Socks and Sass haven't been getting along lately. Socks is still very young, and wants to play all the time. Whenever he approaches her she hisses and runs away from him. Sometimes she'll walk up to him and bat at his face for no particular reason that I'm aware of.
A couple weeks ago, Brian, our roommate and Sass's owner, took her back to his mother's house. I think that is where she is most comfortable since it's the place that she has lived most of her 5 years. We don't know whether or not he is going to keep her there permanently or just for a month or two....
I've been wanting to get a kitten, so that we can raise a cat of our own to keep, and I thought that one might make a better mate for Socks since he's in play mode 90% of the time. The only thing is that I don't know whether or not Sass is coming back... and if she is then should we still get a kitten? If Socks had someone else to play with would he leave Sass be? Would yet another cat stress her out more?
I'm not really sure how Socks would react to a new kitten either, but I hope that they would play and get along. He needs a companion that he can play with... he's been so bored lately and terrorizing us with it. We've gotten toys and we play with him a few times every day, but it's still not enough.
A couple weeks ago, Brian, our roommate and Sass's owner, took her back to his mother's house. I think that is where she is most comfortable since it's the place that she has lived most of her 5 years. We don't know whether or not he is going to keep her there permanently or just for a month or two....
I've been wanting to get a kitten, so that we can raise a cat of our own to keep, and I thought that one might make a better mate for Socks since he's in play mode 90% of the time. The only thing is that I don't know whether or not Sass is coming back... and if she is then should we still get a kitten? If Socks had someone else to play with would he leave Sass be? Would yet another cat stress her out more?
I'm not really sure how Socks would react to a new kitten either, but I hope that they would play and get along. He needs a companion that he can play with... he's been so bored lately and terrorizing us with it. We've gotten toys and we play with him a few times every day, but it's still not enough.