Cats are very intelligent pets, and if you have a cat at home, you may have noticed that it pays a lot of attention to screens, whether cell phones, television or computers. In this sense, know that there are videos for cats that can serve as environmental stimulators. So keep reading and check it out what are the benefits of videos for cats.
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How do videos serve to stimulate cats?
Videos can serve to instigate curiosity, but also to calm your cat. That way, they are excellent options for entertaining and distracting pets. In addition, they can be part of environmental enrichment, which is a set of measures to promote the animal's quality of life.
Cats have great eyesight, especially for capturing movements. That's why they are intrigued by screens, tend to pay attention and want to interact with the images presented. So, see below some types of videos that you can put for your kitty to watch.
- pranks
There are specific videos for cats to play with. In this way, this type of media usually shows something moving, in order to instigate the hunting side of cats, who feel provoked to reach what is on the screen.
- Songs
Kittens love music, so you can use them as a form of entertainment for your cats. In addition, calmer and more relaxing songs can be useful to help stressed and anxious pets to be calmer and sleep better.
- Nature
Videos that show nature can be a good way to make cats get in touch with this environment in a different way. In this case, you can look for videos of birds, as the kittens can even have fun trying to “hunt” these animals that appear on the screen.
Use this type of stimulus sparingly.
The use of screens for long periods is not beneficial for humans and much less for animals. Therefore, avoid leaving your pet watching videos for many hours, mainly because this can generate a frustration in him by not being able to hunt what is on the screen and, in this way, the cat can try to “attack” the device.
Also, social interaction through play with tutors is essential to maintain your kitten's physical and mental health. Anyway, know how to dose screen time and videos for cats will be very useful.
