Confining pet cats indoors is a good decision many pet owners make, after careful consideration of potential hazards that their furballs may be exposed to when allowed outside. Since boredom is the mother of all undesirable behaviors in pets, it is your responsibility to make your pet’s indoor environment interesting and stimulating.

An indoor life should not equate with a dull and boring daily life for your kitty. Taking steps to enrich your pet’s environment will give him hours of fun and motivation throughout the day.

Here are great ideas for environmental enrichment:

• Install cat trees – Cats love to climb and perch on vantage points to observe everything that is happening around them. Being on top is also a way to have some ‘me time’.
• Invest in interactive toys for it can provide your pet with hours of intellectual and physical motivation.
• Make a window perch for your kitty so he can spend time watching people, dogs, cars, and other animals outside. Placing a bird feeder near the window will enhance your kitty’s viewing pleasure, too. Just make sure the window is well-secured to prevent your pet from falling off or escaping.

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