Shall I get another cat?

[TreeOfCats]

Hi there,

We rescued a 13 month old cat a few months ago, we know very little about her history, only that she was found abandoned in a cardboard box, covered in fleas and scabs.

When we got her the shelter specified that she is an indoor cat, due to how timid and spooky she was and also due to our house, we live on a 20mph road (but do have fields and lodges round the back of the house)

She has now massively come out of her shell and is a bold, playful little thing.

I'm wondering whether to get another cat for company for her, since she is a house cat? We play with her loads, she has her own space, a cat tree, masses of toys, im training her to do tricks so she is mentally stimulated etc, but obviously I can't replicate her playing with her own species!

What do people think?

Thank you!

It's really your call. You'll get a lot of people saying no, cats are solitary but think of feral colonies.

I've always had a multi cat household. My cats get supervised access to a cat proofed garden and like you they are mentally stimulated. I've never had any case of territorial behaviour, spraying, stress etc. You'll get a few hisses the first few days but settles rather quickly. Never used feliway as my cats hate it.

Slow introduction is key. As are escape routes and access to a high area where they'll feel safe.