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Old July 21st, 2014, 06:58 AM
Longblades Longblades is offline
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Oh, such good ideas Sugarcat mom, wish I'd thought to put them down.

I just want to really strongly echo the play idea. I have a stray mother cat, she's young, and still have two of her four kittens. These little devils would play for hours if I could manage it. They play by themselves but are so active when I engage with them. I think a lot of people believe cats just sleep all day but cats can take, and some need, highly active running, leaping and jumping with you for 20 minutes at a time a couple of times a day.

Another idea. Give the male cat a big stuffed toy he can wrestle with, dig his claws into and fake kill as if it was prey. You start him on it by playing a bit rough with him, push him around a bit till he comes back at it. You hide the toy so he doesn't get used to it, bring it out once a day, maybe more at first so he can practice his natural urge to take down prey. Might get him to target the toy instead of the toddler.
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