Cats · Lagos

Cats need the hunt, not the object.

The sequence a cat needs is stalk, chase, catch, kill, eat. A toy that only supplies the chase leaves a cat wound up, which is why so many indoor cats explode at eleven at night.

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Before you buy

What we would check first.

Finish the sequence with food

End a wand session by letting the cat catch it, then feed. That is what turns play into satisfaction and settles a cat afterwards.

Wand toys are supervised toys

String, ribbon and elastic swallowed by a cat is a linear foreign body, which is one of the more serious things we see. Put wand toys away between sessions.

Puzzle feeders for indoor cats

A cat that works for food is a cat with something to do. It also slows down the fast eaters that then vomit.

Asked most

The questions people ask in this aisle.

My cat ignores every toy I buy.

Usually the movement is wrong. Cats respond to prey that moves away and hides, not toward them. Drag it, let it disappear behind something, pause. Two five-minute sessions a day beats a basket of toys.

Is catnip safe?

Yes, and about a third of cats do not respond to it at all, which is genetic rather than a fault. It wears off after ten minutes and there is a refractory period before it works again.

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