lonely Kitty

My kitty (Kiddy really) Boots is not happy now that I have a full time job out of the house all day. I used to be able to work from my home but my job changed and I am out all day now. Boots seems a little depressed. It has just been a month now but he isn't happy at all it seems.

I was thinking of getting him a little sister or brother. Does anyone think it's a bad idea to get another cat for him to play with all day? I already have enough cat toys around to keep anyone happy, but Boots needs more. Would it depress him more to have another kitty around? How can I find out?

I've often wondered the same thing. My Pepper gets real jealous though whenever she's around other animals. If Boots generally seems to enjoy other animals, then maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea. I would just use caution and not leave them alone together right away. Boots may feel threatened and hurt his new brother or sister.

Has Boots been around other cats at all? Does he get along with them well? I wonder if you could do a "trial adoption" from a shelter - take another cat and see how it goes. If they become friends with Boots, you keep the kitty, if not, give it back to the shelter.

Another thing you might want to consider are your feelings in this matter. Your kitty might not be depressed at all, you on the other hand might be depressed about leaving the household and your kitty to go out and work and dumping all that emotion on a poor little kitty cat

Since I have kept 2 of her kittens from 6 months ago, she seems to be mean to them and hisses at them everytime they get near her. We had them all fixed but she still does it. You just never know how they will take to a new kitten.

Brandbla8 wrote:

Since I have kept 2 of her kittens from 6 months ago, she seems to be mean to them and hisses at them everytime they get near her. We had them all fixed but she still does it. You just never know how they will take to a new kitten.

Could be that mom was ready for the kittens to be gone, once weaned. It is as if the kids are supposed to be grown up and on their own, but end up living in the basement until they are 30.

I would get a playmate. Just like most animals they get bored when no one is around. I think a playmate is a good idea.

The hard part is to pick a cat who would get along with Boots and whose company Boots would enjoy as well. It might take time, too. When our second cat showed up, he hissed at the one we already had for well over a week, although that cat was ready to accept him right away. They are friends now, sleeping next to each other as I type this.