An example of normal feline play behavior
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- This video shows an excellent example of normal play behavior between two male cats. Males often engage in rough play well into their teenage years. What you see here is not aggression.
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Black and white cat wins on style points for the dropkick.
1.1k likes but no comments wow
Animals can pull off some really cool maneuvers that just always wow me
@@cinnamoon423 but mostly only cats xD
@@lund_b1533 That's because cats can easily click a mouse. Typing is another matter.
That was Epic
I love that flip at 0:55
bicycle kick !!!
haha I was just gonna say that. Ride Along 2 Kevin Hart "Kick move!"
We never saw one of our cats doing this until two kittens joined our family. Suddenly he was all show off when he played with the lil ones lol :D
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Females become uninterested in this behaviour after 2-3 years of age.
8 year old cat still engages her four year old son like this.
Maybe because she knows it's her son and he's younger than her.
She does indeed "train" her son.
But she mostly just rolls around on a table and plays with her tail.
She's just trying to get her good-for-nothing mooch of a son to move out of the house already and start finding a family of his own. She's sick of taking care of his ne'er-do-well ass ;P
I have an 8 yr old female and 10 yr old male. They play rough every day.
Garl Vinland it’s good too hear this,
0:56 If that spinning dropkick had landed it would have been a CATastrophe
Cool looking move!
I can't just like this comment, I have to reply to it and make love to it.
like that street fighter move that no one knows how it's pronounced
CATsumaki senpuu kyaku
Other cat "WTF "was that!
My two (neutered) tomcats display this behaviour regularly: I call it "all-in cat wrestling". If one gets hurt inadvertently he meows, and the other stops wrestling immediately.
Dogs do the same but they growl playfully and bark, but if one gets hurt and yelps they will immediately stop and touch noses. It's really cute, they are bolth about 70 lbs
AAAAAAAWWW INTENSIFIES
Humans do that too! I suppose mammals developed the behavior so that play fighting doesn’t leave anyone weakened for real fighting.
Same for my two boys.
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If it was a real fight, that yellow cat would never ignore the other cat and groom. Impossible in a real fight.
Leon Eldarion I dunno.. in a real fight they even turn their backs on one another.. so I really don’t get it.
@@CutTheCrapAndKissMe They might be observing their surroundings, but they would never groom, since the process of grooming distracts their attention. Yet I've heard once that by grooming cats lick some chemical from the fur that helps them concentrate their attention, and in a fight, the attention is already on the opponent(s) and needs no further stimuli.
O my god that's normal cat behaviour in fights! Did you never attend a biology class? It is called a displacement activity.. Just like you would scratch your head when you are uncertain of what to do.
no no, they do that as a fake out. my boy does it with his mom all the time!
@@Ajoura True. The attention of a cat is much more difficult to grab when it's grooming.
Obviously it doesn't look like a real fight, since if it was, the fur would be flying everywhere and the motions would be much more forceful and intense.
Exactly. It's amazing how much fur can get tossed up when these animals fight.
@@FusRoDah2 Also, at 0:33 the black-and-white cat is doing that hind legs attack very carefully and with his claws retracted. If there would be an opportunity for such a move in real life, the cat would surely go for the fully-fledged attack that would mince the opponent's face, just like rabbits do when they're being thrown on the ground with their belly up.
I used to come home and discover the back garden half covered in ginger fur.
After a little while the cat next door moved, he simply couldn't take my cat's attitude, even though she was noticeably smaller.
At first there was just a curious absence of the cats that used to frequent our garden.
Then I heard cat fighting one night on our lawn, no idea who it was but since there's only 2 cats that still frequented it it's not too hard to guess.
A few months later I watched one of the cats (black and white, normal cat size) leave rather hurriedly as soon as it realized that Bella (tiny grey fluffy cat, 50% fur) was present, the latter gave her a rather intense stare while it hurried away.
I guess that solves the riddle of where the other cats went.
@richard b I have two Male cats who are brothers and they do this it's almost impossible to stop them they just run away in the same direction then start fighting again.
