The Best Budget Cat Toys (Everything Under $8)
Six budget toys under eight dollars that actually earn their spot, ranked by play-per-dollar, with the combos that build a full kit for the price of one fancy toy.
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How to Entertain Your Cat on a Budget
The cat toy industry would like a word, but the truth is cheap: half of great cat play is free, and the paid half costs less than lunch w...
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How to Build a Cat Obstacle Course at Home
Cat agility is absolutely a thing. It just runs on prey drive instead of praise. How to build a full obstacle course tonight from boxes, ...
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Games to Play With Your Cat
Cats absolutely play games. They just refuse to play the ones designed for dogs. Eight games built around actual cat instincts (stalking,...
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Is My Cat Overweight? How to Tell in 30 Seconds
Most owners of overweight cats don't know it, because the change happens a few grams at a time. Three 30-second checks that need no scale...
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How to Get a Lazy Cat to Play
A cat that ignores every toy usually isn't lazy. The toy is wrong, the timing is wrong, or the prey moves wrong. Here's how to find which...
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How Much Exercise Does a Cat Need?
There's no single magic number. A cat's daily exercise need depends on age, energy level, and what actually happens during each session. ...
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How to Get an Overweight Cat Moving
Diet alone is a slow, miserable way for a cat to lose weight. Movement is the other half, and no cat will run laps because you asked. Her...
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How to Keep an Indoor Cat Entertained
Indoor cats aren't bored because they don't have enough toys. They're bored because nothing in their environment activates the full hunt ...
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