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[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It depends on the cat. I've seen (indoor) cats that need no human intervention whatsoever to enjoy their play hunting. They just go off and do it themselves lol. They don't even need a cat toy necessarily; they'll find something to play with (like those plastic pull tabs that seal milk jugs)

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You are right, those cats definitely exist, I am just warning against generalization.

A lot of houses (most houses) are purposefully completely devoid of the kind of stimulation cats need at a basic level.

Imagine walking through a house if you were as tall as a cat, most houses are just a series of blank, sterile surfaces without even any visual or texture variation.

You can't assume cats will just entertain themselves, they might be happy to do so but it is kind of cruel to assume they will given you are the one that locked them in a box. Like a bored predator, they need dynamic, reactive things they can discover, stalk and pursue, not static objects that are briefly compelling to swat at.

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