Cat Exercise & Play

Relaxed cat sitting on window sill in front of defocused foliage on a sunny day. Cute fluffy calico kitty watching birds or squirrel outside. Mental enrichment for indoor cats. Selective focus.
02Apr

Outdoor vs Indoor Cats

Some cats are homebirds who seem perfectly happy and comfortable to stay safe and cozy inside. Other felines may meow, wail, or even dash frantically for the door so they can go roam and explore the great outdoors. If you're trying to decide if your cat should be strictly indoors or only outdoors, we've put together some informatin about cat safety, health, and happiness to keep in mind when making this important decision. Pros of Keeping Your Cat Indoors Safety: Indoor cats...

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27Mar

Signs Your Cat Is Happy

As cat parents, there's nothing we want more than to know our feline friends are living their best lives. Just like us, our feline friends express how they feel through their body language, vocalisations, and use many different parts of their body to show us their emotions. Still not sure if you have a happy kitty at home or want to learn the ins and outs of happy cat behaviours? Our petcare experts say to look for these many different signs...

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09May

Cats and Children-The Do’s and Don’ts

Cats can make wonderful companions for people of all ages. They are a great addition to a family home, and can help teach children empathy, responsibility and compassion. However, it’s important that if you’re thinking of introducing a new feline friend into your home, that you familiarise yourself with some essential safety tips first. After all, as cute as cats are, they have sharp claws and aren’t afraid to use them if a young child clashes with them. Check out our top...

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19Apr

9 Reasons Why Cats Make Great Pets

With their unconditional love, fierce loyalty and endless entertainment, it’s no wonder cats are quickly becoming Ireland’s favourite pet. Sure, they can be up to no good at times; they might love to stretch across your laptop while you're trying to work or enjoy knocking things off the counter just because they feel like it, but that’s just part of their charm-and one of the main reasons we love them so much. Any cat parent will tell you just how much their...

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25Feb

Encouraging Your Cat’s Natural Instincts

Encouraging Your Cat's Natural Instincts Your cat has natural instincts that will make them want to do things like climb, pounce and hunt! These inherent traits are one of the reasons they are such fun and entertaining pets. Encouraging your cat's natural instincts is great for their mental health, and will help to keep them fit and strong. What Are a Cat's Natural Instinctive Behavours? Your domestic cat has evolved from the wild where survival is dependent on the ability to hunt. These...

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24Feb

Why Exercise is Important for Your Pet

Why is Exercise So Important for Your Pet? Regardless of their age, species or lifestyle, every pet needs to exercise, but why is it so important to make sure your pet getting their daily workout? Dogs and cats are full of energy and that energy needs somewhere to go, otherwise problematic behaviours may start to show. The great thing about exercising your pet is there are so many different ways to do it; dogs expend energy going for walks or running around...

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15Feb

Exercising Your Kitten

Regular exercise is essential to help keep your cat fit and healthy, and is critical to preventing your kitty from gaining excessive weight. Kittens may seem like they don't need to be told twice about playing-even just watching them jump, chase and climb is enough to tire us out! In this blog below, we'll discuss the different ways you can help stimulate your kitten and maintain their health. Indoor vs. Outdoor Cats A couple of weeks after they receive their vaccinations, you may...

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26Jan

Keeping Your Cat Mentally Stimulated

Regular exercise is essential to keeping your cat fit and healthy, however, keeping them mentally stimulated is just as important too. This is especially true if they are indoor cats, and providing the right type of stimulation is key to keeping boredom at bay. There are plenty of ways to keep an indoor cat entertained and ensure their hunting instincts are still made to good use. From stimulating cat toys to fun cat scratchers, we’ve put together some of the most...

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17Feb

Is Your Pet Ready for the #FitPetChallenge ?

We’re challenging pet parents across Ireland to ‘go fur it’ and take part in a new, fun social media challenge called the #FitPetChallenge! Tying into our annual health and lifestyle programme Operation TransPAWmation, we want to see pets walk, play, swim, and jump—everything and anything to get them active and having fun! How Do I Take Part? Taking part in the challenge couldn’t be easier—all you need to do is… Challenge your four legged friend to get active every day for 2 weeks...

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24Jan

Ways To Exercise Your Senior Cat

As your cat enters the senior lifestage, they can become more inactive, which makes them prone to obesity. This can lead to other health issues such as diabetes or heart disease. As a cat parent, you want to keep your feline friend as healthy and as comfortable as possible, and much like with humans, cats that continue to play and exercise regularly throughout their lives tend to feel better and healthier. Making sure your cat stays active is one of...

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