Expert: Brandy - 2/25/2007

Question
Hello, my cat Buddy is 7 mos. an he has been attacking my bare arms an legs only as though it is sexual with teeth, claws an trys to mount. He even trys when i am sleeping. Iam the ony one he does this to an yes he is my baby. Please help????? I will have him fixed but it will be about 3 weeks from now. Thank you Debbie

Answer
Gotta love those hormones. He should ease up on the macho stuff, but I would not hesitate to start disciplining him now (and no, discipline is not too hard), Whenever he tries to mount your arms and legs, move them away, or pick him up and dump him (as in gently toss him) off of you. Sometimes this can become a habit separate of the hormones. He's not trying to be dominant, he's just as attached to (figuratively) as you are to him, and he's trying to play. At 7 months, he's still a baby (okay, a baby with hormones) and he needs to learn his boundaries.

The key is Consistency; that and the surgery.

If all else fails, try spritzing parts of your arms and legs with Bitter Apple; he'll think you taste yucky, but you won't look as if you run through cactus.

Good luck.