Here are some amazing health Benefits of Playing with your Kitties.
Do you find yourself constantly looking for the next fancy gadget or toy to keep your cat busy or just to spoil them? You aren’t the only pet cat owner who is looking for ways to improve your cats lifestyle and their health. While toys, complex climbing frames and cat condos are all great to keep your cat busy when you are not around, there is one sure shot and effective way to make your cat truly happy. And it will cost you nothing! All you have to do is invest some one on one, play time with your cat. The benefits are exponential!
For those cat parents that may read the above and be baffled as to how they could get their lazy and less inclined cats to be motivated to play, we say keep trying! You may have a little more work to do than the owners of cats that may already be a little more motivated than yours, but the end result is a happy cat. And we know as a cat parent that’s the most important thing for you.
How playing with your cats & it’s toys improves health:
1. Promotes exercise:
Do you know how much your cat sleeps? Does it seem like a lot? Most cats would sleep about 70% of their lives! However getting good exercise while they’re awake can be key in ensuring your beloved cat is not prone to diabetes, heart disease or obesity.
You can use many toys to motivate your cat to leap forward such as play wand toys or play circuits.
2. Eliminates boredom:
Curiosity killed the cat, because curiosity motivated the cat. Your cat is a naturally curious animal, needing and craving adventure in their surroundings.
If you play with your cat, accentuated with exciting toys, you provide that stimuli they need. If your cat doesn’t get this stimuli you can risk your beloved cat getting depressed and more and more lethargic. Cats can get super moody and display challenging behaviour is these cases.
To fight boredom, make sure you rotate toys and spend an ample amount of time with your cat playing.
3. Relieves stress and anxiety:
You know how stress and anxiety can affect us people? It’s the same,if not worse for cats! During times of transition, new surroundings, or any medium to large change, your cat can get quite unsettled with unfamiliarity and one of the best ways is to distract them is by playing with them and using one of your new or rotated toys.
4. Promotes bonding:
Bonding with your cat is great and you must offer the highest level of care for your cat for them. Spending time with them is great, but really knowing what they need and when they need it is key. For example, using toys to help them in certain uncomfortable situations can really make you a beloved cat parent.
In a situation for example where your cat is getting used to another new cat, you may find that sharing each cat’s toy with the other can help an unfamiliar situation be less stressful.
5. Build confidence:
If you have a timid cat by nature, or you may have recently adopted a foster cat, it’s important to help familiarize such cats with the least amount of stress to build up their confidence in socializing, playing and spending quality time. While the process may be slow, if managed right, your timid cat will eventually connect with the natural playfulness that is inside all cats. Toys can be used as a means to that wonderful end.
