Without a game, not a single baby in the world grows up - and it does not matter whether he is a person or an animal. Kittens try to play at the age of 4 weeks. Some are still not very confident on their paws, but are already trying to “attack” their brother or sister. If they grow up all together, they play with each other with pleasure, tumbling, attacking, fleeing, fighting. So their bones and muscles are strengthened, blood circulation improves, skills and abilities develop, natural instincts are fixed. If the kitten lives without relatives, its owner should provide for his needs in games.
Toys for cats are offered on the Internet, in the markets, and in any pet store. You need to select them according to some criteria. It is very important that the toy fits the pet in size. It is noticed that a too small object is not able to interest a kitten. In addition, such a toy can be swallowed, which will lead to disastrous consequences. An oversized toy is safe in this regard. But if the kitten is hard to perform actions with her, for example, to roll a ball too big, she quickly gets bored and will just gather dust.
The second important condition: toys for cats should be environmentally friendly. This applies to a large extent to goods from China. All of them, as a rule, are bright and attractive in appearance, but they are all very far from environmental standards. You can determine the suitability of a toy by reading the information on the package, and also smelling it, rubbing it in any place with any solvent, for example, nail polish remover. If the toy has a sharp unpleasant odor or if the paint is erased from it, you should not give such an item to your cat. Also, it is impossible to offer an animal for games easily breaking, breaking things and those from which feathers, threads, etc. are easily separated.
Toys for cats are classic, made in the form of balls, balls, mice, sticks with bait. Now we have come up with many interactive devices that develop the wit of kittens, allowing them to sharpen their claws, overcome obstacles, and get their own food. All of them can captivate your pet for long hours and even days, and can leave you completely indifferent. It depends not so much on the toy as on the nature of the animal and its personal priorities.
In 9 cases, their 10 cat toys represent the most unexpected household items. Tailed purrs with pleasure drive around the apartment linen clothespins, pens, pencils, caps, tennis balls, bright candy wrappers “forgotten” by the owner. There is a known case when a cat named Phil simply died from disposable syringes (without a needle). He not only played with them enthusiastically, but he also procured himself by learning to open a drawer with his paw where they were stored.
So, the owners of tailed pets should include their imagination in the work, and make toys for cats with their own hands. The simplest of them are pieces of paper on strings. They are made in half a minute. The only drawback is that you will have to take part in the game yourself, because the pet will not hunt for the motionless "mouse".
You can let your pet play with an empty spool of thread or the yellow center of the Kinder Surprise egg by placing something rattling there and firmly securing it.
You can take a small plastic bottle from under baby food, put in, for example, a couple of acorns, and close the lid. What is not an interactive toy! It is also easy to build devices to overcome obstacles. To do this, medium-sized cardboard boxes are taken, well connected in the form of a maze. Holes are cut in them on different sides and balls or cones are hidden.
Toys for animals can be made with a smell. For cats, the smell of catnip is used (not valerian!). Grass or spray can be purchased at the pet store. The toy is made from pieces of fur. Grass is placed in the middle. Such toys are needed for inactive cats that are obese.