Help: How to keep indoor cats entertained

squiggle37

my kittens are 11 months old and only just started letting them out, one of them loves me the throw balls of papers and she like a dog and brings it back to me we play for ages, i also blow bubbles and they spend ages popping them. I also they like me to throw balls up the stairs it soom tires them out.

Leopardlady

claireandella wrote: »

I have 5 cats and all but one live indoors and venture out only occasionaly in summer, when I am around to supervise/hide behind!. Most were rescued as kittens/young cats and had bad experiences which led to them preferring the safety of our house. They are all Siamese or Tonkinese and I was also afraid that they could be cat-napped as they are affectionate and pretty(although they are probably not worth very much).
Before having my cats I thought that it was cruel to keep them indoors but they genuinely prefer it. To prevent boredom I make sure they have lots of toys, a cardboard box with holes in to hide in and 'hook' passers-by from, and a scratch post and loop pile carpet remnant. We arranged the furniture to provide lots of interesting hiding places and nooks and crannies and put all their 'stuff' in the utility room so that they have somewhere where they won't be disturbed very much. I also shut them in there at night so that we weren't disturbed by mad 4 o'clock games. I also found that they would knaw on raw chicken wings for hours and these gave more fun than any toys. They have all calmed down hugely with age- your cats are still kittens really- and weren't nearly so mad by about 18 months. In the meantime I agree with the op that a really good game before bedtime should tire them out! good luck

ps- You may want to grow trays of 'cat grass' to help their digestion as we found they really appreciated this!

Thanks Claireandella,
We have just rescued a two year old male tonk, who has a bad eye, or at least one he can not close, no realy problems with it. We have been told to keep him indoors by the rescue centre, and he is relatively happy with this, although he does look like he would enjoy going out. I am a little torn as to what to do, i don't mind having him indoors all day, i too lock him downstairs at night so no disturbances and I and my OH spend ages running around with him to help with the tiredness.

Any guidance as you appear to have experience with Tonks would be very handy,

Thanks