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1036655 tn?1254617435

my kitten is aggressive

I was playing "catch me if u can" game with my 7 month kitten when he suddenly turn aggressive. He ran behind the washing machine and attempted to attack me from behind. He was making the angry "yeow" sound and looking up at me with his head about 45 degrees down when i try to calm him down by patting his head. what happened? I ended up spraying water on his face for quite a few times with the spray can before he retreated.
Also, this wasn't the first time that it happened. He gave me a quick hard bite once on my leg and it's infected now, not including those scratches and bites that make me bled.
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1036655 tn?1254617435
Thx! i think my kitten can get overexcited very easily. He enjoys batting around his toy and chasing after it. sometimes, he will even bang right into the wall or do some somersaults while playing. He has always been this hyper since he was 6 weeks old but I will try to play more gentle games with him.
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611067 tn?1458591483
I agree with April.  I have a Maine Coon, Abby, who gets stimulated to quickly.  She can get pretty mean at times.  She'll bite and do the low growl.  So, I am extra careful in the way I play with her.  She loves to be played with with toys and stuff like that, but not handled in play.  She can be so adorable and loveable, but if she gets worked up (which is easy to do) she will start to hyperventilate.  She's 3 now and not as bad as she was as a kitten.  He should outgrow some of it, but like Abby just needs to be handled with kid gloves.  Good luck!
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203342 tn?1328737207
I'm wondering if he got too stimulated and didn't know how to calm himself down maybe?
Every cat is different. Maybe this cat needs more gentle play and gentle touches. Maybe he can't handle the rough play. Just a thought.
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