Hoboken Cats: Pet Sitter Recommends Cat Trees Gyms & Tunnels

You probably realize that providing your cat with toys and treats as well as human and feline interaction create a comfortable and necessary environment, but did you know that providing your cat with the additional enrichment of a vertical environment is also necessary for his physical and mental health?

Pet Sitter Recommends Cat Trees, Gyms and Tunnels — Enriching your Hoboken Cat’s World

Using cat trees, cat walks, cat gyms, and tunnels you can provide this vertical environment.

Why it’s important to allow your Hoboken cat access to a vertical world?

We were all born to do something, right? Well, your cat was built to move!

He can jump up to 7 times his height
He walks on his toes
He’s flexible
He’s quick
He has retractable claws
He has whiskers that promote navigation in dark and narrow places

If your cat is allowed to follow his natural, instinctive behaviors, he’ll be healthier overall. He will stay in shape! His muscles and bones will be strong and he’ll have a great appetite! Also, using cat trees, tunnels, and cat gyms allow your cat to act out predatory behavior. Whether he stalks a toy or a companion kitty, the behavior itself provides a dopamine release! That equates to a happier, eager kitty!

What happens if your cat is not so happy?

Loss of appetite
Over grooming
Isolating
Over eating (or not eating at all)
Self-mutilation
Compulsivity
Depression
Anxiety
Aggression

Allowing your cat to engage in natural behaviors will keep him healthy, both physically and mentally.

Providing your cat with cat trees, gyms and tunnels will give him the opportunity to act out his natural behaviors as he is inclined to do, as both predator and prey. Do you have a cat tree or gym in your home?