We’ve had our rescue cat for just 3 years now - she’s about 4 years old. She’s an incredibly sociable cat and has always had cat friends (see below) and likes to wander. We’ve moved house and although we are in the same location as before our new neighbour has an aggressive boy cat. She’s been attacked by him a few times now and has basically stopped going out other than to go to the toilet. She looks visibly sad.
We are considering getting her a kitten so she has company and perhaps gets a bit braver again. Is that a really bad idea?
I’m not prepared to get an older cat as I’ve tried that in the past. We had one cat and tried to rescue another, were told not to get a kitten but another mature cat and it worked out very badly. Our resident cat was constantly stressed and the rescue was aggressive and had to be rehomed.
Obviously current cat is a totally different cat and might cope with an adult rescue but I feel like we have a better chance with a kitten.
How good or bad is this as an idea?