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In Reply to: What research says about cats... posted by genungo on October 20, 2014 at 09:16:54:
You get OUT of any pet what you put INTO the pet with the limits of the animal factored in.
Kittens can be encouraged to 'fetch', for example. Most give it up when they realize YOU like it.
Pay attention to cats, become part of their lives and it is fairly rewarding. Not highly interactive, most of the time, but they are an OBSERVERS animal. Watching them pretend to sneak around cracks me up.
My oldest cat, Renfield, would meet me at the door at 0100 and want a good chase. We'd take turns chasing each other. He'd play 'tag'. He also would go into the neighbors house just for fun. Apparently he scared a pet bird to death. I had a talk with him.
The Cats I had a decade later would come in the house when the wife yelled at 'em in SPANISH. 'Your cats understand Spanish!' an astounded guest remarked. 'No', I replied, 'They just know she's pissed at em!'
When even the wife couldn't get 'em in, I'd go next door and borrow MAGIC, the huge, Black Lab. The cats would head for the door at Warp Speed while poor Magic just wanted to play.
BTW, my cats NEVER went NEAR my Panels. I raised them with various enrichment activities. Put 'em on the roof for a while. They explored and loved it. Taught 'em about ladders. SOME food enrichment, though one of 'em simply preferred Cat Food.
The 'Butcher Shop' cat would let the wife sing to her, and lay their kneeding and purring, eyes closed.
Too much is never enough
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