Our cats did this. Tangled in and out of each other, running from one end of the apartment to the another. Then they would groom each other, and then play and run again. They could do that for hours, before falling asleep together.
They were the best of friends.
I miss them. 😪
Get new cats: your soul needs them.
Awww sounds so sweet.....this is what I am hoping my two will cultivate
@@ImSPOTon same here... So difficult though especially with a tough at heart stray cat and my two indoor cats :( the stray cat is older and loves us dearly, curling up besides us and purring quite loud..🧡 but the moment she sees our other younger females, she'll chase and dart at them, she'd tear them to shreads I'm sure 😥 so I never let them get close. So whenever night hits in this country side, she likes to come and stay in a separate room.. one of us has to accompany her too or she gets lonely, but she's the best cat for pest control cause she'll kill every mouse she sees! its amazing.. And a little bit of an 'ew" factor.. she eats them too 💀😅🤣 my other ones they don't pounce quick enough, but only flock at it in the crevice of a room..
During the wintertime when it became too cold for her to go out I wanted to shorten her nails a bunch just so she wouldn't slash the other cats too severely, I wondered,, based on videos I watched if they need to fight a few times in order to healthily move on?? I want to link the video I saw, but I'd have to find it. It was of these garden cats that brawled 3 times or something and finally gave up and accepted their presence together in the territory!
also the grooming is their way of making sure the other cat knows they're not serious!! lovely video!
Excellent information with this great video! Two of my male cats play like this, and I'm glad they do. I suppose it can look a bit rough to people not used to it, but unless there's fur flying and howling/hissing, it's normal. Cats play rough sometimes!
Felizitas Standeford Even some occasional light growling and hissing is not a big deal. Cats can and do sometimes push limits, but they will normally calm down without intervention.
They are predators at heart
Do they play bite too? Not sure if my kittens are playing or fighting.
@@Haribo0216 Yes, they play bite.
Had cats that would walk by and after a bite to the behind, the chase was on. There were times the smaller one would get pissed off with the bigger one and we would find the fur had been flying. Same day after that they would be sleeping together
When a cat lies on its back, it's worth remembering that five of its six ends are pointy.
Tuxedos are so classy. Just look at that spin kick he tried to pull off!
crazy spin kick move at 0:56, definitely has been working on his combos
This was so helpful. Thank you! I just got a 5 month old and I didnt know if that was considered play with my 2 year old. But they do exactly what you explained. I've been intervening up until now but I wont anymore.
My husband and I are having a really hard time telling if the one year old female we brought home three weeks ago and the 1.5 year old male we got three months ago are fighting. We been keeping her in a separate room but we let her out for visits. They often initially nuzzle up together but then it turns into almost constant fighting or playing... we always get nervous and break it up. They aren’t growling or hissing but it looks like they’re biting each other really hard. After we separate sometimes one or the other is panting with their tongue out. Sometimes the cat we got first goes under the couch afterwards. I know this video is a couple years old but if anyone has advice please help us!
@@tararose3684 hi! Not sure if you're kitties are together or at odds now. If there's still a question, the best way to know, I've seen, is to really let them spend time together existing in the same environment. They will for sure be curious about each other for a while and maybe not thrilled to be together but if they can coexist without having to be separated they will eventually get along well knowing they can be comfortable together. Lots of play time helps a lot too. Just keep showing them love.
@@AR-vp3hw Thanks! There's been a huge break through in the last couple of weeks and now they are clearly best buddies. You're totally right, giving them extended (supervised) time together is really what did it. They still have some rough play time but only for short periods and they both seem to be enjoying it. The rest of the time they spend cuddling, licking, watching birds out the window and doing pretty much everything together. It took a long time and a lot of patience but now we're so grateful they love each other so much.
UFC (Ultimate Fighting Cats) is one hell of entertainment in your home, as long as they keep in on the floor. The umpire (yours truly) must intervene when the chase goes on the dining table or kitchen counter.
@@susanholtsclaw958 Cats are indeed masters of MMA (Meow Martial Art)
Yeah or wrestling matches on your bed on you when you try to sleep some in the middle of night...
