Luckily for me, my two older cats are just as lazy as I am—while I’m at work they’re mostly content to lay on my bed waiting for me to come home, pet them, and cuddle up for bedtime. My little Bengal, however, is another story. If left to her own devises, Jeanie will eat the mini-blinds, viciously stalk and kill innocent loaves of bread, torment the rat (by perching on top of his cage and “talking” to him for hours), pounce on the heads of the other cats while they’re napping, and generally anything else that pops into her mind.
To keep Princess Jeanie occupied while no one is home, I switch out her toys frequently, discarding the ones that have been mostly destroyed (like the little fur mice that make it about 12 hours), and hiding the survivors to bring out later when they’ll seem new again. If we get a new cat toy in my store, it comes home with me. Jeanie has toys that give her treats, toys over-stuffed with catnip, toys that hang from doorknobs, and toys that run on batteries. Honestly, the living room floor looks like the den of a toy-eating monster—feathers, balls, and gnawed-on stuffed mice all over the place.
Another thing that helps entertain Jeanie is her kitty condos. She has three, of varying heights and styles, placed around the apartment. She enjoys both running in a giant circle and leaping onto and off of them until she tires herself out, as well as curling up on top of them to sleep. Initially, I was hesitant to spend the money on them, but now that I haven’t had to reupholster the couch, replace the carpet, or buy new blinds for awhile, I’m very pleased with my purchases!
Kristin B.
CPNA
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