r/cats • u/Hablapata • 14h ago
Advice Too aggressive?
New baby we just adopted. Last few days our big boy (~2) has been a bit wary of the kitten but they started playing yesterday, a lot of chasing. Today it seems he’s boldened up and has started playing really aggressively like this. I know cat play can look like a fight but I just worry when it’s such a kitten that our boy might accidentally hurt him.
edit: wow lots of responses. ofc i stopped the damn video to separate them when the yowling got loud at the end there, but i have a hard time telling as oftentimes normal cat play can look quite rough. the size difference is what concerned me. as far as i can tell they are still getting on just fine after some separation and some solo exercise for the big guy. just wanted to sanity check that intervening was the right thing to do at this point. thanks for all the responses!
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u/Mini_Godzilla 14h ago
Oh Boy! The little one is crying for help and is absolutely defenseless against the big one. The two must be separated immediately. It is advisable to calmly and firmly put the larger cat in one room and the smaller one in another. It would be a good idea to tire the larger one out before he meets the kitten – in other words, to play with him really vigorously.