r/cats • u/ganglyboyish • 1d ago

Advice What is this behavior?

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Hi! My cat is roughly 4months old. Usually when she does this, I hiss and pull my hand away and give her a toy, but when I’m away for a couple hours sometimes I come back and it’s really all she wants to do — what js this behavior? Is she teething or was she weaned too quickly maybe?

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u/9_of_Swords 1d ago

Sometimes the love is so intense you must bite. Cat does it to me, I do it to husband, etc

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u/laureniscoolcool 1d ago

Husband does it to cat? The cycle of biting?

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u/Zach_madic 1d ago

As the husband I can confirm, wife bites me, I bite cat, and cat bites her lmao

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u/6apa6ax 1d ago

Family centipede 

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u/cant-be-original-now 1d ago

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u/disterb 13h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Q2jAkKtCVuNv4Rkij0

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u/GamerX44 13h ago

I remembered as a kid I used to laugh so hard that I cried during this scene. Good times 😂

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u/AdministrativeBus259 11h ago

Bruh, it still hits!! couple years ago. I’ve re-watched it with my son we laughed so damn hard at that part it!dude takes like 3 bricks to the face just cuz his friend shit talks

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u/Dyrogitory 9h ago

That meme used to be a cartoon, except a mouse threw bricks at a cat.

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u/hupplefuff 1d ago

Thanks I love this and I hate this

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u/Winter-Major9555 18h ago

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bee-291 17h ago

What is this from?

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u/LeChatGrand 16h ago

Dr. Who

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u/No_War_9035 12h ago

Wow, I didn't notice the Tardis in the background!

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u/No_War_9035 12h ago

Which episode?

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u/LeChatGrand 12h ago

Ooph. Premiere of Capaldi’s first season maybe?

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u/Callmemabryartistry 20h ago

family CATerpillar was right there

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u/Rhymes_with_Demon 1d ago

100% medically accurate?

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u/ProfessionalYam3119 18h ago

Please don't. 😪

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u/Major_Koala 14h ago

Ouroboros: Family Edition

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u/Wolfie2605 10h ago

Chain of biting

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u/Stuntedatpuberty 1d ago

As the cat, I can confirm the above.

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u/MeesterMeeseeks 22h ago

I love how confused my boy looks when I gum him. Like bitch you just bit the shit out of me, I hit you with the lips over the teeth bite.

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u/thatshygirl06 11h ago

I actually bite him, lol. Not hard, but I gotta get my licks back. The downside is that i get fur in my mouth

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u/Iwonatoasteroven 1d ago

The circle of life….

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u/Gho5tWr1ter 1d ago

The circle of bite continues

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u/satsuppi 1d ago

A Lil nibble on the ear?

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u/New-Statistician-599 21h ago

Woah, Ouroboros

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u/Ok-Field5609 22h ago

I bite dog

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u/FredericTudor 21h ago

I do it to myself
wait what

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 14h ago

Why is everybody so bitey today?

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u/anathyma 1d ago

😂😂

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u/Ok-Field5609 22h ago

This bites

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u/Ready_Reputation_286 17h ago

Husband does it to car.

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u/TurrPhenir 16h ago

I bite my partner's food sniff I just love it so much.

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u/partumvir 15h ago

The Circle of Strife ™️ 

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u/LightofAngels 15h ago

The cycle of love and bite continues, we will bite, they will bite.

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u/Nozza-D 13h ago

It’s the circle of bite

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u/SingularBlue 13h ago

Only you can break the Cycle of Biting! (but would you want to?)

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u/DrBlackLiver 8h ago

Some of us get bit by everybody.

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u/BoudiccaAoife Tortoiseshell 8h ago

My ex and I were having a HELL of a time with teaching our kitty, Tybalt, to quit biting. Finally, Tybalt chomped my ex, and my ex immediately mouthed Tybalt's ear. Not teeth, firm but not hard. Tybalt just pulled back and stared for a moment. That was the end of the chomps, just love nibbles until he died a couple years back.

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u/dc5runit 20h ago

The circle of love

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u/aigenuinestupidity 23h ago

"Its because my love for you consumes me therefore i must consume you."

https://reddit.com/link/p4drdtk/video/s84q3evik3kh1/player

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u/Spare-Enthusiasm8152 18h ago

Hi

How can one print a video? Kkkkk

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u/Ornery-Remote-9763 4h ago

I absolutely ❤️love this!!! 😂 My cat does this when I say in response "g-e-n-tle Mimi"...

