Passionfruit: Good joke and so true!
I think that it depends on different circumstances and how a cat was raised as to the amount of attention it needs. I've grown up with cats and had a strong dislike for them because to every cat my family ever owned we were simply "the can-opener" as someone else said. However, recently, my mom got two kittens and my boyfriend and I got a kitten. My mom's cats love each other, and while they love us and are very affectionate toward us, we are in second place to the other cat. My cat, Theo, cries as soon as he hears me coming toward the door. When I open the door, it's suddenly as if he's made of jello and flops all over the floor, wanting to get pet. He loves attention and loves to be around us. However, he is content to sleep on the top of the couch or on a piece of furniture that no one is sitting on, where as I think yorkies need more.
This is something that I have thought about in anticipation of getting my puppy in a few weeks. I think that once Theo gets used to the puppy he is going to like the companionship. I would think of it like children- if you had 4 children, you would give them all equal attention. However, sometimes you have children who need extra attention, and you must work the situation so as to make all of your children as happy and emotionally healthy as possible. You couldn't ignore a needy child. When you're with your cats, I would make sure that someone else is able to give the puppy attention. And, she is still a puppy so she will probably become more independent as she grows.
Good luck, and I hope that the situation works out for you. |