Yes, I was thinking the same thing! As entertaining as it is to watch Jackson boil and simmer, I want to see a session with his cats boiling and simmering 😂
I cried watching this video...This series...You have made me realize that my poor, lovely boys are DESPARATE for more attention...I have been so angry at their outbursts...not knowing what was wrong with them...but it was ME that was at fault the whole time! THANK YOU SO MUCH for your time and dedication to make these series for ignorant fools such as myself. We, and our little ones, greatly appreciate it
One important thing that Jackson doesn't quite mention here: ● *Don't continuously wave around the toy!* The PAUSES are as important as the movement! Look at how rodents move: they don't just zip around all the time. So keep the toy STILL for a few seconds. THEN make a tiny motion, and watch your cat go nuts! 😺
Thank you for this. This is such a good point and so true! The pauses do wonders for playtime. My cat likes really quick fast movements with pauses between.
@@radiomandelbrot5868 I think OP meant that there should be little, tiny pauses even in the middle of the "boil" phase. Not a rest period for the cat, but for the "prey." A second or two for the mouse, bird, squirrel, whatever to get a breath before they're off again.
My cat loves it if I make the "prey" go around the corner, so it's suddenly out of sight. Like "Oh no, it's getting away, I gotta grab it!" kind of thing.
So apparently I actually *do* play with my cat correctly. This still doesn’t explain why my 2 year old cat requires me to do this actively for 3 hours straight before he’s remotely tired. “A few sessions of 2-3 minutes” LOLNO 😂😭
Ever since I’ve started doing hunt.catch.kill.eat.groom.sleep. with my 10 month old cat she’s been letting us sleep through the night, so THANK YOU!!! I bought a few wands that mimic a real prey and started playing with her until she’s panting, every single night 😻😛
For how long do you play? I taught my kittens to sleep through the night (ot at least not bother us) the same way you teach dogs, basically. The first time they got here, they did not have access to the whole house, 10 pm lights out, I’d lay down with them on the floor until they fallen asleep (on me haha). Then, I put them into their beds and good night until my alarm goes on. As they grew up they started knowing when was the time to leave the room before the alarm haha. Anyway, they gained access to the house little by little and today (4 months) they sleep with me and my bf with no problems :) They just don’t have access to the kitchen. All the rest is their house :)
@Weapon X heads up to watch them with it. You don't want them eating that, or ribbon, or tinsel. Linear Foreign Bodies are HORRIBLE if a pet eats it. Horrible. Like, cat might not survive surgery even with a skilled vet horrible
@@annedavis3340 true!! We lost our last love, he died within hours of the first sign of any kind of illness. I mean it happened so fast and we had no idea what happened until we found half of a shoelace, chewed through. It can kill quicker than you have time to think your cat is even sick! Broke all of our hearts, and I was 8 months pregnant at the time. We raised him when his mama, a stray, decided to have her litter on our porch. We took her and her 5 little kittens in and let her raise them for about 4 months, then one day she started wanting outside again and left them with us and we found homes for Mama and the other 4. He was one of the best cats ever, and only got to be with us for a year and a half before the string incident. Be very careful with strings!!
@@clairefisher3132 I'm so so sorry for your loss. I cried reading that. My cat Freya grabbed a pile of thread I was pulling off of clothes I had just bought. My husband got the little heap of thread back from her, I looked, and saw that a piece of green embroidery floss I *specifically* remembered wasn't on the pile. We went to check where she had run to. Nope. We looked at each other, knew we'd rather have a ridiculously high bill for a cat that HADN'T eaten embroidery floss than risk not taking her in if she HAD, and took her straight to the emergency clinic, during covid. They picked her up on the curb, and phoned to ask how we wanted to proceed: they could TRY to make her throw it up, but it's actually very difficult to successfully make cats vomit, and they specifically warned us that if part of the thread stayed caught in her stomach when the rest came up she'd still need surgery to close THOSE holes. It's agonizing sitting in a dark car worrying about your cat and knowing what the surgery might end up being. We were at the vet maybe 15 minutes after she'd swallowed it and we were still lucky: she threw it up (yay) and it all came out in one not-caught piece (VERY yay). They gave me back the embroidery floss. Still green, and deadly. We were lucky. We watched several people get told their pets hadn't made it, while we waited. I still think about it. We watched her like anxious hawks for days and made sure her stool was normal, cause we didn't know if maybe there had been some cut that hadn't clued the vet in with blood when she vomited. She's fine. My mom still talks about how amazed she is that I knew what threads were and weren't in the pile of thread my husband brought back to me. It obviously could have ended very differently. I knew about linear foreign bodies cause the Vancouver Vet RU-vid channel (highly recommend) had done a holiday video on them as a warning about the dangers of tinsel 😭
RoseOfTheNight4444 some ppl think they’ll look stupid if they’re playing with their pets 🤷🏻♀️ This is sad. I don’t care what ppl think. I even talk with a stupid voice to the animals I meet outside 😄
My oldest cat used to play tag with me. She would wait for me to come up to her and then take off, then stop and wait for me to catch up. I knew she was having fun because of her body language. She would actually ask me to do it by coming up to me and then dashing away without any movement from me, then stop and look at me, waiting for me to come get her. I have never had a cat do that before.
