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Can someone tell me what friendly cat play looks like? I just introduced my cats and can't tell if they are being friendly. Here is what they do:
-paw at each other's faces
-make this weird noise in their throats-doesn't sound like growling-it kinda just reminds me of the noise my dog makes when he whines
-the new kitten gets down on his back and shows his stomach to the older resident cat
-resident cat is usually the one chasing the new kitten-rarely the kitten chases resident
-ears are sometimes back flat against head
So most of the play is basically resident cat chases new kitten under couch and kitten paws at resident from under the couch. I have only heard them hiss once at each other. All I hear again is the weird throat noise and some grunts. Is this friendly play? I'm worried because my resident cat is a lot bigger and he seems to be the one always on top of the kitten.
Also every time I let them in the room together they always interact-is it bad that they can't just sit in the room and ignore each other? They seem to want to play though-like sometimes they will be on either side of the door and play with each other's paws and meow until I let them be together. Are these all good signs?
These are my first two cats-I already made the mistake of only adopting one when I should've gotten two-so any help would be much appreciated so I can make sure they are both happy!
-paw at each other's faces
-make this weird noise in their throats-doesn't sound like growling-it kinda just reminds me of the noise my dog makes when he whines
-the new kitten gets down on his back and shows his stomach to the older resident cat
-resident cat is usually the one chasing the new kitten-rarely the kitten chases resident
-ears are sometimes back flat against head
So most of the play is basically resident cat chases new kitten under couch and kitten paws at resident from under the couch. I have only heard them hiss once at each other. All I hear again is the weird throat noise and some grunts. Is this friendly play? I'm worried because my resident cat is a lot bigger and he seems to be the one always on top of the kitten.
Also every time I let them in the room together they always interact-is it bad that they can't just sit in the room and ignore each other? They seem to want to play though-like sometimes they will be on either side of the door and play with each other's paws and meow until I let them be together. Are these all good signs?
These are my first two cats-I already made the mistake of only adopting one when I should've gotten two-so any help would be much appreciated so I can make sure they are both happy!