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Why does my cat meow every evening? Is she bored? Should I get a kitten?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 2 years and 6 months old

Hello, my cat sits behind the open living room door mewing in the evenings is she attention seeking when I start to play with her she stops she doesn’t go out very often even though the option is there if she see’s another cat she runs but with smaller animals she’s great could she be bored should I get her a play mate for her and get a kitten, she is 2yrs thank you

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Answered By C. Rathjens, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 28th, 2018

I would recommend starting by reading through this website for ideas for additional enrichment: https://indoorpet.osu.edu/cats . My first guess is that she's bored and wants some attention in the evenings. Getting another cat is a bit risky - it could be great, or Sassy could absolutely hate the newcomer leading to a whole need set of problems.

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