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well we gust go a little kitten and the cats try to ignore him and the little kitten gos up to them and gets on there back and starts bting really hard in there neck
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Daniel,
What a cute kitten. He is precious!
What looks rough to us is not really to other cats. Your kitten is trying to play with the other cats like he would another kitten. That is why it is always good to get two kittens, especially if you have older cats in the home.
He also may be teething. Try giving him a plastic straw to chew on or a hard plastic zip tie.
He will grow out of it...in few months (smile).
Tabbi
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