omg my cat used to do this exact thing! i would hide around the corner and then she sneak up to me and wait for me to start chasing her until she hid and then I would go back around the corner and do it all over again
I was adopted by a kitty back in 2004. She'd been a friendly neighborhood cat who decided I was worth claiming full time and her name was Sota. She started out an outside cat I slowly acclimated to being indoor/outdoor, then eventually all indoors. When she was i/o, she'd wake me up at 3am, and I thought she wanted to come back in. For a while I could lure her in with treats... then finally, then one night was awake enough to realize she didn't want to come in- she wanted me to come out! She danced across the front porch, with her tail arched, and DUH! Okay, you want to play tag... This would start the every year on the first cool night we had in FL, and continued until warm weather. I never knew of my neighbors ever saw me out at midnight, on a cold night, playing tag around the house. She loved going for walks at night, too, where she'd lag back, then tear by me, tapping my ankle as she went by. After battling chronic renal failure for several years, she told me before Xmas it was time to say goodbye. It's a decision most of us have had to make, and I'm lucky I had over 18 years fun-filled years with her. After a few "too quiet" weeks, I adopted a gorgeous young Abyssinian- the first toy we played with? A Jackson Galaxy kitty feather wand :)
my sister's cat does it a little differently. First one of us stomps after him as he walks away from us with his body going low to the ground (which I would normally find concerning, but you can tell he really enjoys it), until the human in question suddenly sprints in the other direction and he immediately chases after them, even jumping at the leg to 'catch' them (keeps his claws in)
I’m a catsitter and most of my clients say “My cat won’t play” but then I send them videos of their cat playing and they’re like what kind of sorcery is this. People just don’t know how to do it right! I’m going to send them this video. Thank you!
I was so guilty of playing with my cat wrong! My male has been pleading for tons of playtime and nothing I did seemed to satisfy . Once he adjusted to the Boil and simmer ( It did take a little for him to adjust to a more intuitive playtime) he fusses way less and is super engaged in playtime taking the crouch and wiggle when he hunts the toy.. and today he started taking different angles , hiding from the toy and then pouncing it. Its more fun for me and more fun for him ! I cant thank you enough for this video!
I have a high energy girl who will sometimes just run around the house for 20 minutes. We do the boil and simmer, but we often do it for an hour or more. She's about 3 right now and still acts like a kitten in a lot of ways. She's a calico girl and has lots of energy.
I have cats who do this also - so much energy ! When they have the zoomies I give my cats cat nip at the same Time. They play even harder - get tired faster and sleep longer
DUDE! I've always had a good rapport with cats but I tried the blinking thing, and holy crap! She meowed at the second one and by the 3rd one, she meowed again, hopped up and came over for cuddles. I'd blink at my cats before because I sensed something was going on but I thought I was imagining things. It was SOOO cool!
It's been a year and a half and I'm still struggling with the death of my Cat. The night before he was put down he was eating out of my hands. I miss him soooooo much.
If you're having trouble looking after yourself or don't find anything fun any more you might be depressed and need to see a dr. If you feel sad when you think about your cat that's ok and totally normal. Don't beat yourself up for being sad or not sad enough.
The boil and simmer has worked really well with my kitten! He has definately been sleeping better, and it has made it very easy for us to bond as he loves his playtime and then food. Happy kitty thanks to you Jackson!
@jamiecores6222 I usually put his bowl out, which he knows signals play time. He is not extremely food motivated at the moment, but he gets impatient. I only add the food after because otherwise he gets distracted.
Jackson I can’t thank you enough, I have watched your videos for years and waited until I was financially stable to become a cat mom. My cats from different litters are so happy and I honestly give all the credit to you, your advice are remarkable and truly life saving. My boys are just breezing through life seamlessly and I couldn’t ask for much more ❤️
I was actually getting worried that my new cat was panting after playing. This took my anxiety away :D Her brother doesn't pant because he stops before... but she is electrical! Thanks!
