I have a older cat playing to rough with the new kitten what do I do?

Jealousy problem. Keep an eye on your new addition but give an extra supply of attention to the others, so they don't feel neglected in any way. With time, it'll pass.

Kittens play rough, but they have exquisite feedback mechanisms to let each other know; normally, claws are in, otherwise when they toss and tumble, and try to disembowel each other, there would be serious damage.

If you saw at one time my youngest kitten wrestling, you would think she was being killed. Her sounds were heart wrenching. And she was tiny at the time; much smaller than the older one. Yet, seconds after they broke, she would attack the kitten that just attacked her.

So I got to accept that it was a lot of sound and fury, and simply their method of establishing a pecking order.

Kittens grow quickly, and the tiniest one is now larger than one of my 5 year old cats, even though she is still under one year old.

There will probably be detente among many of your cats, but there will always have to be an ordering of which cat is alpha, etc.

Unless you see blood drawn (and make sure it was not an accident) simply let them sort it out.

Your other cats may simply be watching to see how the battle for alpha sorts itself out between the two, before taking sides.

a tuff situation, particularly for such an older cat. with somewhat of luck she'll discern out she will be able to chew him demanding to fend him off. you would attempt wearing him out each and every so in many situations with play activites that inspire his organic instinct to seek. Get a number of those comfortable hairy toy mice from the puppy save and attempt taking area in a recreation of fetch with him. you are able to also tie those sorts of toys to the ends of shoelaces and get him into chasing it.

Man we allways have the opposite problem! Our cats get harrassed by the young ones, then they get older, and have the new young ones harass them! its a circle of harassment!!

well, you have to get them used to each other. if the other cats start bullying it take the kitten away. wait one minute, then put it back.

time will probably sort it out. the younger one will be fine so long as you make sure it has an escape route - say up, or out or under, so that it can get away and take five.

good luck