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    'I'm sure that I would come to love another cat if I got one': After Gracie's window buddy moves away, pawrent considers getting a cat sibling to fill the purr-shaped void

    Gracie has been queen of the castle for four years. She gets porch time, catnip, scratchers, and plenty of play. Even after all that enrichment she sometimes drops a pointed meow that feels like a request for something extra. Her pawrent hears it and wonders what box is still unchecked on the enrichment bingo card.

    Then came Jacks, the new neighbors' one-year-old. Window appointments became a nightly ritual. He meowed to be let out, she stood on the porch like a furry lighthouse, and they traded long looks and polite sniffs. Not wrestle buddies, more vibe buddies. Then the neighbors moved out overnight. Now the window is empty. Gracie sniffs the sill, perks at every creak, and looks deeply unimpressed by this plot twist.

    Here's the fork in the catwalk. The pawrent feels fine as a one-cat household, yet Gracie clearly enjoyed having a nearby friend. Space exists, budget exists, and a tender gap sits where the window romance used to be. Would a second cat soothe that gap or crowd the throne. That's the purrspective to weigh, with Gracie's happiness at center stage.

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