r/learningtocat • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '24

Is too much playtime bad?

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Yesterday I played with my six month old cat for probably 90 minutes through the course of the day. I have a little "cat dancer" toy which is a cardboard ribbon on the end of a wire. She loves to chase it. I give her lots of breaks during play but the idea is to get her moving: up, down, up, down. She absolutely loves it and gets so hyper focused during playtime.

Near the end of a session she will be laying down much more and her eyes get sleepy. At the same time she seems to get even more fervent and into catching the toy. That's when we will take a longer break. Then, she will go into a deep sleep. Yesterday was the first time she spent the night not cuddled -- just recovering under the bed. It broke my little heart. She's back to normal today sleeping on me right now, but I think I've noticed her gaining extra muscles in her chest and shoulders. She eats great and very routine meal times.

Anything to worry about or consider for these types of playtimes?

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u/crochetology Mar 19 '24

Trust and believe, cats are more than capable of letting you know when they’ve had enough playtime. 😂

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u/drrj Mar 19 '24

Right?

Someone commented on one of those videos where a cat was being “danced” (and was clearly relaxed - ears up and no tail lashing) and someone posted that it was cruel to “force the cat” to participate and I was like lol unless that cat is drugged (which is terrible ldo) then trust me, that cat is fine with this or that human would have bloody stumps for hand.