It probably comes as no surprise when I tell you that I have been wondering: should I get another cat?
I have mixed feelings about it, and so many thoughts have been running through my head that it’s an even crazier place than normal!
This is the conversation going on inside my mind …
Should I Get Another Cat?
Fleur’s latest toy is this tunnel, she loves to run through it at great speed!
Miss Fleur is such a cutie patootie. I just love her to bits!
BUT. I really miss having a cat that likes to be picked up and cuddled 🙁 . Oh no, now I feel disloyal to Miss Fleur! Fleur is an awesome cat in so many ways and we love her dearly BUT she really doesn’t like to be picked up – although she’s getting better, and tolerates it because she knows how much I love it.
She’s not really a lap cat either. Our last cat, Misty used to love that. You know what else Misty used to do? She used to suckle on my ear! Hubster thought it was gross but I thought it was so cute, and I loved how it tickled. I really did feel like her mummy. Oh and that’s right, Misty had the LOUDEST purr. Poor Fleur Bee has such a quiet little purr you can’t actually hear it unless you have your ear to her fur – and then she usually stops – but at least you can feel it when you’re patting her.
Maybe another cat would stop her from chewing everything cardboard in the house?!
The hubster (he’s such a softie!) worries that Miss Fleur is lonely and bored, being an inside cat. He thinks she needs a playmate. I’m here pretty much all the time, as I work from home, but I can see what he means. Also, if I am away for any length of time, poor Fleur frets and misses me, so it would probably be better for her if she had a furry friend. After all, she was fostered in a household with 4 other cats for her first year, so she would probably adjust fairly quickly.
Here she looks like she’s saying: PWEEZ MUMMY, can I has a furr-iend?!
Although I do dread the thought of the whole adjustment period. Introducing two cats is never easy, and the inevitable hissing and hackles raised can be quite upsetting. And what if they don’t like each other? What if the other cat bullies Fleur, or the other way round? What if one of them develops anxiety issues? If we do get another cat, would it be a crushing blow to Miss Fleur’s self-esteem? Will she think things like “Wasn’t I good enough for you?”?!
I suspect it could really put my Princess-Diva-Puss-Kitty’s delicate little nose out of joint!
People will think I really AM a crazy cat lady, if I get another moggy. Humph. What do I care. I’m a crazy cat lady and proud of it – and even have the badge on my blog to prove it (see bottom right)!
Is there room in my heart for another cat? I guess it would be just like when you have another baby – it’s not like you have to divide your love, rather, it just multiplies and expands 🙂 .
It would have to be a cat that was used to being indoors only, or they wouldn’t settle well here. Then there’s the litter tray duties that come with having two cats – twice as much poop to scoop! Oh joy – I can hardly wait!
Fleur getting into mischief (a frequent occurrence). Imagine that, times two!
Of course we would only consider another rescue kitty, and the cats on the various sites I follow are all so cute. I wish I could take them ALL home. And what if Miss Fleur really IS lonely?
And in my darker moments I think, what if Miss Fleur does have the heart condition that runs in her family, and dies at a young age … would having another cat somehow make that more bearable?
Dear reader, I hope you have survived this brief sojourn in the whirlwind that is my brain.
And I’m also hoping that you can help me with my question: should I get another cat?!