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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2005Are cats happy alone?
My 1.5 year-old-kitty is now left all alone when her only companion, my 9-year-old doggie was taken to another place for treatment of her terminal illness. My kitty, for loneliness or for the joy of being able to grab my full attention, has been following me everything in the apartment. She would cry at the top of her lung many times every night I come home. When I am working, she would jump on my desk and lie right before me. While I find it all very sweet, I start to wonder if she is feeling all too lonely. Should I get a kitten now so she would have a new playmate? Taking care of my ailing dog is tiring enough, so even if I should get another cat eventually, can I do it later after my ailing dog has passed away? Or do kitties actually enjoy undivided attention from their human partners? What would be the best for both me and my kitty? I would appreciate any suggestions from anyone here. Thanks a lot. > My 1.5 year-old-kitty is now left all alone when her only companion, my > 9-year-old doggie was taken to another place for treatment of her terminal [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > would be the best for both me and my kitty? I would appreciate any > suggestions from anyone here. Thanks a lot. If your dog is coming back, I would not get a kitten now - it would not be fair to the dog. If the dog is not coming back, then go ahead and get a kitten or cat. IMO, cats do *much* better in groups (cat-cat, or cat-dog, doesn't matter too much). Good luck, and I hope your dog is feeling better soon. -L. ... > If your dog is coming back, I would not get a kitten now ... > IMO, cats do *much* better in groups (cat-cat, or > cat-dog, doesn't matter too much). That may be generally true, but my Kiki is an exception. The introduction of a very gentle male cat about two years ago has at best done no good for her. I see very little or no friendship towards him. If she were young, maybe they would at least be able to play. His well-being has greatly improved, at least physically. > > My 1.5 year-old-kitty is now left all alone when her only companion, my > > 9-year-old doggie was taken to another place for treatment of her terminal [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > -L. I agree that is true with cats, but with dogs I've had in the past, getting a youngster has really brought them around. I thought my old dog was a goner, and my mom found a puppy. It lent Kim new life and she became MUCH perkier and lasted 2 or so more years. However, hers was just old age and not illness, so I do not know if that would make a difference. > I agree that is true with cats, but with dogs I've had in the past, getting > a youngster has really brought them around. I thought my old dog was a > goner, and my mom found a puppy. It lent Kim new life and she became MUCH > perkier and lasted 2 or so more years. However, hers was just old age and > not illness, so I do not know if that would make a difference. I worry about a sick dog accepting a kitten/new cat. Dogs tend to have more jealously issues - at least IME. Without knowing the dog I owuld caution against it. When my dog Tosh was in her final weeks she was pretty intolerant of the other animals. She never got vicious or anything - just was more irritable toward them and tried to herd them more. Poor thing. -L. I shall answer the thread topic question with another question... If a tree falls in the woods and there's no one there to hear it... does it make a sound? IBen >I shall answer the thread topic question with another question... If a >tree falls in the woods and there's no one there to hear it... does it >make a sound? You are suffering from the effects of too much right-wing bullshit, Ben. It is a slow poison, like lead or arsenic. First your nuts fall off, then your dick. Then the gelatinous substances in your brain start to set up like mortar. Your case is well advanced, and you are known far and wide as a nutless, dickless, brain-dead twerp. Fortunately, this ain't rocket science, and your opinion is no more worthless than anyone else's. So what do you think, Ben? Should the lady get another cat or what??? Try posting on-topic, just to see if you can. Charlie > >I shall answer the thread topic question with another question... If a > >tree falls in the woods and there's no one there to hear it... does it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > off, then your dick. Then the gelatinous substances in your brain > start to set up like mortar. No, leftie. You got it backwards again, as usual.... Right-wingizm is a CURE for the insanely f.cked up world that YOU as a 'broad thinker' have helped to create! It's only natural that you will always see my kind as being poisoned, since it's people like you who see nothing wrong with one man sticking his dick up another man's hairy butt-hole. You will always see THAT kind of activity as normal, well and good for the person who wants to do it, as well as for society in general. So there's no sense in trying to judge me by your screwed-up idea of normalcy.. Anything is normal to you. Anything except people like ME who cheerfully point out the fact that you're f.cked in the head :) > Your case is well advanced, and you are known far and wide as a > nutless, dickless, brain-dead twerp. Fortunately, this ain't rocket [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Charlie Glad I could piss you off, Charles. It's ALWAYS my pleasure. Always. IBen nice nice be nice sugar sweet and apple spice smiley cute adorable coo show the inner loving you what you send is how you'll end dreaming away with a happy friend sharp little sparks burn bright like lust then simmer down to flat grey dust. >>I shall answer the thread topic question with another question... If a >>tree falls in the woods and there's no one there to hear it... does it [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Charlie > My 1.5 year-old-kitty is now left all alone when her only > companion, my 9-year-old doggie was taken to another place for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > feeling all too lonely. > Should I get a kitten now so she would have a new playmate? Get a cat from off of the street or from a shelter. And try to make sure that if they cannot get along, you can return it. If they fight, clip the aggressor's claws and put a bell on him or her. Don't tell me you have declawed them. Give it a lot of time. Something else that might help if introduced slowly is to bring the outside sounds inside by using an infant room monitor (preferably configured for better sound than the stock receiver provides). And of course give her a view of the outside, if possible. > Taking care of > my ailing dog is tiring enough, so even if I should get another > cat eventually, can I do it later after my ailing dog has passed > away? Or do kitties actually enjoy undivided attention from > their human partners? I think that is perceptive. I would bet on it. But I would try, with an unwanted animal. I suspect that making sure she is clearly your number one will help her cope. Good luck. >My 1.5 year-old-kitty is now left all alone when her only companion, my >9-year-old doggie was taken to another place for treatment of her terminal [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >would be the best for both me and my kitty? I would appreciate any >suggestions from anyone here. Thanks a lot. I would get another animal if you have to leave her alone for extended periods. She is obviously a sociable cat. Get a friendly cat from the shelter with the understanding you can return it if it doesn't mix well with your cat. Or is that outside the acceptable parameters of shelter PC in this group? I don't know. I would do it that way. Sorry to hear about your sick dog. Charlie BOy, I think that is tuogh, However, if it doesn't stress your dog out, this might be the perfect time for a youngster. And, indeed, sometimes, a new interest can perk an ailing pet up. Purrs for your doggie to be comfortable. Poor baby. > My 1.5 year-old-kitty is now left all alone when her only companion, my > 9-year-old doggie was taken to another place for treatment of her terminal [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > would be the best for both me and my kitty? I would appreciate any > suggestions from anyone here. Thanks a lot. |
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