Finding fun activities for one’s kittens or cats may seem like a very simple thing, but if you’re a kitten or cat owner you know that sometimes these adorable but stubborn creatures can get bored. When they are bored (especially the less mature and less well trained kittens) they may do naughty things. These things may include going poo-poo in your potted plants, shredding your shower curtains, or playing with your mice…that is, your computers’ mice.
Kittens and cats are playful but wilful creatures. Of course, they love to fantasize that they run the household. This can be part of their charm, but it’s important for the real humans to keep them entertained just as it is to keep them nutritionally fed and their litterbox clean. Playful kittens and cats are healthier pets, too.
The times when it’s most important to focus on finding fun activities for your kittens or cats are those when the usual routine of the household is disrupted. These times may include: a holiday time; when you’re traveling for an extended period; when guests are over; or when there are professionals in your home doing additions or repair work. Kittens, especially, might take to mischief during these routine-disrupting events. When this happens, it can be aggravating and possibly costly for you, and perhaps even dangerous for your pets.
It may be that traveling with your pets is the event that most demands that you find fun activities for them. Kittens and cats can be traumatized by travel because it’s highly disruptive to their world, and they feel out of control. What could be among the fun activities that you come up with? They could include: playing “chase” with a laser-light; tossing a small ball or a crumpled up ball of construction paper or an empty cigarette box and letting the felines bat it around; or, yes, even going for a “cat walk” using a cat harness.
Actually, finding fun activities for your cats or kittens is pretty simple. However, you have to be mindful of doing it. Preserve your pets’ health and preserve your sanity!
For more information please see RSPCA.org.uk.
