

All cats and kittens like play, but some need more than others.

If you want to take this New Year’s resolution up-a-notch to be the ultimate cat guardian, play with your cat multiple times per day. Each play session should last 15-20 minutes - or longer for the very athletic kitties. Now your cat should be tired-out. After play is a good time to feed your cat. So when you’re playing, the best game plan is a short burst of time, then let them simmer down, then bring them up to a boil again (and so-on). If you want to really see that cat mojo going, playing is the way to go! Tip #2 – Boil and SimmerĬats aren’t long distance runners, short sprints are more their thing. This is what you have to do to bring out their raw cat hunting mojo. See, Ive tried to do that before, but my cats are ninjas or something, and they always manage to flip the basket and get out again. Fill a shallow box or leave an area of soft, sandy soil, and plant catnip ( Nepeta or. If you want to train your cat to use some areas of the garden instead of others, you could try building your own outdoor litter tray. Take on the role of the bird, be the mouse, be the prey and run around with them. You may not want to deter cats altogether but simply keep them off certain areas of your garden.

While you should avoid letting your kittens play with your hands altogether if. When the term “play” is used, it means really play! Don’t just place an interactive toy on the floor in front of them and text chat on your phone or toss a ball with a bell down the hall. For a good example of how this might work, consider the case of a biting kitten. They need to release this energy, and if they don’t, that’s when some pesky behavior can start (scratching furniture or your legs, knocking things off the shelves, etc.). Remember, cats are motivated by their primal instincts to hunt, catch, kill, and eat. We only do very short time out sessions like 30-45 seconds and then give the dog another chance to correct the behavior. However, if your cat keeps trying to sneak out and seems happier when they do manage to bolt out the door, forcing them to stay inside might seem cruel. Out steps SHREK, an ogre, who tugs at his underwear and shakes his foot of the page still stuck to. What a load of - We see an outhouse and hear the sound of a toilet flushing. A big, green hand rips out a page of the book and shuts it closed. It gives the adults a chance to clear our heads and calm down, too. Time Out One of the best human-raising strategies is to impose a Time Out on the young ones when things get too rowdy. Picking up your kitten to put her into a timeout could reinforce her behavior. For her true love and true loves first kiss. Yes, with some tweaking for feline differences. If you only have 10-15 minutes, that works (but of course your cat would love more time than this if you have it). Well-socialized cats are more likely to have well-socialized kittens. Play with your cat every day! Dog owners have to walk their dogs, right? Cat guardians, you must play with your cats! This is a necessity.