@@abiseniyya These two are showing an amazing display of CJJ (Catilian Jui Jitsu)
My boys play like this all the time. Only cat people will understand.
Do you have 2 male cats who stay together???
My 17 year old cat and 10 year old cat do this still! Lol and the female initiates! I always thought they were mad at eachother, guess they're just playing though.
victoria xox
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Is this really play? My two female sisters do this. I guess in your case (@victoria xox) one is male and female?
@@captainkirk9700 Yes, it is. My 4 year old female cat and 2 year old male cat do this all the time. It's completely normal and nothing to worry about. :)
If they are hissing and yowling at each other, and their tails fluffy and backs arched, then you might have a problem.
How does anyone think this is anything more than harmless play-fighting?? When you see an actual fight between cats, you will know it.
Awww, this is exactly how my two cats play with eachother. I was worried because sometimes my younger one (2) will yelp out, but it's not all the time and it's probably because the older one (7) might just go a little bit hard sometimes lol.
I have a 6 months old female and 3 month old male, the relationship started off realllly bad and on day 3, it is def getting better. They roam around together 24/7, play non stop (some hissing and screaming from the young male) probably when female is too rough(bigger).
Im waiting to see them start grooming and sleeping together
@The Reporter hey, im in the exact same situation with my kittens. We have to separate them constantly. I'd really appreciate if you could tell me how are they doing now
I'm more upset that people out there could actually mistake this for fighting.
Cats are weird little creatures. It can be hard for people to understand and the weird little things they do sometimes, especially if they're new to cats.
This video saved me a lot of anxiety, my two male cats (one's a year old, one's 7 months) play fight a LOT at any time of day, and there's never any growling, hissing, or actual injuries, outside the occasional squeak. I was worried if they were playing too rough but I guess Ill just leave them to play with one another
Thanks for commenting about 2 male cats, I have readed so many comments above to find a comment like yours😂, please let me know if they get along well when they become adults???
I tell the cats, “I heard a ‘yelp.’ Remember, it’s all fun and games, until someone loses an eye.”
Thank you for this video. I recently got two cats for the first time and I was so concerned if they were being too aggressive with each other. And even though they snuggle and groom each other their fights always seemed so violent to me so it’s good to know that this is normal behavior even though it seems rough to me! Thank you so much!!
Are they both male ?
I have one boy and one girl cat. They are 2yrs old. The male loves to be rough and Nala just doesn’t want to anymore. Indy thinks it’s a game while Nala just wants to play with her snake! (Old iPhone cord)
0:56 Did that cat just 🤸🏽
My female cat's, who are biological sisters, do rough play as well, although it doesn't get this far. They aren't hissing at each other, so I am assuming it is just play? They also chase each other. They are fairly young (19 months old).
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@BobsAndVagene I'm 99.9% positive that the use of an apostrophe, on behalf of the last guy, was intentional
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@@alexkaper7164 alex you got it, I didn't dignify bob again because he could have embraced his ineptitude or he really isn't fun at parties, apparently he confirmed my suspicion. Or he is a master troll
@@rickspalding3047 Yeah, that was an obvious sarcasm.
Thank you... I owned three cats at one tome once... this was normal by at the end of the day they groomed each other and fell asleep with one another. Great post:)
Also having multiple cats who get crazy kitty at 2am.... you lose a lot of sleep. They really do sleep all day and by the tome you’re in a deep sleep... it’s “SHOWTIME”!!
Cat owners always think they know everything about cats😂
Half of the video is dialogue that my cat can only partially read.
My cat and kitten play like this I thought they were fighting cause they do not groom each other or sleep near each other because my cat is an outdoor cat and my kitten will be indoors but my outdoor cat its surprisingly extremely gentle with her...
Jazzy Squazy watch out, the cat outside might be jealous of the privileged kitten.
The outside cat probably thinks its teaching the kitten how to care for itself, just in case
That is horrible.
Imagine when you have children. I know you do not have children because no mother would ever make a decision like that.
