Noah's Mommy,
I agree that having 2 cats is a good decision. It was a little harder for me at the time because Stump was not a young cat (he was 10 at the time), but I really had been feeling badly that he was home alone all day while I was at work. The opportunity came in the form of Emmett, who was about 5 months old then. It was definitely not love at first sight as far as Stump was concerned, but in the three years since then, Emmett has calmed down a little and Stump is more tolerant. They've never ever hurt each other although there is often a lot of hissing and screeching on Stump's part when Emmett wants to play and he doesn't. They do play together occasionally and it's so much fun to watch them -- Stump will hide behind a door and whack Emmett's feet when he walks by, or Emmett will hide under the bed covers and Stump will poke him or give him a little play bite. They also groom each other, although that often degenerates into wrestling. All in all, it's great having them both -- they've become my family and it's very special.