Hello! I've finally had it with my 4 year old Bengal, Luna, attacking me. I've been reading this forum for a while trying to get some insight into her behavior issues, but her attack this morning has pushed me to finally write in and ask for help. I've had a problem with her biting me for as long as I can remember (maybe once or twice a week or so) but it's getting worse. I work from home so she and I spend a lot of time together. 90% of the time she's a great cat. She loves to sit on my lap, loves to be brushed/pet and chase wand toys. One problem is that if I don't instantly start waving a toy around every time she asks, she bites me. But she also has been biting me more and more seemingly at random. We're moving in less than 2 weeks so I know the packing/changes to the house make her anxious and possibly over-stimulated. I do a lot of shipping for my business, so the packing tape, bubble wrap and boxes are nothing new to her. This morning I was packing dishes in the kitchen and she lunged at me with her teeth. I tried to catch her mid-air (like I often do) she fought me so hard that I have big gashes on my hand, arm and chest. 5 seconds earlier she was "helpfully" sitting on packing supplies, curious but calm. The problem is that it's getting to the point where I'm afraid to walk through the house because the attacks are getting more frequent and severe. She has her own room with a cat tree, window, litter box, food, stuff to climb on etc. When she attacks me I usually put her in there to calm down, and to protect myself from her. My question is, what can I do to get her to stop these attacks? I hate having to leave her locked in her room but I also can't keep living like this. I'd love to use the move to the new house as a fresh start with her but I don't know what to do. We've done some clicker training, and she'll follow a few commands (sit, paw, touching a pencil) but she's not food-motivated enough to snap out of her crazed moods. She doesn't attack guests for the most part, usually it's just me. Is she picking up on my fear of her, or think I'm prey or have I taught her it's okay to attack me? One last thing, I'm not sure if this matters since she's 4 now, but when I picked her up at 10 weeks old, the breeder said her mom went into heat too quickly after she and her siblings were born (I don't know exactly when) so they were taken away from her and put in with another litter. I'm just not sure if she didn't miss out on some kitten lessons from her mom. Any ideas? Thanks!!
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