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We were given a Savannah cat kitten that is an 8 month old F2 after a friend purchased it at a pet store. After keeping it (and moving it twice in 2 weeks) it began to pee and poop on her kids beds. For health and sanitation reasons with the kids she decided to give it to my husband and I for our barn. However, we wanted to give her a chance in our house and we have not had any potty problems. We have had her for the last 3 weeks. She is using the cat box and acclimating to our elderly cat. One thing she does really disturbs my husband so I agreed to go online and try and find the answer to her behavior.
She likes to sit on my husband when he is in the recliner. She will start sniffing him and eventually gently but with force bite him. She likes to slowly open her mouth, then sneakily push her face in and bit him on his stomach, arm or leg. She does this either through the clothes or on his skin. She does not seem to be playing but does not seem to be angry. Almost like she is comfortably sitting down to a tasty lunch. My husband is convinced she is trying to eat him and this bothers him.
What do you guys think? I am hoping you can shed some light on this behavior and help us figure out how to stop it. She does not do this to me. I am very experienced with animals and livestock and then to have a firm but very loving attitude with them. Many times I have taken in "problem" animals and the problem goes away or after correction stops. Unfortunately, since she is not doing this to me, I have not been able to experiment with changing her behavior. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Sara
She likes to sit on my husband when he is in the recliner. She will start sniffing him and eventually gently but with force bite him. She likes to slowly open her mouth, then sneakily push her face in and bit him on his stomach, arm or leg. She does this either through the clothes or on his skin. She does not seem to be playing but does not seem to be angry. Almost like she is comfortably sitting down to a tasty lunch. My husband is convinced she is trying to eat him and this bothers him.
What do you guys think? I am hoping you can shed some light on this behavior and help us figure out how to stop it. She does not do this to me. I am very experienced with animals and livestock and then to have a firm but very loving attitude with them. Many times I have taken in "problem" animals and the problem goes away or after correction stops. Unfortunately, since she is not doing this to me, I have not been able to experiment with changing her behavior. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Sara