October 9th 2008 1:02 pm
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Meooow's Catsters,
I am writing instead of Madison because I am confused about what to do. I know you are devoted cat Moms and Dads and I thought you might have some experiences to share.

For those of you who don't know us Madison is my pride and joy she is an indoor kitty that goes out in the back yard wearing a walking jacket when I am home. I work in a crisis unit so I often work evenings. Therefore, Madison (who loves to pretend she is the great stalker) is outside a lot during the day.

This will be Madison's first Fall she has experienced with me. I adopted her Dec 13 2007 by then we had 25 inches of snow. Now that the weather has begun to change I have noticed Madison being bored and depressed. I have increased our play time together every day. But she is spending a lot of time crying, moping, and begging for attention then not liking the attention she is getting. To get back to the point I am beginning to wonder if getting Madison a sister or brother may be the solution, however I have several concerns.

First, Madison has never met another cat in the neighborhood that she has liked. Although I cant tell if that is more about protecting her territory then disliking cats. Also, as I am writing this I am aware how silly this sounds,but I would never want her to feel that she isn't enough for me or that I have given up on her.

Madison has never been a lap cat and she will only allow me to pet her when she chooses usually only when I am sound asleep and she is trying to wake me up to feed her. I know she loves and trusts me. I hope she knows the same but she has never been a cuddlier. So another concern would be what if she gets overly jealous?

As the day's get shorter and colder I have noticed a big change in her mood. I have already taken her to the vet for a check up they reported she was fine. However because of recent money issues our old vet closed and we had to switch to a new vet and they do not know Madison well.

Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. As Madison would say have a Purrrfect Day!