Imagine your best friend got to come and go and you where stuck like home was a prison.
The other cat sees the world and tells the tales to the prisoner.
You 100% are no mother.
Please give me the credit to knowing this and respond with a simple, you are right.
@@madspacepoet4840 which one of us because you used the term mother on this case and my name clearly has a male tone to it.
@@madspacepoet4840 Imagine your friend died when he was three years old because his parents let him roam outside without supervision and he got hit by a car. Oh, and before he died, he somehow managed to massacre 100 native birds that were already endangered.
Keep your invasive domesticated species contained, or don't own them. Now YOU can respond with a simple "you are right", you pompous ass.
ey, that Black Cat's compasso is pretty good! He must be a master of Gatoiera!
Having a pair of 6 month old kittens basically means my house is Cat WWE.
Worse: at 2am
Excellent video! My two neutered males play like that all the time. A little rough from a human POV but perfectly fine for tough toms!
My two neutered males too. They are eight, twin brothers and they play like that all the time.
This is perfect. I'm new to cats, worked with them for years, just never had one of my own. Brought home a kitten, 3.5 month old, that I found in my jobs dumpster. (Likely from a feral cat's litter, not a case of abandonment by humans) This is how him and my 1.5 y.o 25lb poodle pup play. Happy to hear he'll likely play with her like this for quite some time. She loves him to death, and he's more comfortable around her than any human so far. 1 month with us, he's just now starting to purr when I pet him, and has cut back on running away from my family when we approach. He shares a water bowl with my poodle and they eat and drink together, although he has his own food and water, eats her food sometimes. (We place his food up high because she will entirely eat his) He doesn't try to hunt my bunny, but also isn't scared of him. Bunny is fine with him being around. My family swore up and down that they didnt like cats, until I brought him home, now they buy him toys and treats, and take him to vet appointments and make sure he has food and water when im working. Next step is get him neutered.
I rescued one of my cats from my backyard a few years ago. I had a one year old cat at the time and I kept them separate while she recovered from her trauma. A while later I introduced them and she was very intimidated because he had grown up playing with other cats and is very sociable with other cats. But after a week they were playing and wrestling together. They love each other and understand eachother's limits.
Play fighting; had a housemate's cat do that when she was on the top floor landing and I was ascending the stairs. No biting, no hissing, no raised hair, and no claws.
You forgot to add - "no clumps of hair flying about"!
I love the way their collars jingle while they body slam each other.
Lol the 360 windmill kick 😂😂😂
Anyone that has owned 2 cats before can easily tell what is play and what is not.
me. right now
My cats sort of play like this but sometimes my kitten wines and the bigger cat does seem a little aggressive but I can't really tell if it's fighting or not
*rare footage of rusty and smudge playing together*
Practicing their Cat-Fu.
I recently introduced a kitty to my older cat. At first, she hated the baby cat. She would growl and hiss. I realized she was actually terrified by the new presence. The kitten was scared of humans, and darted towards my old cat for protection, only to be received with aggression. It was not an easy adjusting period.
After a few months, they slowly became friends. We did all the proper introductory process and they are litter partners now, and sleep together. My old cat would groom her new baby. That is until the kitty starts moving. Then my cat would start growling and hissing, and pawing. Then she would start grooming again until the kitty starts moving or playing, or even grooming her back.
They play a lot, but the older cat would also growl and hiss, and then they would start chasing each other, taking turns and all. They never bite each other, but the older cat is ALWAYS growling and hissing. She also appears annoyed at times, but after a couple minutes, she goes back for more. The baby cat is always ready to play.
I do not know what to do because they seem to be only playing, but most people say that growling and hissing is NOT playing.
Don´t know what to believe anymore. I separate them, and they cry because they want to see where the other cat is.
I’m in the SAME situation! I don’t know what to do.
Well. It hasnt stopped. Sometimes the oldest gets mad, but then after she darts towards the little one and starts playing....
Growls and hisses are warnings, and some cats are quite territorial or antisocial. If they aren't screaming, there's no fur flying, and they go back for more then it's probably fine. Just be careful about the younger cat because they'll be used to ignoring the warnings of the older cat by now.
