We cats are, of course, naturally gorgeous. Don’t be jealous, it’s simply the way of the world, but even the most glamorous of us cats need to do a little work to keep our physique in tip-top condition.
Luckily for you humans, we actually like it when you participate.
And it’s very easy.
We cats love to exercise, almost as much as we love to get our beauty sleep (and sleep also helps us build energy). So where do you come in? You don’t need to buy us expensive gym memberships, or even super expensive toys. You just need to join in.
At the very basic level, we will do our cat training by chasing a piece of string (bright is my personal favourite, but really, we cats will chase any kind of string). Or boxes. We like climbing in and out of those, too.
Throw us a ball, something shiny or even a toy mouse and we’ll stalk, pounce and hone our kill skills.
We also love laser pointers. They’re so much fun to chase. Even though we know we can’t catch a dot of light, we’ll try anyway.
There are plenty of fabulous cat toys on the market, and some of them are designed for us to play with while you’re busy. This is not our preferred method of exercise, but we’ll take it when we need too.
All it takes is 10 to 20 minutes of play with your cat to make us svelte and cat-walk ready. Best of all, you’ll win your cat’s approval (something all humans yearn for, we know) and you’ll have a highly skilled mouser in your home!
So, what are you waiting for? Go play with your cat!
