Environmental enrichment
Provide lots of toys - balls, scrunched paper, toys rats and mice, soft toys,
etc. Cats particularly like to play with toys attached to elastic and suspended
above them. Of course, people are the best toys!
Provide plenty of high surfaces, preferably in the sun, for cats to jump on and
climb. "Climbing posts" can be placed to give access to a high ledge. [see also
"The Importance of Playtime"].
Provide a scratching post for "sharpening" claws - cats can be attracted to the
post by catnip.
Cats love to lie in the sun and sleep or watch the world go by. Provide an
outside area for sunbaking if possible. Window ledges and bay windows, or even
a chair next to a high window, are excellent vantage points.
Cats sometimes chew grass, so if a cat is inside all the time it needs a pot
plant.
Provide plenty of owner contact or another cat for companionship. If you lead a
busy life, it is a good idea to purchase a pair of kittens so they are company
for each other while you are away.
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