It's probably worth making sure both cats have somewhere enclosed they can retreat to, kittens can be tiring on older cats too.
Thanks.
Yes, that´s exactly what I can observe. The young cat wants to play all the time and does not leave the other alone. She does not seem to understand the meaning of the hissing anymore. However, they don´t hurt each other. No screams and no flying fur.
I´m trying to create high spaces for the older cat to retreat to, but the young lady still reaches. The worst part is the old cat does not like me to lock the other up. If I separate them, she starts meowing asking me to open the door. However, as soon as the other storms in, she runs away, and growls and hisses. But she wants to make sure the younger cat is ok. SMH
Update: They´re chasing each other right now.
If you make sure there's places to hide, that's usually enough. A couple of cardboard boxes with a single hole cut out will give them a little privacy and an easy entrance to defend. The young cat should be easy enough to distract to allow the older cat to get a bit of rest away from them.
Thank you so much for this clarification. We just recently adopted a new baby girl into our home with our resident two year old (the baby is 1 for clarification). Now that they are free roaming in the house together we saw this a lot and were worried that they were fighting or getting a little too rough.
I have 2 stray kittens from different litters, and I was so worried but now I can say : they are playing !
Y’all shoulda named him Po he straight up Kung Fu Panda
One of my cats is an older male; another is a younger female who is still about 7 years old. He ALWAYS wants to play like this, but she is just not interested.
What do I do If only one of my cats are up to play?
Older cat would jump on my newest neck and bite, but the newest wold just let him and stay still
We brought home two new rescued kittens at around four weeks old. Our other cat (around a year old) is pinning down both the female and male and biting them on the front of thier neck. They always run away and hide after this where our older cat can't get them. Our older cat is neutered but the kittens aren't neutered or spayed. Is our older cat trying to murder the kittens? Also before any questions the mother isn't there to keep them safe. They are abandoned kittens found under a tree if anyone wants to know so please don't say we shouldn't have taken them in at four weeks. They would have died. Thanks for reading this and any advice is greatly needed and appreciated. We don't think this is play.
What do you do when one cat is annoyed, growling and hissing? Should you step in?
I have a one year neutered male cat and I adopted a 4 month spayed female kitten. At first they played normally but my male cat likes to play fight but when they play fight he gets too aggressive for her and she starts yelling till I have to stop him cause he won’t stop. Then she runs and hides from him. But later she tries to cuddle with him but he turns and wants to play fight again. How can I train him to be more gentle with her?
My two male cats (2.5 yo, castrated) play exactly like this. It is rough but there is no hissing and both initiate and they seem to take turns.
Dang, my cat is always fighting with their siblings and growling to each other when they were too close to each other, but if they got left by their siblings, they want to be near each other but with their own personal place lol
That cat did a variation of Capoeira while adding its own style. Its called Catoeira!
This is really informative for people who don't know much about feline behavior. Great video!
do cats and dogs have common calming signals? i noticed at 1:20 bot kitties wagging their tails and the orange one flicked its tongue. in dogs both would be calming signals to show others present they're not up for trouble
I have one Bengal/Tabby that's 1year old and a ragdoll kitten. They play fight but it's always the Bengal engaging and wrestling etc or chasing the kitten. At times the ragdoll hides under the table or bed, they never swap, never the ragdoll engaging or chasing. Is it normal that one is more dominant? Doesn't always seem mutual considering the Bengal is way more active.
My 6 month old was introduced to my resident 6 year old less than a month ago and they sleep, clean and play exactly like this. Would be nice if the pair of them didn't play on the landing late at night/early morning. But I guess boys will be boys for a while longer.
I have 2 cats. One's an asthmatic orange tabby, the other is a brown-white tabby mix. They're best friends, but once in a while, they'll chase each other and will, just out of nowhere in the spur of the moment, jump on one another and basically give the receiving cat a noogie before rolling around on each other. I know it's play, but it's scary.
0:56 that kick was awesome!
