Poor Little Pussy

Everyday I am faced with the dilemma: How much whining can I put up with before I give up and let my cat outside?

To make this simpler I have created some rules such as: Not when it's dark; Not before work; And very little if it's raining (she hates getting her paws wet).

But now that the weather is turning nice, I feel bad about cooping up my cat inside all day until I get home from work. I could open up the window and she could squeeze through the bars and come and go as she pleases, but then again, so could anything else small enough to fit through the bars. And even right now, I have the window cracked open an inch and it's driving her crazy that she can't get outside (and believe me, she is trying).

The problem stems from the fact that my cat is a huge attention whore (aw, just like her mama), and loves to interact with all the people that walk by. Except for the dogs, she hates the dogs. Even the ones that are smaller than her and she could so take in a fight.

One solution is getting her a playmate, but my place is far too small to have 2 cats, and Muffin is jealous enough for my attentions (she resents my computer and boyfriends), that I'm sure that would not work out well. And anything else, she would eat.

Oh what to do, what to do with my poor little pussy....