Is it normal for a nother kitten to bite the other i nthe neck. they fight terrible i need help.?

Question

Some more about this problem I have with these kittens they are 16weeks old and they are both males, the one that bit the other had bit him in the neck pretty bad, enough that I had to take him to the vets. I need help quick, and I was wondering how I could stop this.

The bite is in the front of the neck.

Answer 1

They are most likely playing which can get pretty rough looking. The other kitten has claws and teeth and that is how they play with each other, it may look like one is hurting the other but it's all good. My two kittens go at it like crazy then cuddle up after, it's part of their social behavior.

Answer 2

How old are they? If they're about the same age and size, or littermates, and they're under four months old, it is perfectly normal. They're practicing the hunting and killing prey skills they would need if they lived in the wild, and it's instinctive. They are also working on learning to control themselves, believe it or not, and are learning when enough is enough.

They may hiss and growl and the one being bitten may scream bloody murder, but they're not fighting and it doesn't mean they don't like each other. As long as no blood is spilled, I would stay out of it. If one actually does cause harm to the other, though, I would separate them whenever you are not around to intervene when things get too rough. They will outgrow the stalk-pounce-kill urge in a few months, and they will have worked out the dominance order...you'll have no peace with cats till they establish a "pecking order."

Answer 3

Basically what your kitten is doing is enhancing it's hunting instincts. A kitten with it's mother would bite at her jump on her tail etc. It's totally normal and no harm should come to ur other kitten. Actually the kittens should teach each other what suitable and whats not, and that includes biting

Answer 4

Pretty normal, but one caveat: this can also be a prelude to mating. If one is male and one is female, 5 months or older, and the male is biting the female on the neck, you need to get them fixed ASAP because the male is feeling frisky.

Time to get the boys neutered! Testosterone tells you to do one of 2 "F" words, if you can't do F #1, then fight!

Answer 5

Competition is from defined space activities she does not
want to submit. A new kitten is to be kept out of household
private domains that the mother marks or desires for her own.
This growling, or fighting must be stopped. Keep the kitten out
of her favorite area. Bathing a kitten helps to keep them in the
mothers favor. Cats cannot talk so they may display their real
affection, and this is communication that need be trained. A
nice petwalking club is always an expert idea. I use a triple leash
on my cats to keep them safe. http://www.petwalkers.com

Answer 6

Yeah I think it's pretty normal too. My 9motnh old goes after the 6 month old since she was pretty tiny and he'd get into trouble....he go away and she'd come straight back at him for more. These two get along really well too, so it's in their nature. They are probably trying to figure out who's boss. At home it's the older boy. I have Abyssinian and have been prewarned that they can play pretty rough. It's there form of playing too. They go for each others next lots too. I would'nt worry too much.

Answer 7

Yes, it's normal, but if one is bigger than the other, keep an eye on them and make sure that the little one isn't being bullied. If it gets too violent, separate them in different rooms for a while but play fighting usually looks worse than it is. You can alleviate some of it by tiring them out with toys - the wands with different dangly things is a good choice.

Answer 8

It's normal for cats to play and bite each other, check all of the above for that, but is the bite on the BACK of the neck? Because that kind of bite is usually used when cats are...-how old are you?- maybe you should get a female cat.

Answer 9

This is normal play behavior. However, it can be paintful for the victim. My male adult cat still attacks his sister this way and gets overly rough with her. Her screechs seem to have no affect on him.

If he does not release her when I speak sharply to him, I pick up the water bottle and give him a couple of squirts in the face. This seems to eliminate the bad behavior for awhile.

Try a little water therapy whenever one of your cats plays too roughly with the other. They need to learn to play without hurtign each other.

Answer 10

yes, it's normal. some kittens are more rough than others though, so you kinda have to just listen to when one of them starts meowing and break it up, they'll learn by that what is to rough. They're kittens, they're not trying to hurt eachother, just play, but sometimes they get a little to excited and hurt eachother a bit, but they'll be fine if you monitor them.