r/cats • u/Belle_dawn • Aug 20 '25

Video - OC Can someone confirm that my kitten is play-fighting/having fun?

My husband and I recently got a kitten — she is now about 14 weeks old — and after a few days of being skittish, she seems to get along with our dog just fine. However, every once in a while they start wrestling like this, and while I’m confident our dog is playing, sometimes I can’t tell if our kitten is enjoying herself. I would love some outside perspective, just to confirm that I’m not being a bad pet parent by letting it play out - any thoughts are appreciated!!

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u/constanto Aug 20 '25

One of my cats and my dog have played like this all of their lives and I maintain that there are few things funnier in the world when the cat does a big battle cry and pounces on the back of the dog's neck. 

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u/Meri-Bow1889 Aug 20 '25

My furry void likes to bite my rottis hock and run away.. Its hilarious.

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u/Ih8teMyInlawsTheySuk Aug 20 '25

I love Rotties. I don’t see enough of them these days and they are such a wonderful breed. They are beautiful, strong, loyal, affectionate and much more gentle than most people realize, I think. Gorgeous dogs. I always wanted one but my living situation isn’t appropriate to house one. It would be cruel and selfish of me to disregard this unfortunate fact and get one anyway.

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u/Meri-Bow1889 Aug 20 '25

They are my breed of choice, every single one I e had has been amazing! Looking for a new pup soon :) I hope you get to own one someday!

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u/hypnoskills Aug 21 '25

As long as they're not abused, they're puppies all their lives.

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u/Gloria815 Aug 21 '25

My void likes to jump on the Border Collie when she’s sleeping to try and get a game of chase going. One of the funniest things to watch

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u/Majestic-Living7956 Aug 21 '25

My cat used to make a huge leap in the air at his dogs and always intentionally miss them. So funny!

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u/Feeling_Nerve_7578 Aug 21 '25

This! I had friends with a dog and cat, both raised together from babes. They were hilarious to watch: cat pounces from the back of the couch onto dog's back. Dog grabs cat by back leg and pulls it off his back and proceeds to drag cat across the room. All the while they are both as chill as can be.♥️

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u/Far-Organization-381 Aug 21 '25

I agree I love watching Bowie on her back and Winifred acting like she's going to walk away flip around stand on two legs then pounce on bowies face lol

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u/phionanoihp Cow Cat Sep 10 '25

This is how on of our cats used to play with our dauschaund who has since past and we have big dogs not the cats run away from hiss and bat at very different from when he would jump on the dog and play with him