Whilst my kitten sleeps all the time, and when I play with him then he gets shy and anxious.. he doesn’t really like the toys, but he likes a good belly rub.
I had sibling sisters I rescued at 5 weeks. They were completely devoted to each other. They slept, ate, and played together until one passed at 10 from a brain tumor. Sister lived to 16 yrs 10 months. A 4 mo old female kitten just adopted us by running away from the neighbors to us three times. They gave her to us. I rescued an 8 yr old male last year and he has welcomed her with open paws. He’s dad, guardian and playmate. I just worry she gets very rough. I’m going to play with her more so he gets a break.
Whenever I have a question about cats I go straight to one of your books or videos. You always break it down in a way that is funny and easy to understand.
I didn’t realize I was doing the boil and simmer method, my family kept telling me that I was playing with them wrong but I still kept using the method because it would keep my cat calm throughout the night
Same here, my kitties dont bother me at night. They are about a year old and we play often. When they get "naughty", i know they are usually bored like little toddlers. Redirect that energy.
I adopted a very sweet cat 2 months ago who was found in a barn with her 2 kittens. I suspect she was a stray as she was well socialized to humans. While she is very affectionate she is also anxious and has slowly been losing weight despite eating like a horse. Her stools are negative for parasites. Nevertheless, the vet dewormed her but no change in her condition. No other medical conditions other than anxiety. I watched this video recently and began a hunt, catch, kill, eat program with her 3 times a day. To my amazement, she is starting to gain weight! Thank you Jackson. You really made a difference.
Our 15 year old cat recently passed on. She was actually a good mouser and caught her last mouse about 6 months ago. But we always had trouble getting her to chase a toy. If you flicked it under her nose, she would play with it. But if she had to run, it was no dice. We rushed her to the emergency vet when she had a heart attack, and the vet finally took an ultrasound of her heart. She said our cat had a congenital heart defect common to her breed. She was mixed breed, but the mix didn't help her much. It explained so much about how her mind was always there to catch the prey, but often not her body. She was mentally alert until she collapsed in my husband's arms.
Thanks. Thanks, thanks, thanks. Haven't been able to have a kitty in 20 years. Now retired, I am looking to adopt. Getting up to speed. You, YOU, have added such dimension to the happiness of a cat, and how, as the custodian, I can best help. You're the very best. shantia
I have been watching these videos for 1.5 month before bringing the cat we are going to adopt. I have learned SO much about cats behavior. Thanks you very much Jackson ❤, I would have made so many mistakes out of ignorance
Lol, I like your acting. It makes me smile. I'm autistic and usually body language related stuff is hard for me to interpret. I don't know why, and I usually get your body language during your short acting parts of various cat videos. Thanks for making me smile!
I had my cat Gingerbread for 21 years (fiv positive) that still played up untill about a week before passing. We got 2 cats in about a month after her passing. Boy do they like to play at about 2 years old. I use a fishing rod to play with them.
I know what you mean. My 16 year old cat Tigger passed away a few months ago.. Now I have 1 year old Mia. I forgot how much energy they have at this age😹.
Jeanie Schrag I'm sorry for your loss,losing a pet is not easy. Hugs from your neighbour across the border! & keep enjoying your life full of your new furry buddies!!!
Ivet never been so humbled than watching him blast the moves I genuinely thought cats would like but now know they hate. Ive had cats for 20 years. Still learning!
i no it's mostly about the cats having fun with the necessary hunt play, not so much us.but it makes it all the better if we're having fun too with them together. I understand though the main thing is to put them first in this. 😻🥰😺😽❤️🐈🐈🐾🐾🙏🙏
it’s been easy to do this with my first cat, Salem. I can barely pick up his wands before he’s all over it. He even has lots of toys he can play with without me which he uses throughout the day. My second cat, Boo, not so much. She had some health issues when I first adopted her. They’re mostly cleared up and she’s just waiting on a dental cleaning and tooth extraction. However, she doesn’t want to bite anything because it hurts. It has seriously been a challenge to get her to play. I found she loves to chase after it and bap it. I even got her panting the other day! Her confidence is sky high and I’m looking forward to watching her changes after she heals from her dental visit. I also really enjoy her liking me somewhat. She’s still unsure about me, but I’ll be patient with her and earn her trust.
