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My older cat is biting and chasing my new kitten. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 13 days old

Hello. i have a 1year old male cat but i brought home a 2month old kitten. i ve all all the proper introductions, but my older cat keep chasing and bitting my kitten. i separate them all the time. but im afraid they wont get along, the older cat grabs him and bites the little one a lot. what should i do?

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Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

Veterinarian

Published on June 14th, 2017

Dr. Sophia Yin has a number of resources on her website to deal with cat behavior issues. https://drsophiayin.com/resources/cat_behavior/#aggression. I would also recommend working with a veterinary behaviorist. You can find one in your area at www.acvb.org.

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