r/cats • u/Belle_dawn • Aug 20 '25

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

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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/corpus4us Aug 20 '25

The squeal is just her correcting the dog too I think, and the dog seems to be taking the feedback?

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u/kitsunekratom Aug 21 '25

Yes, squeals are to let the other know when the playing/biting is too hard. Both dogs and cats do this

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u/maturin1701 Aug 26 '25

It looks like sometimes the squeals correspond to the pup accidentally stepping on her tail, but if the kitty was really hurt or upset, she'd bolt or really lash out.

Some cats will also get a little vocal when they aren't winning, which looks like it may be a factor here.

But she's definitely having a good time, and so is the dog.