Reddit reviews Catit Treat Ball, Blue
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Treat dispenser and toy ball all in oneProvides your cat with a treat for working hardGreat way to entice your catPromotes exercise and playTreats not included
Try doing some basic environmental enrichment:
There's no need for their veggies to arrive in a bowl- hide little stashes of them around the home for them to find.
Try taking paper bags, putting some hay and a few treats in them and twisting them shut. I just made Vivian a few that had a handful of pellets, two different kinds of hay, and a few freeze-dried cranberries mixed in. She goes nuts trying to get into the bag to get the goodies. You can do the same thing with cardboard boxes.
I'll also sometimes dangle their veggies. Use wire or natural-fibered twine (i like hemp or jute) and attach it to the veggies. Suspend it from a door frame or door knob and make it so they have to stand up to eat it.
Try offering a dig box on occasion. Dirt, shredded paper, sand- whichever.
Try cat toys like this one. Put their pellets in there with one or two little treats and let them roll it around to get their food.
Like others have mentioned, move their boxes around. Build them little forts to explore and rearrange. Pick up half of their normal toys and put them away for a little bit. Swap some out once a week.
Keeping any animal entertained is all about making them use their brain. Food's an easy motivator. Changing the basic layout of their toys or simply cycling through them keeps everything fresh for them.
This worked well for slowing our cat’s eating down.
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I would say you have found one contributing factor: if he is asleep the whole day, he has energy to spare in the night.
I do not know how much available income you have and what your living conditions are, but cats usually love to climb, explore and peek at active things. So, a cat tree and access to a window overlooking an active street could be beneficial.
Other games? Well, a feather attached to a string and a stick (think fishing rod with a feather as bait) is usually a good way to play. You can be on the couch, as long as you shake the feather, he will go for it. Cats are hunters. Anything that stimulates their instinct to run after things, grab them and beat the tar out of them will be good.
Another possibility is to maybe reserve an hour on a weekend to really see what motivates him. If there are some treats he likes, there are toys which dispense these treats when they play with them. For example: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Catit-51282-Treat-Ball-Blue/dp/B00357M8S2
One last sneaky thing: there are substances which cats absolutely love, which make them a bit crazy. We all know catnip, but olives, for example, can have good results (source: my dear old lady, who went completely berserk for olives, confirmed by the vet, as olives are an aphrodisiac for cats. Since yours is snipped, no issue with that.). They make them a bit rowdy, but if you have some time to play with him, this can be a way to put him in the mood - and once he is played out, he will be tired enough to sleep the whole night.
All in all, I think your cat is a bit bored without you, so he is active when you are present. Problem is you do not have the same schedule, so you might have to find ways to keep him occupied when you are absent or to really optimise your time together.
[This, to amuse my cat] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00357M8S2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2Q5GEODP8P3UC&coliid=I2O3RMQV41GBL4&psc=1). Amuse/frustrate a fine line between the two :)
I was gifted one of these for my cats. Unfortunately, they had no interest in it. However, I brought it to work with me, and we put our fat clinic cat's food in it so he's got to actually work for his meal. It's been working really well for him.