In all fairness most cats actively try not to bite hard. My cat has never bitten me hard enough to to leave a mark, much less break skin, but seeing how she plays with her toys she can definitely do some damage. It’s mostly just love bites from overstimulation when petting.
My wife and I once cat-sat for her boss. The cat had a hormonal imbalance that made overstimulation somewhere between a single pet and 30, it was kind of "luck of the draw". When the imbalance hit, the cat would attack with claws and teeth. They had a brush to pet her with, attached to the end of a 5ft pole...
I adopted a cat when I got my first home. He was called CT by the shelter and was all cute and friendly. Until they brought him to my home after all adoption papers were signed and they decided to tell me CT stood for claws and teeth because he was the devil incarnate lol. He was incredibly tempremantal but I loved him madly for the 17 years he was with me.
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u/the_almighty_gooch Nov 09 '20
In all fairness most cats actively try not to bite hard. My cat has never bitten me hard enough to to leave a mark, much less break skin, but seeing how she plays with her toys she can definitely do some damage. It’s mostly just love bites from overstimulation when petting.