Enrichment for indoor cats

Vertical space, hunting games and why one litter tray is never enough.

3 min read 3 views 0 likes

Indoor cats are safe from traffic, but need you to build the rest of their world.

Vertical space

Cats measure territory in height. Shelves, cat trees and window perches multiply usable space.

Hunting

Cats are designed for ten to twenty small hunts a day. Use puzzle feeders and scatter feeding rather than one bowl, and finish wand-toy play with a catch and a meal.

Resources

The rule is one per cat plus one, spread around the house: litter trays, water bowls, beds and scratching posts. Water away from food, and food away from the tray.

Signs of boredom

Overgrooming, night yowling, attacking ankles, and pestering at 4am.

#cats#enrichment

Was this helpful?

Likes help us work out which answers to write next.