| Cats love to hide and attack you as you walk by for | | | | say "OUCH" loudly. This will stop your cat and scare |
| several reasons, but the main reason is that they are | | | | them away, letting them know that this behavior will |
| playing. This type of playing makes use of their | | | | not be tolerated. |
| hunting instincts. In fact, even very young kittens will | | | | Another option is to use a shaker can to scare them, |
| do this to other young kittens, so it is something that | | | | but the problem with this approach is you always |
| is an ingrained thing to do and completely natural. | | | | have to have the can handy. Remember, that the |
| Most cats will just jump out at you and then run | | | | consequences for your cat attacking you must be |
| away, but if your cat actually comes and bites you | | | | immediate; otherwise your cat will not associate the |
| on the foot then you need to put an end to it | | | | punishment with what it did. |
| before it becomes a chronic behavior problem. The | | | | If you do see your cat before it comes out to |
| longer a behavior problem continues the harder it is | | | | attack you, try to talk to it, or just throw a toy to |
| to correct. | | | | the cat. Or you could just avoid that area. Eventually |
| If your cat does bite you after coming out of hiding | | | | they will give up waiting for you to walk by and |
| then make a large stomping sound with your food, or | | | | move onto another activity. |