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Three Ways To Make Your Cat Happy

September 15, 2014 / 25 Comments
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Happy Cat Month

It’s Mancat Monday and we three boys would like to share a few tips on happiness. Namely, how you humans can make us happy or happier. Of course we know you try your best but there is always room for improvement. We believe a happy cat makes a happier human. The better you treat us, the better it is for everyone. It’s a symbiotic thing and one of the many ways cats are clever. How clever you ask? So clever that humans have not been able to fully domesticate us and yet we reap the rewards.

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1) Merlin: Cats expect food and treats without really working for it (cats like Grumpy Cat excluded). Even the laziest dog does something like barking when the doorbell rings. We expect the best food you can afford otherwise we won’t eat it and you can’t force us. For Bast’s sake humans, learn what kind of food is good for your cat. Don’t believe the ads. Do your own research. Use that thing called Google but if you try something new, do it gradually.

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2) Domino: Cats are the only animal who can own a home (we own everything) without paying rent or the mortgage. If it doesn’t suit us, we may seek greener pastures or get lost. Please microchip us just in case. Indoor/outdoor cats like me have the best of both worlds. I enjoy lying under the bushes as much as a duvet. Doors must be opened on demand to let me out or in. The sooner humans are trained, the happier we both are. Cats that can have a safe taste of the outdoors enjoy more happy sensory enrichment. From leash training, catios or cat-proof fencing, find the option that makes your cat happy.

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3) Odin: Cats are happy when loved but we love conditionally. No, we will not love you if you, hit, hurt or abuse us. We listen and come to you when called, when it suits us. We can even be trained and do tricks but not because we love you. We just like the exercise and treats, and that makes us happy. Paying us more attention make us happy. The right kind of attention like keeping us safe, playing with us, talking and communicating but not screechy-voiced grabby hands attention. Respect our furs without rubbing us the wrong way. Respect our space by not disturbing us while sleeping and watch the excess use of flashy boxes. By paying attention you’ll notice if we are feeling ill or not looking our best. It may not be fun going to the vet but it’ll make both of us very HAPPY to receive veterinary care at least once a year.

Tell us what makes your cat happy.

It makes us very happy to know September is officially Happy, Healthy Cat Month. You can get more tips at the CatalystCouncil.org.

 

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