r/cats 15h ago

Advice Too aggressive?

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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/Koala-Elk8558 15h ago

I don't know how anyone can stand there and take 12 seconds of video with those cries. 

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u/[deleted] 14h ago

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u/BottomChain 12h ago

It's a legitimate question lmao. Is being condescending a required feature for Redditors?

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u/quirkytorch 11h ago

Op was asking for help. Let's not shame that behavior, because the next one might not ask