My Cat Wants To Play Rough (Why You Must NEVER Do So!)

Does your cat get a bit rowdy and aggressive during play?

In this material we’ll talk about how to handle a rough cat and why you should never encourage (or respond in kind) to roughhousing.

Enjoy the video! We hope you find it beneficial.

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[gozorak]

Sparky likes to play rough sometimes and I do encourage it by going along with it BUT I have never nor will I ever react to teeth and claws with anger or surprise. I always take the pain and back off from the play and allow him to lick my hand as I gently pet him while saying "good boy"

[donaldellis]

My cat loves rough play, but she is intelligent and only does it with me. She knows the difference of hurting and play. I have taught her what to do and how to do it.

[flyingbassett]

All my kitties were, are and have been, super chill.Young, middle-aged, and old. Not sure why, I always adopt big old kitties from shelters, and/or take in young strays who find their way to my door. Kindness, warm places to sleep, good food, and medical care when needed, always seems to be met with a calm, content purr machine. I have no idea what I am.doing, but they seem.to appreciate it so, meh, they are happy, so I am happy.

[gJonii]

I'd never roughhouse my cat.

The monster living under my blankets that my cat loves to wrestle with however, is a whole different story.

[cherylmcnutt]

As you were speaking, Maui laid down across my stomach & chest, and started grooming himself. I put my hand out gently bin front of his face, and he licked my hand, which I gently rubbed on the back of his head as a way to help him groom.

He’s such a beautiful, loving boy. The last few nights, he’s wanted to play rough with my feet under the covers. His teeth did get my foot as I tried to escape. I naturally said “OW!” and quickly removed myself from under the covers, then went and washed the bite area. The next night, I removed myself more quickly, and tonite, no attempt at rough play was made.

I don’t really think he wants to play rough, he just doesn’t realize how HUGE he is. If I place my fingers between his ears, I can easily fit 6 fingers between them. He is so much larger than most domestic cats! His front paws are about the size of a medium dog’s front paws. Just a REALLY BIG BOY!

[charjl]

I love how this channel always has beautiful women petting cats

[zachevan]

I believe it depends on the cat and it's personality. I have a cat that is always gentle when roughhousing, while another gets very aggressive and I never roughhouse with it.

[nancy]

I hope you get lot of reviews on this video and it would be nice to do a video of children and cats playing with children that are visiting other Family Members that when they babysitting children who do not have a cat about playing with their cats so that children are supervised telling them the rules so the young child doesn’t get scratched up and when the parents return and finds their child cover with scratches that has broken their children skin and said child has to go to the doctor and Family is torn by this!

[wendyrichards]

I think wand toys and kicker toys are key for younger cats with a lot of energy .If you don't let them use your body as a prey toy they will still get the same hunting / stalking satisfaction from a play session .Another reason to never rough play with a cat is that they can get hurt, some of their bones are very fine and fragile and jerking away to hard, if they bite, can break a tooth .Much better to keep physical contact gentle and let the toys take the punishment .

[PennySue]

I don't believe in playing rough with my cats but the cats do play a little rough with each other especially the younger ones and I don't have a problem with that as long as it doesn't get too rough. When I'm playing with my cat my hands are not the toys. I use a feather wand toy, stuffed mice and jingle balls.

[isbestlizard]

My cat loves playing rough with me o.o We can lock eyes and move towards each other and he'll crab up and then try to dart towards me sideways-bouncing and playfight with my hands, like try to bite whichever is closest, then we wrestle and he loves having his face covered and trying to get around my fingers to bite them, he alternates with licks and bunny kicks with claws in, then breaks off and runs to hide and peeks out and we lock eyes again and do it all over again :D

[sallymae]

My daughter and I know when our kitty gives us “The Look” she will attack the hand that tries to pet her. At this point we grab one of her favorite plushie toys and let her have at it or should I say the plushie is going to have at it. After a few minutes she gives the plushie a bath and calms down.

[davemilligan]

I believe you are not correct. I rough house it all the time with my 18 pound tom cat. He loves it, he starts it, he trusts me, he follows me around the house all the time. He never leaves my side, as I type this he is under my feet. He sleeps better after we are done.

[SKinSKorea]

I flick the wand toys aggressively and they can take it out on the “mouse” or “bird” at the end of the string.

[Lee.Willcox]

I will be a year his December when as an old fart I got my first kitten. Ninja, who I slept downstairs with for the first month. I couldn't bare to leave him alone. I then talked my wife into allowing me to bring him to bed with us. I now have three cats 😆😅 A Canine person who has made the transition into felines 😎🥰😘🤗

[madcat]

I never rough house with Loki. I don't even try to kiss him on the head. I think he might misunderstand and think I'm going to bite him. He will allow me to play with his tail until he gets tired of it and walks away. I don't force the issue. He might be small for a Maine Coon male, but he's still twice as large as any cat I've ever had.

[flokithecat]

I actually really enjoy rough playing with my cat, specifically my boy floki, it's really the only way we can bond he's not very affectionate, but I feel deep down he actually enjoys roughhousing with me and I think it really gets into it and he can also tell when I want to start it

[Queenweezy]

I rough house my kitten with a little teddy bear .. he loves it.. he pounce on he and does his bunny kicks lol

[markrunyon]

This is a great vid.My female cat is now 10 months old and I"ve learned everything you said thru my own mistakes.But now I know, however a video like this would"ve made things easier.

[mikelouis]

I totally agree. When any cat under my care ever gets, or got, too feisty I just stop playing and won't restart until later. They don't like it but they learn fast.