6 month old male kitten biting new kittens neck

Hello, i am new to the forum and in need of some advice. We have an almost 6 month old male kitten (he is being neutered on Thursday March 23rd) he is our first cat and we have had him since he was 10 weeks old. I have been wanting to get another cat and my friends cat had kittens back in November and asked if i would like to have one of the females. I of course said yes and we picked her up 3 days ago. Whe. We brought her home i made up her own room (litter, food, and water) in our bathroom. Axle our male was interested and just sniffed under the door for the first day. The second day i put a baby gate in the doorway so they could see and smell each other. There was no hissing just meowing from the kitten like she wanted out of the bathroom to play. Today which is the third day i put the baby gate back up so they could see/smell each other and the kitten jumped the gate. There was still no hissing, no growling but Axle started chasing the kitten around. He grabs her neck and pins her down and stands over her. The kitten doesn't really say or do much but lay there. I clap my hands or make a louid noise and Axle lets go and the kitten walks off only to have Axle chase after her again and do it all over. I dont think they are fighting as there are no noises but im worried Axle is going to hurt the kitten. I have put the kitten back in the bathroom several times and the kitten just meows like crazy to get back out with Axle. Should i keep them sperated until he is fixed? Is he trying to mate with her? Im scared to leave them unsupervised.

Some of this probably dominance, but some of it is sexual. You should have him neutered asap, and don't leave them unsupervised until he settles down.

He is being neutered on Thursday. Im hoping that will settle him down some!!

drgnfly117 said:

He is being neutered on Thursday. Im hoping that will settle him down some!!

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How old is your girl?

She is 11 weeks

They are both indoor only cats

talkingpeanut said:

Some of this probably dominance, but some of it is sexual. You should have him neutered asap, and don't leave them unsupervised until he settles down.

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^this^
A male cat will bite the scruff of the female cat's neck to hold her in place during mating. Neutering should stop this. Is your female spayed? Even if she is, sometimes whole males try to mate with spayed females.

drgnfly117 said:

She is 11 weeks

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You can go ahead and schedule her spay now too.

Female is not spayed. I wasn't aware they could he spayed this young. When i go on Thursday i will discuss her spaying. Thank you for the info

Usually, vets do not reccomand spaying before 7 months old. Because of anesthesia risks at younger ages (this reason is debated today because of new substances that are of lower risk).

And some say removing hormons to early may jeopardise the health.

Vets are the ones to decide.

As a very personal opinion, I would not accept spaying before 6 months - the body is still growing and the hormons shall be there, both for metabolic reason and for behavior reasons. Closer monitoring may do the job very well. But this is me, and this is how I analyze risk vs benefit.

Solomonar said:

 
Usually, vets do not reccomand spaying before 7 months old. Because of anesthesia risks at younger ages (this reason is debated today because of new substances that are of lower risk).

And some say removing hormons to early may jeopardise the health.

Vets are the ones to decide.

As a very personal opinion, I would not accept spaying before 6 months - the body is still growing and the hormons shall be there, both for metabolic reason and for behavior reasons. Closer monitoring may do the job very well. But this is me, and this is how I analyze risk vs benefit.

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This is not accurate.  In the US, some vets say 6 months.  The general rule of thumb is that spaying and neutering can be done at 2 months or 2 pounds, though.  Females can go into heat as early as 4 months, and it's best to spay them before then.  

Keep the cats separated. The female could get pregnant now. Go ahead and neuter him and spay her.

Many opinions, I don't challenge any of them. This is why I said it is vet's decision.

Judging risk is different from judging health and also considers circumstances.

I have my own criteria in performing risk analysis and I always ask first why?

Risk-based conduct rejects general rules, as they are always based on non-local decisions (by local I  understand the space of most variables that cannot be taken into account while designing a certain approach, while still can be locally evaluated and quantified based on the most available knowledge - not on the most existing knowledge)

Risk-management is controlling the risks, not eliminating the risks.

This approach is the reason why I said this is me.

In a very lacunar statement, based on the above way of thinking, I may say that being in the same situation as the author, from what I know about that situation, I would not spy her for now, but separate the cats for the next months and spy the female later on. Since the male is neutered (if I understand it correctly), risks are not of pregnancy, but of the kitty being injured. This risk decreases gradually when kitty grows. Also the owner will get the skill to manage both cats with time, decreasing the risk even more.

Now, if we turn to the spying procedure- risks are always present, like in any procedure. This risk decreases in time, gradually. The same apply to anesthesia, no matter how good would be. Judging from positive side, integrity at early age is what is natural and good for overall hormonal balance (from what we know in principle and can safely assume). Postponing spying may decrease the risk of impacting the hormonal balance.

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I show sometimes my point of view based on risk management for people to see that there is an altenative perspective to the one which is usually offered by easily accessible internet sources.  Risk analysis is personal, not transferable, but offers clues that can not be spotted otherwise.

drgnfly117 said:

He is being neutered on Thursday. Im hoping that will settle him down some!!

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Thank goodness. I was worried since your post said MARCH 23!

Most things we read said wait till 6 months to neuter which is shy we waited until now to do so. He will be 6 months on March 1st ( in my previous post i meant to say Feb 23rd he will be neutered not March) to me 11 weeks seems to young to be spayed and is there really a chance she could get pregnant now if she hasn't even come into heat yet? Isn't that not supposed to happen until atleast 4-5months old? Either way i still plan to talk to our vet when i am there on Thursday about when she thinks the kitten should be spayed.

drgnfly117 said:

Most things we read said wait till 6 months to neuter which is shy we waited until now to do so. He will be 6 months on March 1st ( in my previous post i meant to say Feb 23rd he will be neutered not March) to me 11 weeks seems to young to be spayed and is there really a chance she could get pregnant now if she hasn't even come into heat yet? Isn't that not supposed to happen until atleast 4-5months old? Either way i still plan to talk to our vet when i am there on Thursday about when she thinks the kitten should be spayed.

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Re-read post #11. You got the best info there.