I can't figure out how much cats need other cats. Case in point: I have an only cat. He goes outside sparingly. And lately I noted he goes out and hangs out near the courtyard where there is a 3 cat household. They don't excatly play together, but will sit and stare at one another. I did see him chase one playfully. And he got into a tussle with another, it broke up pretty quick. He is neutered. I can tell he wants to go over there from time to time. yet I look outside and will see them all just sitting there, like old men chewing the fat or something.
So I guess I am wondering, are they really social? I know in the wild, they will form colonies, but that is often a survivial thing. Their survial instincts know together they are more likely to survive. and I keep reading here how people adopt another cat for a companion for the original cat and they just end up wrestling and the parents worry and worry. They don't snuggle each other the way a dog might.
I have thought of adopting another cat for mine to have a friend, but I wonder if that would be amistake. I mean this place is his, I am his. would his quality of life improve? Or are we putting human values on cats?
So I guess I am wondering, are they really social? I know in the wild, they will form colonies, but that is often a survivial thing. Their survial instincts know together they are more likely to survive. and I keep reading here how people adopt another cat for a companion for the original cat and they just end up wrestling and the parents worry and worry. They don't snuggle each other the way a dog might.
I have thought of adopting another cat for mine to have a friend, but I wonder if that would be amistake. I mean this place is his, I am his. would his quality of life improve? Or are we putting human values on cats?