1:00 *glances at my approximately 10 y.o. female cat, who still likes to play rough*
My cat meows a lot during playfights, but I think it is because he is a Siamese.
What can I do if my male cat bite in the neck to my female cat? Both are neutered, and the male is two years old, he seem never accepted the other cat. Despite that they sleep in the same bed pacefully most of the time, but he is such a bully.
bro did a backflip
So is it normal for a male cat to play fight a female cat that doesn't want to play? Because my male cat keeps trying to play fight with my female cat but she doesn't want to play so she growls and runs of.
dam, cat got some skills at 0:56
My three do that too! Not a day goes by without Eragon (7-month-old tuxedo) mixing it up with either Chessie (11-month-old gray marble tabby) or Raven (3-year-old black cat). Eragon’s the youngest, but he’s already as big as Raven, which was a total shocker. Either way, it’s fun to watch them “squabbling” unless it’s 3 in the morning and Eragon is trying to boot Raven off our bed!
The headlock w/the viscious TOE TAPS!!
🫡 great trainin'
this helped me a lot to understand my kitties
Finally figured out my issue thanks to this video! My boy is 1 and his mom is 2 1/2 going on 3. He initiates playtime and she hisses and tries to get away because she's not interested. My cats are obviously not fighting, but because the mom is past the age where she desires play it is causing friction. How can I fix this?
Same problem here. Probably your comment is the only comment I found among the tons which fits our situation, and have watched many many videos and articles to figure the situation out with my cats😂they are siblings , male , female turning 3 in a few days and I got concerned about their "play".. i first thought they fight but it can be eliminated because there is no sound, however the female doesnt seem to like it and seems irritated, defensive and running away from him... that is why i thought they didnt get along, but it turns out i never actually thought about the scenario you just described: one of them wanna start to play but the other one is not interested... your comment helped me understanding that they dont fight, however just one of them feels like playing🤔but i dont know if we should just leave it like this, it is irritation of the moment or should it be treated🤔
i especially liked the tux's "flying butt" attack
I have two sister cats. they're about 1 year old and they fight when they are hungry. they have an excellent bond and groom eachother all the time, but when they fight it's quite forceful and aggressive. what concerns me is that they growl and occasionally hiss during these fights. does this mean it's still play? both cats seem to be engaging in the fight eagerly and coming back for more so I'm just not sure
My 2-3 yr old female cat plays like this with our 6-7 week old foster kitten and I wasn’t sure if she’s being to aggressive with the kitten
i have a mother and son cat. the mother is about half the size of the son and she always starts the confrontation. when the boy fights back the mother growls and spits and howls and then they chase each other around the house. is this normal?
This makes a bit more sense. I have two cats who are siblings (brother and sister). As far as I know the only time that I know to intervene is when the sister is constantly getting pinned and when she starts meowing/howling/hissing (she mainly squeaks quietly when she's her friendly normal self). Sometimes I don't know if the brother is just playing too rough or they're actually fighting.
Haley Raiford If the fighting is serious, you would hear a significant change in vocalizations in both cats. The cats would be screaming at one another and then you should immediately separate them before one hurts the other.
My two boys do this all the time and then the little one gets annoyed when he can't win so he'll pretend he's in pain because he knows his big brother stops instantly when he does that only for the little shit to then hit him with a surprise attack. It's really funny.
You know its play when the fighting stops because one cat has an itch
my cats do this but they will hiss once in a while, usually at the very end for one to stop playing. so I think that's fine but anymore could be a problem.
“many families stop being interested of this type of play at ages 2-3 years old” yeah right tell that to my cats lol
he did a cart wheel
I have a 3 year old male pure bred bengal and just purchased/adopted a little girl from the same breeder, it only took one day for them to acclimatize to one another and all seems to be well, except sometimes during their play fighting I see Apollo (my 17lb boy) biting her neck or kind of.. like laying on her and she makes these little meows, so I’m inclined to separate them when this happens. Do I have to be scared of him hurting her ?