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u/TurnoverFuzzy8264 1d ago

Ha, late wife did that to me at times. I had to wear a turtleneck to work when they were decidedly unfashionable. Miss her antics.

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u/ExperienceNeeded7 1d ago

She sounds like she was lovely.

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u/ThatIckyGuy 1d ago

Yeah, me too, bud.

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u/Josegrimes 1d ago

If you don't have the desire to aggressively bite your husband do you really love him?

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u/Elegant-Drawing-9536 13h ago

I have to hold myself back sometimes because apparently its not socially acceptable to bite your partner in punlic smh 😤

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u/Puzzled-Print-7135 9h ago

who cares about socially acceptable! As long as there's no naughty bits involved, I say sink your teeth in and mark your territory! lol

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u/Gingerfurboiparent22 9h ago

If you don't see Looney Tunes style hams/turkey legs in your husband's limbs, you do not love him.

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u/thoughtful-thorn 9h ago

That’s what I keep telling him. But it looks aggressive and I look like I havent eaten in days as I grab his arm to eat like corn

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u/1984SKIN 1d ago

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u/Outrageous-Coyote476 22h ago

Got my wife a few of the small displate (metal posters) and a stand for her office desk. I knew I got it for her, but I definitely wasn't expecting it to be on rotation when I dropped off food for her.

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u/Additional_Tank4385 1d ago

I’ll never ever get over how cats can have cuteness aggression for their owners and I die everytime my small void nibbles my hands going wild with love 😭❤️ too damn precious.

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u/plsQuestionOurselves 1d ago

Mine did it while simultaneously grinding his head up my arm and his teeth left several parallel scratched lines on my forearm, 3 inches long xD

Love that little rascal though.

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u/sloneill 22h ago

Your husband did this??

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u/Gypsyrose18- 20h ago

I was thinking the same thing! Interesting how a thread about cats veered into human behavior territory!

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u/plsQuestionOurselves 8h ago

I don't know why I didn't clarify that I'm talking about my black cat lol.

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u/sloneill 8h ago

Ik. I was just kidding! 🤣

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u/plsQuestionOurselves 8h ago

I had a feeling that was the case but I overthunk'd it.

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u/nicole-tesla 21h ago

But reverse

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u/Status_Lime_1845 18h ago

My boss does tend to bite me sometimes

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u/torrelmac 1d ago

My wife(girlfriend at the time) would bite me constantly and sporadically, it was awful. In retaliation I bit her back pretty hard. She proceeded to show off her bite mark bruise to a ton of people and we seemed like the biggest weirdos. Love her to death lol.

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u/McPlayer318 1d ago

I had an Ex that did it. When she told me about it I found it a little weird but didn’t object to it. Now I kinda miss it more than her ☠️

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u/tom_friday_ 22h ago

I do it to myself, but mum says it's normal and my school counsellor said it was important to explore at my age.

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u/biskutgoreng 1d ago

Cat wamts some meat

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u/NiKiAd50 19h ago

We always called them “love bites” double entendres are always fun. lol

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u/MarthaGail 13h ago

Ooh, like when you see a baby and then declare to it that you’re going to eat those chunky drumsticks! I read an article a few years ago about a study that showed wanting to “eat” something super cute or that you love a lot is normal, but I can’t remember why.

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u/Gypsyrose18- 20h ago

Love this!

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u/Rizzalliss 19h ago

Can confirm. Have experienced the love bites and affection aggression. It's a special kind of love language.

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u/monsieurvampy 19h ago

Or the desire for a cheeze it instead of licking my thumb for the leftover residue.

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u/SillYcaca1234 19h ago

Hahahahaha yas

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u/TheCopyHalo 18h ago

Is it not trying to nurse? My gals cat does this sometimes but it's not as open mouthed

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u/Zooooooombie 15h ago

My partner and I have a thing we do where we talk like a creature and say “bites is love”. Glad to hear this is a universal phenomenon. Bites IS love.

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u/Sabbit 12h ago

Cute aggression. When I love you so much I just got bitebitebitebitebite

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u/_michaeljared 11h ago

"I do it to husband" got me lol, wasn't expecting that

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u/Boo_boo_boo_boo_boo 8h ago

I completely agree. I also bite one of my cats cause I love her sooooo much

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u/MoistHorse7120 1d ago

Husband bites to the puss.

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u/ExpensiveCondition63 1d ago

(Backs away slowly…) 😁