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Dog bit my kitten's lip. Kitten is eating. Is it okay? What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Hello, hope im not botheirng, so my cat had kitten on friday. And well i also had dogs living with me, small dog. One of my small dog attack one of the kitten, scratching a bit of the kitten lips, a small Chunk. It bleed but. It stop bleeding and the l kitten is back to eating.but im still so worry. Is the kitten going to be okay. What should i do??

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 28th, 2019

As long as the kitten is eating I would not be overly concerned. Just monitor him/her to make sure the eating continues. Obviously, keep the dogs away from the cat/kittens to prevent this from happening again. I would also recommend you spay the mother cat as soon as this kitten is weaned. This place is only about 10 minutes from you. ( http://www.savedspay.org/index.html ) There is also a mobile spay/ neuter bus that comes to your location at various times: ( https://www.snipbus.org/ ) Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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