Hypothetical: if you have a cat that lost its sole bonded partner to death, and you wanted to replace it with a new cat so the old one doesn't get lonely, would a 7 month old that belongs to a large group of cats be a viable candidate? Would it be cruel to take that cat away from its group to put with the other cat? How emotionally bonded would it be with the group at that age?
I'm not a cat guy but aren't they very territorial and become stressed and unhappy if you have multiple cats in the same home? Isn't it optimal to only have one cat?
Cats do not bond with each other. They do not meow to each other unless they are fighting. They only bond with you, and will, at best, tolerate one another well. Do not get a second cat. If anything, get a dog to remind your cat of hierarchy constantly. They function best like that.
Cats actually do bond very strongly to each other, sometimes to the point where one will stop eating or grooming and just die if separated.
These two are inseparable. I actually worry about what might happen, but for now it's great.
>sole bonded partner
I literally turned 360 degrees and walked out of the theater at that part.
Can someone just answer my question?
No, it wouldn’t be ideal to get another cat.
Think of it like your favourite cousin died and now you’re suddenly trapped with some random weirdo homeless guy that eats your food and makes your bed stink. Instead of helping with loneliness, most of the time they barely learn to tolerate each other at best. Cats that genuinely appear to enjoy being around each other are a pretty tiny minority, but fostering might be a reasonable option if you feel like rolling the dice.
Cats don't care about humans and they don't see you as a member or alpha or the pack like dogs do.
If you die, cat won't even fucking notice. You are just a beta gay provider to them. A cuck, to an animal smaller than you.
Mad cus you couldn't get the first post lol
Mad cus nobody loves you
Mad cus you don't understand that people love for the joy of it and not to get something back in return
Projections of a toxomoron. What I've said are facts. I don't care about your feelings and neither do cats.
Your dog provides nothing to you
At least it doesnt provide a house that stinks like litterbox
you say this to cope not for any other reason
if your name is darius white my dog barked when you tried my door. i chased you out with a shotgun and instead of getting mad at me, your dad called me and asked if i wanted a turn with the paddle. based black dad.
>a member or alpha or the pack like dogs do
Wolves or dogs don't have alphas in the actual wild you absolute troglodyte.
Yeah, they do
They do you retard
>Cats don't care about humans and they don't see you as a member
They literally, cognitively see you as a cat. Or more of a Cheetah, actually. Cats visual brains interpret our face like that of a cat. Literally.
Jesus fucking christ.
>member or alpha or the pack like dogs do.
Kek.
>If you die, cat won't even fucking notice
Of course it will, even moresoe because cats are occasional cannibals and weirdly makes a point to eat relatives. Cats in the wild can walk up to 10 miles to eat a dead sibling. Old trapping lore.
First reply just so an obsessed dogzoophile doesn't get it