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Nice to meet everyone! We adopted Patches from our local humane animal rescue league on Saturday. She is a little over 5 months old and came from house that abandoned her and several other cats, so she is quite needy, but very sweet, friendly and a constant purrer. Problem is that we work and go to school and I just feel bad leaving her alone. We have a nice set up for her in the basement, where she can't get hurt. We have a cat perch, her food, litter box, toys and a couple of cat beds with nice comfy blankets on them, I even have a nightlight for her. Am I a mean mom for keeping her in the basement when no one is home or is asleep? I have her upstairs when someone is at home to make sure she knows what she can or cannot do, for instance, not to eat the christmas tree. LOL! My cat literally has everything she could ever need, I just feel bad when she has to go to the basement. Am I doing the right thing by not allowing her to roam freely through the house when we are not home or even asleep? Or do I allow her to do that once she is trained and a little older? I haven't had a cat in over two decades and the one I had was by no means an affectionate cat, she preferred to be away from people. This one is needy and we all feel bad leaving her. However, next month we have a german shepherd puppy coming to keep her company, I hope that will be a good thing. Thanks for any advice
Nice to meet everyone! We adopted Patches from our local humane animal rescue league on Saturday. She is a little over 5 months old and came from house that abandoned her and several other cats, so she is quite needy, but very sweet, friendly and a constant purrer. Problem is that we work and go to school and I just feel bad leaving her alone. We have a nice set up for her in the basement, where she can't get hurt. We have a cat perch, her food, litter box, toys and a couple of cat beds with nice comfy blankets on them, I even have a nightlight for her. Am I a mean mom for keeping her in the basement when no one is home or is asleep? I have her upstairs when someone is at home to make sure she knows what she can or cannot do, for instance, not to eat the christmas tree. LOL! My cat literally has everything she could ever need, I just feel bad when she has to go to the basement. Am I doing the right thing by not allowing her to roam freely through the house when we are not home or even asleep? Or do I allow her to do that once she is trained and a little older? I haven't had a cat in over two decades and the one I had was by no means an affectionate cat, she preferred to be away from people. This one is needy and we all feel bad leaving her. However, next month we have a german shepherd puppy coming to keep her company, I hope that will be a good thing. Thanks for any advice