I have been searching for two days. Yours is the best channel. Others give you signs that they are bored, but don't give you practical ways to get them unbored
I'm a new kitten parent so I'm new to kitten behavior. Ever since I discovered your videos, I have learned so much and they have been so helpful to me. This boil and simmer technique works like a charm. They really need this outlet. Thank you Jackson for all you do to educate us into being the best parent we can be to our cats. God bless you! 🥰🐱
"Jackson, my cat won't play." *Cat guardian lackadaisically shakes wand toy (at) bewildered cat* 😹😹😹😹😹😹 His impression of [the question he gets inundated with]... SPOT ON! Dum, dum, dum... Jackson had coffee, dum, dum, dum he likes coffee! ☕☕☕🎶🎸
So I've got a 10 year old (the vet guesses) Maine Coon that will not play, period. I've had no trouble getting any other cat to play, so it's not technique. He was feral, and I suspect it's got something to do with his not wanting to be in the physical proximity to a human. I doubled the length of the stick, but still nothing. I tried a long shoestring, slowly drug across the floor. He showed interest, but wouldn't go after it. The only luck I've had is a string with a bell on the end of it, tied to the back of a dining room chair- as long as I'm not close to it. He's been to the vet and gotten a clean bill of health.
@@drfreud65 Hm. Reminds me a bit of my Tiger from when I was a kid/teenager. He was also a Maine Coon and had problems with pretty much everybody (traumatic kittenhood involving being left in a cardboard box with his littermates on the side of the road in a thunderstorm and who knows what else), especially at first. It took months of work with him before before he learned to fully trust us (Mom, my sister and me and that's it; he wasn't willing to go any further), but even then he was never really big on playing with toys. It wasn't a question of energy or anything- he had plenty of that. It's like he figured chasing strings and balls of feathers was a bit pointless. Maybe it's to do with size, as MCs are some rather large kitties, so maybe they need something a more substantial that someone like my Mom never thought of. These cats are also crazy smart, so that probably figures in too.
@@asherikamichaela8425 They are crazy smart! He acts too smart for a laser pointer. He'll get enticed by it for less than a minute, but you can tell he figures out I'm the origin of the light. My last Maine Coon would get very clingy when I would get sick- before I even felt sick! I eventually figured out the warning. I'm sure that if I had epilepsy, he would've been able to warn me of a seizure coming on.
This was excellent Jackson! Nobody ever talks about or demonstrates just HOW you play with a cat! I’ve had cats since I was a kid and have learned what they like by trial and error as well as just years of acute observation (because I am an animal/creature behaviorist at heart) and what you say is absolutely right on the money! My cats loved playing hide and seek… they hide behind or under something and I drag or tease with their toy just out of range as though prey would, not knowing they were in danger. That was the favorite thing to them and also dragging a toy mouse, paper knot, feather on a string behind me as I run through the house on short sprints. Sometimes I would hide (a little conspicuously) behind a door and watch as they creep up and jump out and chase when they arrive. Cats play that game with each other a lot.
I have an inside & outdoor cat but at night she is not allowed outside. We play every night when she comes in. I used to call her but now she comes in by herself just to play before a snack/ treat and bedtime. Loves playing ❤
I LOVE YOU! I am new to having cats at home and omg, I couldn't get my cats to play and get tired and this changed our play routine. Thank you very much for your work!
I have learned so much watching your videos. I’m transitioning my cat from dry food to wet, thanks to you I’ve purchased toys she actually plays with. I’ve been working on catification. Now I learned to feed her after our evening play time. Thanks Jackson! Cookie and I appreciate you so much.
I’m so glad I found his RU-vid channel! I remember when I first got my cat YEARS back (she’s 7-8 now I’m 26) and he helped me learn how to read cats. After breaks-ups, moving and new jobs, I have brought my cat every where with me. Granted, my doctor has a note for me since she is my emotional support animal and I have bipolar, I don’t face the pet fees. This doesn’t mean I have free reign to bring her anywhere and she just shared living space with me. She is a PART of my life. I have to take care of her: good diet, vet visits, inform my roommates and educate them. I do spend the weekend with my boyfriend and I had to learn how to accommodate these sleepovers to my cat’s routine, which still means she gets a clean litter box every day. I have incorporated an auto feeder that I can also control using an app. She eats so fast and has pica, which causes her to throw up. Before I just thought it was because it was normal, but she was stealing food from my roommate’s cat (we needed to get them on the same schedule and he’s on a different diet & monitor they don’t steal one another’s food). Keeping the routine is ongoing. Luckily I work from home at the moment, but when I was a barista and server, I “had no control”. It’s just practicing awareness - keep your area clean, you keep and make your own routine… cats can teach you a lot about mental health.
Since watching your videos I've taken my cat dad game up a level. And you're right, by playing with her more, Sami has come out of her normal winter blues from being stuck inside. I thank you. Sami thanks you.
