Training & BehaviorWe recently had our 12 yr old cat put to sleep and Sophie (14yrs) seems to have limited herself to only our kitchen and dining room area with the exception of using her litter box (thankfully). Now she just eats and sleeps, doesn't socialize. Could
Hello, It does sound like Sophie is be grieving the loss of her friend. In this case, getting her a new companion may be helpful. I would recommend fostering an adult to senior age cat. The benefits of getting an older cat over a kitten is that they already have an established personality and there's no risk of them growing up to become a bully of their senior friend. Fostering works really well because if it takes a few tries to find the perfect friend fit, you can be really sure that Sophie is happy with the new addition before committing to adoption. Feliway sprays and collars are a natural calming pheromone that can be helpful both during her current grieving process and will help when introducing cats to each other at first as well. I hope this is helpful! Thanks for using Boop by Petco!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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