Kitten troubles! help?

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I'm raising a 4 month old kitten. He's a nice little guy, but sometimes I think he plays a little rough. I have two dogs: a miniature poodle and a chihuahua. Both dogs have never been around a cat or kitten, and neither has the kitten been around dogs before hand. They get along great, but sometimes, Mittens (the kitten) plays with my poodle and bites her. I don't think she bites hard, and the dog doesn't seem to be in any pain, but I fear that Mittens wont grow out of it when he gets his adult sized teeth and may actually hurt the dog. Mittens also likes to play chew on hands. As said earlier, it doesn't hurt, but I'm afraid he wont grow out of it when his new teeth come in. Is this normal, for a kitten to be this playful? Will he grow out of it? Is there something I can do to calm him down and make him less playful/feisty? Thanks in advance for any help.

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  • chp316
    12 years ago

    SWEETSHERRY, WHY WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS? SWEETSHERRY INDEED? DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT LIFE?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Completely normal, he is just playing and knows his strength.

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  • ikowalltheanswers
    12 years ago

    Your kitten is just going through a teething stage like you did when you were a baby. It will grow out of it. If it doesn't however, you can try using a squirt bottle when he's older.

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  • Roach1402
    12 years ago

    the kitten is teething and will grow out of it

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  • SweetSherry
    12 years ago

    Take the cat to the local chinese shop

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    • sociallyawkwardpenguin
      12 years ago

      Or I can just take you to a tribe of canabals. I like my idea better.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    i'm raising a five month old kitten, Zuma. He does this too but its okay. He'll get over it once he grows. it is very normal.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I have a kitten to.. Frieda! She is so playful.. And all she wants to do is play, she doesn't really like being stroked and just ends up biting! It doesn't hurt! But it's only cause she's so playful! Are kittens should get together ;)

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  • rayst
    12 years ago

    You cannot make a kitten less playful. It will take about a year, year and a half before it seriously settles down. Kittens all dcratch and bite, they will bite a lot more if you "unclaw" them.

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  • jenjen06
    12 years ago

    Get a squirt bottle!! Squirt him when he does bad stuff, I do it my kitten and it works well!!

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    My friend's kitten was the same (maybe they all are). Puppies my family had have been similar. I think they're just teething. The last dog was known as "The Terror" by all who knew her as a puppy. She turned out fine, though.

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