Interactive play sessions are beneficial to an adult cat. These sessions help to:
- build trust
- build confidence
- strengthen the bond you share with one another
- reduce fear
- provide exercise for an overweight or sedentary cat
- encourage a normal and healthy appetite
- ease tension in a house with multiple cats
- build confidence in a nervous or shy cat
- diffuse aggression
- correct inappropriate biting and scratching
- ease reactions to traumatic events
- ease discomfort of a new environment
- provide beneficial stimulation for depressed cats
- accelerate acceptance of new family members
- allow you to interact with an unpredictable cat without the risk of being injured
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This is a great post! I don’t think people realize just how many benefits playing with your cat has for both you and your cat. It’s not just about entertaining them–it’s the exercise and bonding and so much more