As a cat owner, have you ever wondered, "Why isn't my cat reacting to the cat wand?" Each cat has a slightly different "play switch" and preferred type of cat wand, so owners need to experiment carefully to find their cat's "hot spot". Here are some cat teasing tricks to try:
- Slowly move away from the cat's eyes until you disappear from view.
- Hide under a blanket, but make it obvious that you are moving.
- Hide behind something and make slight noises, such as the sound of feathers rubbing.
- Hide inside a nylon cat tunnel and rub the walls of the tunnel to make a rustling sound.
- Repeatedly imitate take-off and landing.
- Appear -> disappear -> appear, alternating.
- Move quickly -> move slowly -> move quickly, alternating like this.
- Move extremely slowly, and when touched by a cat's paw, scurry away for a short distance.
- Quickly approach the cat from the ground and take off above them in front of them (be careful not to accidentally hit their face, cats don't like that).
- Slowly move towards a corner and then disappear around the other side.
- Move under furniture.
- Play across a chair back (a chair back with some bars or carvings is even better, but be careful not to get the cat stuck).
- Move quickly left and right on the ground in front of the cat.
- Climb up the wall.
- Fly in the air for a while, and when passing the cat, deliberately lower yourself to a level where the cat can catch you.
- Throw the cat wand hard.
- Hide in a cardboard box and then jump out.
- Drag it on the floor behind you and walk forward in large steps.
- When the cat's paw holds it down or the cat bites it, gently vibrate it but don't pull it away, imitating an injured prey.
- Play from one game area to another, such as bed -> living room floor -> aisle.
In addition to frequently rotating cat wands/replacing heads & changing cat teasing tricks, we can find that making good use of the home's terrain & increasing obstacles can also increase the cat's interest in the cat wand. Therefore, as long as you prepare some cardboard boxes and cat tunnels on the ground, your home can be transformed into a cat's playground!
