Hello Allen.   
      
   01 Jun 16 04:14, you wrote to all:   
      
    AP> What can I do to stop a cat from coming up to me and if I ignore her   
    AP> she bites me?  The cat thinks she is a "human" baby.  I bottle fed her   
    AP> from a kitten and she wants to be constantly held.   
      
   Is the biting an agressive angry type biting or a more passive type biting?   
      
   Could be several causes. Sometimes cats show affection in biting and nibbling   
   on a person's hands, fingers, toes, etc. I had a cat that was like that. She   
   would bite, actually nibble and sometimes add a rather gentle hug with her paws   
   (Including claws). Not really painful though. The biting never seeming to be in   
   anger.   
      
   If the cat is actively seeks attention the cat can use biting as an attention   
   getter by saying in essince pay attention to me. Having had such a intimate   
   bonding relationship as a kitten. The cat may have a higher than average need   
   for attention or is used to a higher attention level.   
      
   Try to ignore the behavior you dont want. Also try to provide other outlets for   
   the cats energy and attention and try to give attention to the cat when the cat   
   is quiet and acting appropriately.   
      
   Alternatively some cats seem to have a rather low level of impatience. If they   
   want   
   to be petted they may only want to be petted a certain amount and use biting   
   to make   
   it clear that they wish the person to stop.   
      
   Is the cat spayed or fixed? Sometimes that makes a difference in how needy a   
   cat is.   
   Unfixed cats can be kind of pushy for attention.   
      
   With other cats it might be more a matter of a personality issue or the cat   
   could   
   actually be exhibiting a mild case of bipolar behaviour. Where the cat seemd   
   warm and   
   loving one moment and aggressive the next. In which case it might require the   
   aid of a   
   behavioural expert.   
      
      
      
   Jeff   
      
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