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I have two very lovely kitten companions, a 5 month boy and girl siblings. The girl is a bit of a depressive and she is very timid. She tends to be get lonely and follows the other cat around, who often prefers isolation, or she comes to me, but I can't always be there because I have to go be at school or busy working. . I am thinking that perhaps her brother sometimes avoids her because of her constant herpes infection with the whole eye infection, sneezing, and all (which I am still trying to tackle, currently going to go and fetch l-lysine), which isn't helped by the fact that she is very anxious and will dash sometimes at even the slightest sound (stress can cause herpes flares). Again, she is very timid.
I can provide her with caring companionship when I am around and I can provide her with good health care, but I can't provide her the constant companionship that I think she craves coming from a household with many cats, including her mother. It seems evident to me that she loves cat companionship because she loves it when I act like a cat with her (rubbing her with my face instead of petting with my hands) and she doesn't understand that she isn't supposed to wake me up every 2 hours or bite me despite me trying to teach her but really that doesn't bother me at all because this isn't about me. What bothers me is that everything I am talking about indicates that it is optimal for her to be in a multi-cat household setup like she was in previously. So, I was thinking of returning her to her previous "pride" setup household, but I am worried that they might give her to another household (the owner at one point told me she doesn't want another cat, ouch!) even if I get them to agree to keep her permanently and I am worried that the quality of care is going to be a little worse because of her herpes and constant infectious needing constant attention and the owner is a bit neglectful by my standards . But I am also worried that none of that matters if she isn't happy which I am not sure she fully is in my household. Or maybe she wouldn't be fully happy there either - perhaps what I have indicated tells that she would be a little sad anywhere she goes or she is sad not because of her environment but because of something else like her illness? I don't know. Just such a hard dilemma.
I was wondering: what is best for my kitten? Any ideas appreciated
I can provide her with caring companionship when I am around and I can provide her with good health care, but I can't provide her the constant companionship that I think she craves coming from a household with many cats, including her mother. It seems evident to me that she loves cat companionship because she loves it when I act like a cat with her (rubbing her with my face instead of petting with my hands) and she doesn't understand that she isn't supposed to wake me up every 2 hours or bite me despite me trying to teach her but really that doesn't bother me at all because this isn't about me. What bothers me is that everything I am talking about indicates that it is optimal for her to be in a multi-cat household setup like she was in previously. So, I was thinking of returning her to her previous "pride" setup household, but I am worried that they might give her to another household (the owner at one point told me she doesn't want another cat, ouch!) even if I get them to agree to keep her permanently and I am worried that the quality of care is going to be a little worse because of her herpes and constant infectious needing constant attention and the owner is a bit neglectful by my standards . But I am also worried that none of that matters if she isn't happy which I am not sure she fully is in my household. Or maybe she wouldn't be fully happy there either - perhaps what I have indicated tells that she would be a little sad anywhere she goes or she is sad not because of her environment but because of something else like her illness? I don't know. Just such a hard dilemma.
I was wondering: what is best for my kitten? Any ideas appreciated