My two almost-four-year cats have seemed a little bored lately. The mostly lay down all day and don't really pay attention when I try to tease them with toys. They will only run with the laser and only if I don't use ity all the time. So, I had this great idea: why not get them a harness and go outside a bit with them?! This would certainly pick their curiosity and make them more active!
Well, I bought 2 harnesses and put them on 2 days ago to get them accustomed to it (for about an hour in the house). It was the funniest thing to watch! They both seemed miserable though at first, not wanting to move an inch. I started to trow them kibbles of dry food and it worked! After 10 minutes, Zoe walked almost aws if she had nothing on and Tania started to "move around". Hilarious! She was moving forward by only laying on her tummy and pushing on the floor with her back legs! (Don't worry, the harness wasn't too tight), she is just such a baby sometimes (at the vet, when she got sub-q fluids once, she yelled like she was about to die. Zoe got them right after her and she just stared at me with fear, no complaints, nothing!).
So, the day after I repeated the exercise. The let me put their harness on without fighting, they are such good girls! But they still won't move if and don't throw food around, Do you think they will eventually get accustomed to it or should I stop torturing them?! I found out that when I take their harness off, they are more active though, so it might still be a good thing to keep trying for a few more days, one hour at a time. What do you think? Any harness stories for me?
Well, I bought 2 harnesses and put them on 2 days ago to get them accustomed to it (for about an hour in the house). It was the funniest thing to watch! They both seemed miserable though at first, not wanting to move an inch. I started to trow them kibbles of dry food and it worked! After 10 minutes, Zoe walked almost aws if she had nothing on and Tania started to "move around". Hilarious! She was moving forward by only laying on her tummy and pushing on the floor with her back legs! (Don't worry, the harness wasn't too tight), she is just such a baby sometimes (at the vet, when she got sub-q fluids once, she yelled like she was about to die. Zoe got them right after her and she just stared at me with fear, no complaints, nothing!).
So, the day after I repeated the exercise. The let me put their harness on without fighting, they are such good girls! But they still won't move if and don't throw food around, Do you think they will eventually get accustomed to it or should I stop torturing them?! I found out that when I take their harness off, they are more active though, so it might still be a good thing to keep trying for a few more days, one hour at a time. What do you think? Any harness stories for me?