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By encouraging new activities and augmenting your cat's environment, you can make your cat happier, healthier, and more confident. Below are a few of the popular types of cat toys & treats you can find at your local PetSmart store.
All pets require stimulation to keep them active, healthy, and social. Cats will require the same type of commitment to keep their curiosity satisfied, especially during the times when they are left home alone. Without stimulation, they can suffer from feelings of confinement, boredom, isolation, and stress, and this can lead to destructive behavior. To address this basic need, your cat should be provided with interesting activities and habitats to keep her occupied throughout the day and night.
If her instincts to hunt, explore, play, or socialize are not fulfilled while you're away, there's a very good chance your cat will spend all of her time eating, sleeping, pacing, or getting into trouble. Fortunately, all of your cat's needs can be met by providing her with toys and treats that keep her stimulated. This guide will provide you with information about some of the most popular items available to ensure your cat will remain active and content, especially when you're away from home.
You probably already have a number of items in your home that can provide hours of fascinating entertainment for your cat. Many of the items listed here can be terrific "babysitters" during the time when you cannot be at home with your cat.
Cat treats come in many textures, shapes, and sizes. Your cat should be introduced to whichever ones you select slowly. Also, treats should never be used as meal replacements. Make sure they are offered only as a supplement (no more than 10%) to a well-balanced nutrition plan. A few of the most popular types of cat treats are:
These traditional cat treats come with all sorts of added benefits. Some are basted with flavors; others are infused with vitamins. Many can help keep your cat's teeth clean. There's something for everyone!
These are the long-standing cat favorites, and they are best used as a means of positive reinforcement to train and reward your cat for appropriate behaviors. Flavors include chicken, beef, lamb, and rice.
To provide a yummy alternative to her regular treats, try giving your cat freeze-dried shrimp or other feline delicacies.
Table scraps can cause severe stomach upset in your cat. What may seem to you like a tiny treat from a dinner plate may, in fact, be a calorie-packed overload for your cat.
Also, even though most cats crave the taste of milk, you should shy away from giving it to your cat, because she can't digest it. Instead, look for products designed to smell and taste like milk, but which are digestible in a cat's system.
By encouraging new activities and augmenting your cat's environment, you can make your cat happier, healthier, and more confident. A few of the popular types of cat toys you can find at your local PetSmart store are:
Chewing on or playing with toys can help your cat pass the time, and can also alleviate the chances of your cat destroying furniture, rugs, curtains, and more. When selecting a chew toy, make sure it is large enough to not be swallowed by your cat.
Enclosed plastic balls Food hidden inside of a ball will stimulate most cats. Place kibble, cheese, or a small amount of wet food inside a durable rubber ball and leave the ball out for your cat when you leave home.
These carpeted, multi-tiered play structures can provide your cat with a place to rest, explore, eat, scratch, or perch.
Your cat has a natural instinct to mark her territory by scratching familiar items within her environment, so give your new cat something to sink her claws into other than your favorite easy chair or prized Oriental rug!
String, feather, and fur toys offer terrific opportunities for you to engage your cat in shared play. They come in many colorful sizes and shapes (birds, mice, etc.), and can stimulate your cat's basic instinct to hunt. One word of caution, though: These toys should be saved for those times when you can supervise play, as they can be easily torn apart and swallowed.
Catnip is a harmless, enjoyable herb that is irresistible to about 70% of cats. Catnip comes in a variety of forms. You can offer it to your cat dried or embedded within a variety of chew toys we offer. Or, you can buy catnip spray to infuse a favorite blanket, resting place, or kitty condo.
Food frozen inside of an ice cube can provide great stimulation for your cat. Just freeze a small piece of cheese or favorite treat inside an ice cube, and leave it in your cat's dish. Your cat will lick away until she gets to the prize inside!
