Well, I'm not SURE if he's not hurting the kitten. Even if the kitten is physically built to withstand the paw-beatings (I've seen fur fly), the size difference concerns me, especially when my big boy goes to pounce onto him or hunches over him and starts treating him like he's one of the crickets he normally bats to shreds.

On a couple of occasions, if growling and hissing didn't keep my older cat away, the kitten just closed his eyes and started trembling or he'll usually flatten or ball up even more. Sometimes the older cat will become disinterested and walk away. Sometimes he just keeps coming back for more like it's a game. It's as if he's trying to settle differences as though the kitten were his size; but he isn't. Is there any point at which a visit should "end"? Should the visits continue or should we keep them totally separate for a few days?

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