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New kitten bites cat's ears and they bleed
Hello all,
We recently acquired a new female kitten. We currently have a neutered, male cat who is almost 2 years old. The kitten is about 3 months old. We've noticed dry patches of blood by our male cat's ears. Last week it was the left ear; this week it's the right ear. I'm concerned for him. Is this a normal thing... for a young kitten to bite ears and make them bleed? She doesn't seem harmful in other ways. The boy cat will groom her occassionally, and they sometimes cuddle together. She'll pounce on him and such, but this just seems like normal kitten overactiveness. It's the biting and the bleeding that I'm concerned about. We haven't taken him to a vet yet, but we're taking her in for her first visit this weekend and will inquire about the behavior. Also, we've never actually seen her biting his ears, it just seems that she's the likely culprit (in play, she's more rough with him than he is with her) and her ears seem fine. Thanks for your thoughts. Betty |
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From: (Betty)
Also, we've never actually seen her biting his ears, it just seems that she's the likely culprit (in play, she's more rough with him than he is with her) and her ears seem fine. It seems unlikely that the kitten is causing the blood. I would have both cats checked out by the vet. Congrats on your new kitten Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: (Betty)
Also, we've never actually seen her biting his ears, it just seems that she's the likely culprit (in play, she's more rough with him than he is with her) and her ears seem fine. It seems unlikely that the kitten is causing the blood. I would have both cats checked out by the vet. Congrats on your new kitten Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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