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Home > How to play with your cat How to play with your cat We all know that exercise affects us both physically and mentally. The same is true for your cat. Playing with her is essential for bonding, weight control, and for helping your cat develop muscle tone, agility, and stamina, so a daily dose of aerobic exercise is as important for cats as it is for their owners. If you have young kitten it will want to play and play and play! Play behaviour begins when kittens paw and bite their litter mates. This is often followed by chasing, stalking and wrestling. Your kitten may pounce and stalk unsuspecting toys or pieces of paper. Don’t worry. It is just exercising its natural predatory instincts in a harmless and often amusing – manner. Cats are predators and they get their confidence from going out and catching prey. When you play together, the cat focuses on being a predator, which makes it feel more confident because it’s out conquering territory. When to play with your cats? The part of day you should play with your cat depends of this when she naturally appears interesting play. When she is fast asleep on the sofa, she is less likely to be interested than when she is sitting and watching the environment around her. Cats will often focus their hinting activities early in the morning and in the evening around dusk so aim to play with your cat at these times. The cats are wonderful athletes, but you do not have to forget that they generally like to exercise for brief periods only. Many cats like to be picked up and held, but usually they only like it for a very short time. For instance, if your cat begins to fuss or struggle, put her down. Always support a cat's hindquarters when you pick her up. A comfortable way to hold her is to rest her against your body with her front paws on your shoulder and your arm under her rump. What toys you can use? Cats are motivated by smell, sound, texture and movement. The toys you use should aim to cover all these aspects. Discover your cat’s preferences by presenting a variety different sized toy made from different materials and watch her reaction to gauge her preferences. You can consider the following options: - In general, cats prefer homemade toys over expensive store-bought ones. Paper balls, superballs, plastic rings from milk jugs, pencils, paper bags, socks, cardboard boxes, wads of paper and ping-pong balls, enhances the cat’s play. - Toys that are too heavy for your cat to move or that are small enough to be swallowed should be avoided. If you and your cat like to play string games, make sure the string is safely put away after every game. -You can use toys that will move independently or that your keep moving at a distance such as fishing rod style toys. Cats get bored easily, thus it is so important to rotate toys to maintain their interest. Variety in “prey” can be provided by tying different toys onto the end of the string on a rod. The aroma of catnip loses potency over time. To keep kitty's catnip toys fresh, store them in a plastic container and take them out for a special play session two or three times a week. Check toys for glued-on decorations or trim that could come off and be swallowed. The eyes on some playthings can be especially hazardous. For example, one very popular toy, the small mice made of real fur, have eyes that are tacks and should be removed before the toy is given to the cat. You can make your cat’s life more fun if: - Install a window perch with a view of
the birdfeeder, Your cat love to play with you. If you notice your cat hopping about sideways or racing around the house, chances are it’s in the mood for some fun. Here a few games to try that will keep both you and your cat entertained. - Flash a beam of light on the walls and
floor of a dimly-lit room (use a flashlight or a laser pointer). Cats
love to chase the light across the floor, over furniture and up walls. Your can see if your cat likes particular
game by checking its pupils. If they are dilated, your cat is having a
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