Hello Cat-siters
My two kittens Uno (white), and Bandit (tuxedo) are roughly the same age (6 months)
Uno was a single kitten till 1 June when we got bandit. Introductions went fairly well apart from some hissing, and they eventually bonded quite well - Uno began to groom bandit, and they started sharing food bowls (!?!?). They play A LOT given all the kitten energy they have to burn, which is great. It’s all been going well….. until…..
This morning, when I suddenly notice a small cut on Uno’s ear (pictured). They were playing as usual, running about and fighting each other. I assumed it was all good* till I saw the cut.
*No hissing, howls/screeching, and they seemed to be taking turns chasing
Uno doesn’t seem to be in any pain, in fact he was all for continuing to fight bandit. I’ve separated them for the moment - it’s time for them to sleep anyway.
Questions:
My two kittens Uno (white), and Bandit (tuxedo) are roughly the same age (6 months)
Uno was a single kitten till 1 June when we got bandit. Introductions went fairly well apart from some hissing, and they eventually bonded quite well - Uno began to groom bandit, and they started sharing food bowls (!?!?). They play A LOT given all the kitten energy they have to burn, which is great. It’s all been going well….. until…..
This morning, when I suddenly notice a small cut on Uno’s ear (pictured). They were playing as usual, running about and fighting each other. I assumed it was all good* till I saw the cut.
*No hissing, howls/screeching, and they seemed to be taking turns chasing
Uno doesn’t seem to be in any pain, in fact he was all for continuing to fight bandit. I’ve separated them for the moment - it’s time for them to sleep anyway.
Questions:
- Does this kind of thing happen with kittens whose play just goes a tad too far sometimes? Am I worrying too much or is this a sign that the fighting could get worse?
- Do I need to go to the vet? I’ve cleaned the wound and it’s not really a huge one, and I don’t want to make the vet trip again (we JUST went in for a bout of feline flu 2 days ago) unless needed.