Playing with your cat is a lot of fun, but it is also beneficial to your cat’s well being.Here are some of the benefits
Exercise from playing helps your cat maintain a healthy weight.
Cats release negative energy, stress or aggression while playing.
Playing with your cat strengths the bond between you and your cat.
Playing can help a shy cat gain confidence.
Playing with our cat helps increase his natural hunting skills, which is great if you ever get a mouse in the house!
How to play
Let your cat set the pace of the play and don’t over do it. Rotate the toys for your cat. Most cats will get bored with the same toy if it is left out all the time. Some of the best cat toys are your fingers, a piece of string, a box, and the top of a milk carton. Your cat likes to win, so make the game challenging enough to keep his interest, but easy enough that he gets to win.
Peak your cat’s interest with movements. Let your cat hunt for the toy. Try peaking a toy around the corner or under the covers and watch your cat try to catch the toy.
One of my cat’s favorite toys is a feather on a string. He loves to chase and capture it.
What kind of games do you play with your cats?
4 comments:
My cats love playing with string. That is their favorite game.
My cats love to chase each other for fun! They also love their cat teaser toys.
My cats love to play with empty cardboard boxes or even an empty paper grocery bag turned on it's side. They climb in and I will scratch the outside of the box or bag. They scratch back and just love it. It's so funny that something so simple can entertain them for quite a while.
Years ago I got my son a toy that shoots 2 inch Foam Discs across the room...our cats LOVE to play fetch with these. They will bring them back repeatedly to have them thrown or shot again. This is great indoors or out back...they can "hunt" for the disc in the grass before returning it. We have given them a few of their own in their toy box & Simba (my 5 yr old male) will bring me one every day to play.
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