Kat Edge
Savannah Super Cat
I just adopted an adult Savannah who was too aggressive towards the family's child. I spent about a month and a half getting to know the family and learning about him, so some behavioral issues were expected.
He was dropped off about a day ago, and he will not stop hissing every time I walk past him, in his direction, away from him, etc. sometimes it's just hissing, other times he takes a full on swat at me. Sometimes I put my hand out and he'll lick it, but if I touch him, he will hiss, swat, and lightly grab my hand with his teeth. What should I do about this?! - so far, I don't walk away when he hisses (so he doesn't get any kind of reinforcement for hissing), I kind of walk towards him until he's the one that walks away (in case it's a dominant thing?). I don't get it, he'll go from hissing to wanting to play/sit by me on the bed (where I still can't pet him). Advice?!
Also, he digs at my apartment door at ungodly hours of the night. Super loud. Super annoying. Advice to reduce the behavior?
He was dropped off about a day ago, and he will not stop hissing every time I walk past him, in his direction, away from him, etc. sometimes it's just hissing, other times he takes a full on swat at me. Sometimes I put my hand out and he'll lick it, but if I touch him, he will hiss, swat, and lightly grab my hand with his teeth. What should I do about this?! - so far, I don't walk away when he hisses (so he doesn't get any kind of reinforcement for hissing), I kind of walk towards him until he's the one that walks away (in case it's a dominant thing?). I don't get it, he'll go from hissing to wanting to play/sit by me on the bed (where I still can't pet him). Advice?!
Also, he digs at my apartment door at ungodly hours of the night. Super loud. Super annoying. Advice to reduce the behavior?