I wondered the same thing too, but with the adoption of our newest pomeranian, i realized that another cat was not in the game plan, believe it or not, my cat thinks of the puppy as it's kitten, truly different.
________________________________ From: Emeraldkittee <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, December 15, 2010 10:49:22 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to know if your "only" needs a friend? thanks for sharing, Bonnie! I wonder if it's just a female thing? I know there are laid back girl kitties, but I've always had tempermental, fussy ones, who I loved dearly. We call our only female - the oldest at 15 - queen, too. :) --- On Wed, 12/15/10, Bonnie Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bonnie Hogue <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] how to know if your "only" needs a friend? To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 8:27 PM Shannon I have to tell you this story... I got my cat, Stormy, as a 12 week old kitten. She was indoors only. There was a "yard cat" but they only saw eachother through the window. About a year after getting Stormy, I decided to go back to school to finish my degree. I was already working full time, so this meant poor little Stormy would be alone much of the time. In a move that is the *only* time I've sought out a cat (they usually just come to me, as Stormy had) I went to the local shelter and adopted a kitten about 12 wks. old. I brought him home and said, "Look Stormy -- I got you a friend!" Hiss, spit, growl, fur on end, very unhappy cat. Oops. I don't think she ever quite forgave me... > From this I came to the conclusion that humans are social and cats are solitary. That's undoubtedly not an absolute in either case, but generally speaking, I think most cats would prefer to be the "only." ps -- Stormy now shares the house with three others, all "came to me" out of their need. She's a little pissy sometimes, but I let her know she's "queen" and let the others know they are to give her utmost respect (she's the elder puss) and she's adjusted very well. Good luck! _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