Hello I have two torties. The younger one will get over excited when she is playing with the older one. She will pin the older one down until the older one makes a yelping noise. I’m not sure what to do. Any advice on this would be helpful thank you.
my cats do the same, except ones a few month old kitten and the other is almost 2 years, but they play a LOT rougher than this. there's no hissing or whining or anything, and no one ever gets hurt, that's the only reason i know it's playing.
thank you for this, this was _EXTREMELY_ helpful. i think my two cats must be playing then. they're both males, one is a year and a few months old the other is a kitten. we got the kitten recently cause our previous cat, who was older than the one year old, was sadly killed by a dog two months ago. it was incredibly heart breaking and sent the family in a downward spiral. i took it rather hard and got drunk the day she passed. but anyway, sorry shouldnt go on about that, anyhow, both the older cat and new cat were introduced to each other yesterday and we've been letting the younger one come out only a couple hours at a time giving the older one a break. ive just witnessed the older grooming the younger just now, but then went back to bitting and kicking at each other, but heard no growls and no hisses, and most the time their ears were up. the little one did make some meows every now and then, it that the older just being a little rough when playing? i s'pose so, im not sure. the deceased cat never got along with the one year old. she wouldnt hurt him but she would growl and hiss. and i think we only _really_ got the kitten because he looks strikingly like her. same colour same fur pattern, only real difference is her has longer socks on three of his legs. she had short socks on all of her legs
This was soooo helpful. I took in a stray female kitten almost a month ago and lately she and my 1.5 year old boy started doing this exactly. I was kinda worried bc they’re both really sweet and never fought (mainly bc they stay in separate rooms) so when they’d act like this after feeding time I took it as them fighting even tho there’s no hissing. I’m gonna let them play in the morning and see how it goes
My new cat was doing the same thing to me biting and clawing. I include one or two play sessions per day with the cat and after a while he calmed down .
My cat was doing this when he was 14 just this past summer before h passed a month ago and his buddy who was another cat was like 7 who he would play fight with. It was always interesting to watch them because like my cat who was 14 would do this with my other cat like at least 3-4 times a week which was always fun to watch lol
We have a 3 year old female and 1 year old male we adopted together a few months ago. They bonded immediately and spend a couple hours a day doing exactly this (with the addition of lots of running up and down the hallway and pouncing on each other). My favorite is when they're mutually grooming, and the male indicates he wants to play by biting her on the head lol. It must not hurt because she just lays there with this long-suffering expression like, "Eh, boys, what are you going to do?" I wonder if she maybe had kittens earlier in her life because she's so patient with his antics.
props for op including the first 30 seconds
we recently got two 8 week old kittens and i can’t tell if they’re play fighting or not? it’s been a few days and they aren’t hissing at each other anymore. their ears are up and both of them take turns to be at the top, and they stop every few seconds or so. but one of the kittens takes her claws out when fighting the other one. even if it’s still play fighting, how do i get her to not scratch the other one?
One tip is cats can play quietly but cant fight quietly. Its fun watching them wrestle with each other.
Belly up means "I got 4 paws to throw, bro!"
My older cat and new kitten chase each other but sometimes the older one growls or hisses..is this ok? She hisses or growls at the kitten any time it tries to play and jump on her when shes calm but when they're both calm there is grooming and cuddling. So is the hissing in this case while mutual chasing ok? Does it just mean the kitten should take it a bit easier on her?
My kitten was screaming while playing with another cat. I ran to save him, put him on the floor and he ran straight back. 😆
Haha they're both beautiful, the black and white baby is so funny when he does a back kick lol 💗
If you don’t know this is playing then you don’t know kitties 🐱
the bunny kicks at 0:33 were just plain boastful. Tux is the boss here
I've seen a few territorial fights between cats, and then you KNOW it's a real cat fight. Loud hissing, absolutly furious kicking, biting, and scratching, and it's unrelenting, and the winner chase after the loser.
My bonded pair, boy - Jupiter, and girl - Venus, rough play fight like this. I think Venus sometimes get frustrated with Jupe and she makes squeak mews, just before she attacks him. They are both 2 years old now, and still chase and rough play like this, most days.