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Vinny and Spencer cuddling within the daylight. (COURTESY BLIX WARNER PHOTOGRAPHY)
DEAR PET TALK: My cat appears lonely; lately, we misplaced our different cat from sickness however we’re nervous about bringing him a buddy. – Feline Fan
DEAR FELINE FAN: Last week, we wrote about the advantages of getting a number of dogs versus a singleton and this week we requested our Be PAWSitive neighborhood their ideas on multiple feline.
Some folks spoke concerning the complexity of cat psychology – some felines respect their very own solitude, whereas others crave companionship. This was undoubtedly the case for Fitchburg’s Jenn Bragdon whose household have a super-senior tomcat (Hendrik, age 20). “When he was our only cat he was depressed,” she experiences. “Picking at his food, wouldn’t play, he would wander the house crying. He had never done that when he had kitty siblings. So we knew we needed a companion for him. As soon as we adopted another cat all of that stopped.”
Artist Kathryn Swantee of Leominster who seems to be very carefully at cat habits as she is a famous pet portraitist observes that she has “always had at least two cats. A companion keeps them active and two cats are more entertaining than one.” For Swantee, she’s often had a quartet, however “finds three to be the perfect number.”
Some cat house owners tackle particular duties, and one buddy who takes care of very in poor health, and/or elderly kitties has 9 cats. She explains that everybody will get alongside, however “much care” must be taken with introductions.
For Misty Wisuri of Fitchburg, two dogs and two cats (and a lizard) is the magic mixture. “We are feeling the need for a new cat soon and when the right one comes along it will happen,” she muses. “Our kids have never known life without pets. They provide an unconditional love for the family and each other. And they fill the house with that unconditional love just by their presence. If you can afford and care for them, the more the merrier.”
Our family has achieved equilibrium with one canine and two cats, which implies when a cat will get “the zoomies” many our bodies are blissful to affix in!
Sally Cragin is the director of Be PAWSitive: Therapy Pets and Community Education. Text inquiries to 978-320-1335.
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