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Enrich Your Indoor Cat’s Life

Animal Radio

Enrichment is important to a cat’s health and happiness. Most cat owners feel if they provide their indoor feline family with good food, plenty of fresh water and routine veterinary care, they’ll live happy and healthy full lives. But cats destined to thrive and not just survive, need a lot more says Dr. Tony Buffington, Founder of the Indoor Cat Initiative. His goal is to enrich the lives of indoor cats. Here are seven things you can do to improve your cat’s environment that are proven to decrease your cat’s stress and improve its overall health.

  1. Be a friend. (Play with your cat)
  2. Be a “litter” bug. (Keep his litter clean)
  3. Get you cat “high.” (Make sure he has high places to go like window sills)
  4. Plan a hunt. (Put treats around the house that he has to hunt for)
  5. Scratch an itch. (Maker sure your cat has an appropriate scratching post)
  6. Take on water. (Provide you cat with an aerator pet water fountain)
  7. Be a Wizard of Oz (Cats like alone time)