My orphan kitten is about 6 weeks now, and I can’t get him to stop biting! I read online that if they are taken away from their mothers or their litter too early they will develop a biting habit so I guess that is what is going on.
What I have been doing for two days is whenever he bites me, I push whatever he bites into his mouth as to cause him discomfort, and keep it there for a few seconds. He will usually whine about it. I would think that he would think ‘Oh that didn’t feel too good maybe I should keep his fingers away from my mouth’ but it’s almost like he wants to bite me MORE after doing that. Right when I take my finger out of his mouth (or he successfully yanks his mouth out of my finger, which I usually don’t let him do), he tries right away to bite me again, even more viciously.
What are some effective ways to stop this biting behavior? I have never had a cat before and dogs and cats are so different!
EDIT: I want to add that I don’t think my kitten is doing it to harm me but just trying to be playful and doesn’t know his limits. I have scratches all over my hands and his biting hurts! He is the sweetest most affectionate cuddly kitten in the world though.