Agressive cat behavior

Question
Hello. I want to find out why my 2 year old neutered male Siamese cat aggressively attacks(Bites and Scratches) my grandmother. ( From now on I will call him Siam.)Siam seems to be "love biting" atliest thats what my vetranarian said, but I dont really think thats what it is. He is very playful and she's the only one he bites and scratches! No one in my house would EVER hurt an animal. He is very friendly and wount bite a stranger that visits the house (Hes indoor only). Please help me Rosie, I really need to know why Siam is doing this. And it would REALLY be helpful and a pleasure if you could give me a way that will possibly stop my cats evil and insane behavior.
Thanks a million, cassandra

Answer
Hello, Cassandra and Siam!  :o)

Hmm...the first thought that comes to mind: Does your grandmother react/treat him any differently than anyone in the house?  If he does something not-so-great, does she discipline or tell him no at all?  Forgive my asking, but is your grandmother a stern kind of person, or possibly the opposite?

How long has Siam been around your grandmother?

Is he mischevious at all?  Have you had a difficult time training him in other things at all?  When you played with him as a kitten, did you let him bite you, and then had to re-train him about it later on?

One thing you might consider doing as a first step (until you and I can figure out what's behind his behaviour) is to at least trim his claws, if not buy some Soft Paws/Claws to protect your grandmother's delicate skin from getting anymore scratches.  (You can check out the site about Soft Claws/Paws here: www.softclaws.com or www.softpaws.com.  It's the same product, just different name.)  They're vinyl caps that you adhere to Kitty's claws.  They come off when the nail underneath naturally sheds (which averages 4-6 weeks).

We started putting Soft Claws on our kitties about two months ago, and they're GREAT!!  The best way to do it, would be to trim their claws the night before you do it (that way putting the caps on takes less time).  Have one person hold Siam, while the other prepares and slides on the cap.  Hold him for a few minutes afterward, and watch him for about five minutes once you let him down to be sure he's  not trying to lick off the adhesive.  Don't be too stern with him, just try to distract him.  He'll possibly walk funny, and stop every now and then to bathe his paws because there is something foreign on his feet, but he'll be fine, don't worry!

Soft Claws/Paws are such an excellent invention!  Since we put them on our kitties, they've been COMPLETELY unsuccessful at clawing ANYTHING...furniture, us, our daughter, etc.  It's been really nice having them.

So, try that for now, and answer my questions so we can better figure out what could be behind him doing this.  Between the two of us, we'll figure it out!  :o)

Hugs to you guys!

Rosie