My husband and I brought home our first cat in December. She is now almost 7 months and everything seems to be going great except one thing.

When we are giving her attention she will sometimes jump up pretty quick (she is usually laying on her side) and will give up a quick nip/bite. She has NEVER drawn blood, but is this normal? She also likes to bat at our hand and then will do the same thing after playing for a minute or so. She will be purring when she jumps up from getting attention, and after she had tried to nip/bite her ears will go flat(for a very short time) and she will lay back down and start purring again.

We have never owned and cat --- only dogs and reptiles. So, we aren't sure if this is a 'playful' way of her showing us love or if it is something we need to start correcting her for.

Thanks in advance!

hi
i would keep an eye actually as to what you have described.

i have one that jumps up all loving/purring etc rubbing and headbutting etc then bites and holds on to my chin firmly but not excessive.

you seem to be describing pretty much the same thing but she seems to be playing with it, ie the swiping with the claws and ears back are protective/instinctive to her, as cat play can and often does get very rough.
she sees you as playthings! like other cats!

i would use some cat toys in the first instant then after a play try and give her,her loves, she might be calmer.
she is still a baby but growing fast and you wont want her pouncing and jumping and nipping in a few months time!
bengals are extremely intelligent cats and can be trained quite easily just like a dog!
try a game of fetch with her with a screwed up bit of paper.
after a few throws and encouragement she will be bringing it back for more.
regards
FG

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