Fellow Creatures: Is Your Indoor Cat Bored?


We often hear people say that dogs need a job, but we don’t often hear people say that about cats. But what if it’s true?  

Fellow Creatures: Is Your Indoor Cat Bored?
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By Zazie Todd PhD

If your cat is indoors-only, their environment doesn’t change much (if at all) from day to day, and they can’t take themselves out for a wander (often for very good reasons, like safety). But it does mean that it’s up to us to give them things to do.

My latest post at Psychology Today looks at some of the ways you can entertain your indoors-only cat to make sure that they aren’t bored.

Read it here: Is your indoors-only cat bored? Here’s what to do about it