Cat Habits 2

[brawburd]

What's my cat up to when he bites my feet during the night?! I daren't slip a foot outside the covers for fear of feeling a pincing bite on one or other of my toes - what's my cat up to?!

[WendyW]

This seems to be playful behaviour ... yes I know it doesn't seem like it but to a cat it does. Cats by nature tend to be nocturnal .. and behaving like this is a spin off of hunting ... your foot being the prey!!.

[brawburd]

That sounds probable WendyW. Why do you think the foot rather than anything else?!

[WendyW]

Its not just feet its anything they can get their little paws on ... so take great care!!!! The joys of being owned by cats ........

[Mintox]

Cats hunt small things - mice, rats etc and your toes are about the same size. Plus during the night feet normally move alot so to the cat it looks like a small mouse moving around. You prob play wiht you cat by getting it to chase small mouse shapes that you dangle above it etc. Its just re-playing what you do with it during the day. So either lock the door so it cant get in or wear socks to bed or dont play with it.

[MrPooHead]

Reminding you what a bad idea getting a cat was.