Our cat is going on 9 years now. She has been an indoor cat for most of her life, except for a few years where we had a yard where she could roam around freely.
During those years, she did NOT get along with the neighbour's cat, and constantly got into fights. Even as an indoor cat, when she would see a cat outside, she would pace back and forth by the window, looking like she wanted to tear its eyeballs out.
However our cat is getting pretty bored... She pretty much lays around sleeping for most of the day, except when we have time to play with her (usually using a laser pen) and give her some catnip once in a while.
I thought it might be a good idea to get a second cat - that is usually recommended for a bored cat, isn't it? It should give her something to do.
My only concern is, will my cat want to kill new cat if we were to bring one home? Would it help if the new cat is a brand new kitten? I wonder if our current cat's motherly instincts would kick in, and she would want to take care of it?
If this is a bad idea, what are some other ways to keep our cat's mind occupied? She doesn't like noisy toys at all.. she is not that interested in other toys we've bought for her.. Her scratching post/playset is pretty much used as a bed and that's it...
Any advice/shared experience would be appreciated.