When playing with cats, the recommended techniques will be different depending on the personality, size, and age of different cats!
When playing with cats, the recommended techniques will be different depending on the personality, size, and age of different cats! Here are list four tips that can be applied in playing with cats:
1. The prey's movement speed needs to change
In the process of coaching parents to play with cats, I often find that cats think their parents' imitation of prey is too weak and boring! If your cat has good hunting ability (usually a young or hyperactive cat), in addition to trying to move slowly and stay still, the prey should also remember to try to escape from the cat quickly and swing quickly from side to side!
2. Move under objects
When prey escapes, they usually try to hide because they don't want to be eaten, and they also make some sounds that humans can't hear. Cats have keen hearing and even better dynamic vision, and they will be very excited when they find out. Therefore, when humans and cats are playing, you can make the prey looming and make rustling or squeaking sounds to excite the cat!
3. Ask the cat to wait
Nowadays, most parents do their homework very carefully, and often see experts saying that cats must catch their prey, otherwise their self-confidence will be affected, but I think the problem encountered by modern cats is exactly the opposite! If the game is too simple and the prey is too easy to catch, the cat will lose interest. Therefore, when you simulate being a prey in the future, remember to struggle and escape in time, try not to let the cat catch it, and let the cat wait for more. They will finally catch it. Happier ~
4. Give cats a complete hunting experience
In addition to allowing cats to catch prey, the entire hunting process is very important to cats! Including tracking, locking, lowering the body, shaking butt, rushing out to catch prey, biting and kicking prey, etc., and of course the most important: eating! Therefore, when playing interactive games between humans and cats, remember to let the cat have a complete experience, so that the cat's physical and mental development will be healthier.