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Hello everyone:)

I bought my female cat 5 moth ago when she was 3 month old.
All time she was playing with toys and had several projects like how to destroy
plastic bags. She always was active.
Time pass now she is 9 month old. She was in her heat first time.
After that she become apatite. No playing more with toys. No destroying plastic bags.
Just sitting all the day on the bed and do nothing.

I thought if I bring another cat , it will improve her behavior. Maybe they will play together?

Please advise.
Thanks Jazy

I would be very wary of introducing a second cat, I very much doubt it would help.

You say the change happened when she went into heat, I am assuming you didn't take her to a stud or let her out to find a mate on her own so she isn't pregnant. If you did do either of these then it is probable that she is pregnant and saving her energy to go towards the growing kittens. If she isn't pregnant then her body is getting ready to go into heat again, all her hormones are insisting that she gets pregnant and has kittens, and as soon as those are weaned, she does it again. My advise if you aren't planning on having her as a breeding queen is to get her spayed as soon as you can. Once the surgery is healed and the hormone levels reduces I think you will find she reverts back to being a happy playful girl again.

Hi hello..yes..that is a good idea to have another cat for your older one..but, if possible don't buy it...you can adopt some from shelters or from your vets office. Furthermore, find a younger one that could energize you older cat-activate and the older one could have new motivation with the younger one...Good luck

I would second getting her spayed, and then see if she becomes happier and more playful after a few months. That is assuming, of course, that she is not already pregnant and that her behaviour is not caused by any other health issues - I would make a vet appointment for a pre-spay check up as soon as possible, just in case. If you do decide to get a companion remember that an unneutered male and female living together will almost inevitably produce litter after litter after litter of kittens - spay her first! And be very careful - in many countries rescue centres are closed because of Covid, and unscrupulous people are profiteering, selling kittens at inflated prices. Such kittens may have health issues, or may not even exist.