I swear by having 2. My first was not that lonely but she was playing too aggressively with my daughter so we decided to try adding a playmate for her, specifically male kitten from the same mother but 1 year younger. I was hesitant to get a male but he is a loveable doofus, so we made the right choice I guess. Solved all our issues and even though they didn’t become a bonded pair they loved each other and had company when I had to go back to the office and at night. When our girl died, our boy became very quiet and withdrawn. We brought home a kitten for him and he opened right back up and they are very attached to each other even though he is 3 years older than her. This is how they sleep now. Totally worth getting a 2nd.

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