need a little more time to adjust to surroundings because like a dog, when you first buy them they can be very stubborn. If she continues to give you trouble when she bites you or comes after you, you take your hand and you put it around her snout, not too tight but just tight enough to keep her in front of you and you wag your finger and tell her some simple words like "No biting" or maybe just "Bad cat" anything like that so she can recognize the words in their head and understand when there owner is angry. If none of these things work, if she isn't declawed you may want to consider that. You may also want to put her in a playpen with LOTS of chew toys to keep her preocupied, and there are trainers you can call to help you with a stubborn cat. Hope this helped!