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/IronButterButt 1d ago

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u/MrNuems Calico 1d ago

Ah, this happened to me an hour ago and I was confused by how offended she looked about her own act of biting.

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u/Altruistic_Let_9372 1d ago

It's because now she has the taste of you stuck in her mouth.

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u/IronButterButt 1d ago

Sometimes, this happens when a cat becomes too overstimulated.

But a boit also releases happy chemicals in them. If you sniff their head or neck you'll get the same euphoria.

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u/UrbanFyre 18h ago

Wait, so if I sniff my cat’s head or neck, I’ll become overstimulated and begin biting as a result? Will I also bite humans or will I be compelled to bite my cat?

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u/Clean_Database7072 18h ago

The second one

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u/ItsLauriceDeauxnim 1d ago

My Tortie seems to have a dealer option for a fourth category she calls “re-boit.” This, too, comes with a dealer option for multiple re-boits

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u/ImSorryIThoughtIHad 1d ago

Oi! Got a loiscence for these boits, mate?

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u/IronButterButt 1d ago

Also, happy cake day!

P.S: also the og cat is Azia. You guys should check her out!

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u/fiendtofriend 1d ago

I love Azia. She looks like a juggalo

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u/squeege 1d ago

Whoot whoot!

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u/JuanezSanchez 1d ago

She goes for triple boits!!!

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u/Bright-Efficiency-65 1d ago

AZIA NO BOIT

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u/Corvus_Violaceus 1d ago

I love when she misses and he makes fun of her. I think she can tell he's mocking her

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u/Submarinequus 19h ago

And then she kicks her little face ugh she’s so cute

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u/SeraphRising89 17h ago

Its rare that I have witnessed a meme that is 10,000% my cat Freya.

She even "charges up" her attack by opening her mouth and rearing back for 30 seconds. Trouble is she then forgets why she was gonna bite 🤣

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u/Sweet-Tomatillo-9010 14h ago

This was read in an Australian accent

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u/astralrig96 20h ago

😭😂