Scooter seems depressed-might adopting a kitten help?
We recently went to visit relatives with our dog Scooter for a month where she received a lot of attention and got to play with kids everyday. After we came back she has had very little energy and doesn't want to play much at all. I take her to the dog park everyday and she hasn't wanted to play with other dogs either. My husband and I are thinking of adopting a kitten for Scooter since she loves playing with cats. I considered getting another dog but I really don't want to take on the additional work, I also have a small child. Any advice on this would be really appreciated!!! Eileen |
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| Is it possible Scooter is sick and has actually picked up something while you were away? I'd look inot that first.
If Scooter likes cats and is good with them, that might be a good idea. |
| I think adopting a "KITTEN" is a great idea. A rescued adult cat may not want to play with a dog as much and take longer to form a bond with a dog.
However, deep down I don't think one can get a CAT for a DOG. Even if the cat and dog get along great... there's a good chance the two may not even play outside of a few minutes a day. Unlike the companionship of another dog (with a dog). I will say that before we got our OES, my very tiny maltese was best friends with our cat. They would rumble and THROW each other around while wrestling every night. Now... obviously the cat can't THROW my OES around and I would not let the OES throw my cat (my cat would be a pancake!)  |
| Not every cat will love an OES and vice versa. It really depends on that particular cat and if they get along.
My Rags would try to eat the cat, while Pepsi loves and wants to play with them. If you do decide to adopt a cat I would suggest bringing your dog along to make sure they are the perfect match. |
| Not the same thing, but our cat Lenny seemed bored so we got him another kitten for companionship. Boy, that was tough! They did NOT get along for the longest time. Plus, Lenny was so much bigger (he was about 6 months old when we got Kirby, who was 7 weeks) that we had to keep them separated just to make sure he didn't accidentally hurt her.
So now, no more 'companion' friends for the animals. They aren't necessarily thinking what we think they're thinking  |
| I did the same thing for London - we adopted a siamese kitten (they say siamese cats are more dog than cat) for London and ever since then they've been best friends. London still picks up Potato (formerly known as muggle) by its neck (which is becoming annoying) and drag him across the kitchen floor. His way of mothering potato.... At first I was nervous abotu London becoming aggressive to Potato but then I realized that Potato will let London know when he's hurting him. Most of the time they like to cuddle eachother, chase eachother (yes, Potato likes to chase london), play hide and seek.. I think it helps that Potato thinks he's a dog .. London has been more active and happier ( i think) ever since...
I think getting a kitten is a great idea but yes, as willowsprite already mentioned, check out your OES' health first... |
| Joahaeyo said: I will say that before we got our OES, my very tiny maltese was best friends with our cat. They would rumble and THROW each other around while wrestling every night. Now... obviously the cat can't THROW my OES around and I would not let the OES throw my cat (my cat would be a pancake!)
Haha! My OES Wembley used to play with our 4 year old Miniature poodle.. Puppy! He would just lie on the ground and whack her with his paw and she would tug on his ear and nose and he didn't mind a bit! (He was pretty lonely with only our old geezer dog Elwood for company) Tiffany |
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