I love Scout and Silver with all of my heart... but I always wanted
more than two cats. There are so many poor babies looking for homes
and I want to love them.  

Silver seems to be much less timid than she was before, but Scouty
hasn't really improved. I thought a friendly little lapfungus kitten
would show her that there's nothing to be afraid of (either that or
she'd just totally ignore it as beneath her notice), but my mother
thinks she'd think we didn't love her any more and it would make her
very unhappy... I don't know. Does getting an extra feline housemate
help or hinder a very shy cat?