This was incredibly interesting because I had very much noticed with the red dot the stop, rest, start, rest, pattern that is called Boil and Simmer here. Yet I'd not associated that with wand toys 🤦🏻♀️ Now I have, play time is going to be massively improved for all of us. Thank you so much for this ❤
We just got a new kitten. And even though shes not my first, shes definitely MY first. Ive been watching your videos Jackson like crazy trying to understand every thing she does. I tend to spoil her too much, but play is something she waits for me to do all the time. And in the week weve had her, shes grown an amazing bond with me. Now just to get my SO on the same level. 😅😂❤
I'm a new cat momma ang my kittens are only 4 weeks old. I am very blessed with your videos. ❤️ I'm so excited to play with my cats when they grow up a little.
One of my cats is blind and we didn´t knew how to play with her because she got scared so esaly of sudden noises and well, she never sees the toy, but we discover that she enjoys playing with paper balls rolling on the floor because she can hunt the ball by following the sound and that´s when we discovered that she was actually very playful, and she seems more happy now that we play just a little bit with her
Thank you for everything you do. Thanks to you, my house is catified, I have introduced raw food, and I have a ton of toys. My cats meow outside the closet where I keep the wand safe when not in use, and they sit at my feet at playtime waiting for me to get the party started. They jump really high trying to get the “bird,” and I am wondering if this is okay for their joints.
My cat never used to play like any other cat I’ve met. She wasn’t violent in the slightest, never bit, and never kicked with her back legs, even if you pet her belly for minutes. She never really liked kick toys or wands or even feathers. She trilled (didn’t meow) during playtime, she would chase anything round and jingly that I threw for her. Her favorite game was watching as I pulled a pen juuuuuuust out of site and she would go crazy. Now I have a burly man who is SHARP and takes aggressive leaps of faith at anything feathery without any consideration for his bodily safety. Cats are so wildly unique with their play styles.
Jackson we need this video... even if if it just to make me feel better about doing it with my cats (with there toys of cause they both know hands and feet are not toys lol)
Hello Jackson, my 22 cats and me really needs to thank you for this video. It's totally change my routine with them, and finally I have my cats boredom free.
i'm so glad you made this! i've had cats my whole life and naturally use their toys to imitate prey because i know it'll get them excited, but my friends will do the 'dangle and ignore" and tell me my cats aren't interested in playing anymore. i'm like "gimme that!" and show them how you have to hide the toy, let them stalk it, then start a chase. it's pretty simple once you understand the reasoning.
I just got a kitty cat.. just a year old. Ill throw her mouse toy across the room, shell run catch it and bring it back to me like a little doggy plays fetch. Ive had cats all my life and never seen one continuously bring the toy right back! Its pretty cool
Thank you very much for this technique! I ended my session abruptly last time, and I felt so bad when my cat was so confused. I'm gonna do it right next time!
Glad to know i’ve been playing right with my kitten ! Just as I tough playtime was over because he went and laid down the video poped-up and I was like « nope boy your time is not over ! »
Good stuff Jackson! Loved the honest maniacal laughter and faux camera lens breakage! 😻🤣 "Old Cat reporting for duty again my family, it is my duty to feed the family! Release me hoomans into the wild and I shall bring back a feast of crickets, moths, rodents, grasshoppers, worms and my specialty - birds! If I'm not back in 10 minutes with dinner... I'll be sleeping under the bush, so wait longer!" 🤣😻🥰🤣😻🥰🤣😻🥰
Thank you for this! After watching a bunch of your videos recently, I've started trying to play with my 13 year old cat again. I'm not very good at it, but this video helped a lot!
Actually we tend to see you as a "cats psychologist", but in fact, you heal people by teaching them to pay attention on other creatures, especially those they own, and see them as that what they're. 👍😊
I think I finally do understand 2 things about the boil & simmer technique: 1. I finally understand the concept. I have been doing it right, yay! 2. The name makes no sense to someone who cooks. :D But explained like this it doesnt matter.
I needed this so much! I've watched at least two of your videos specifically about playtime and wondered what I'm still doing wrong when my kitten stops playing, looks tired and then a while later she runs around the place more than before :D Thank you.
THANKS TO JACKSON I ALWAYS PUT MY CATS THROUGH A 10-15 min HUNTING GAME BEFORE MEALS!! She eats all her food after ❤(which I had a problem with before) thanks Jackson :D
jackson, i appreciate and adore you more and more with each video of yours that i watch. i actually feel really emotional every time you gently and clearly remind people that we are doing this FOR OUR CATS and not the other way around - that they are not hear to bend to our whim but rather that we are hear to take care of them and that respecting and attending to their natural instincts and needs is of the greatest importance. on more than one occasion, i have thought how appropriate your comments are for humans too! and a wonderful bonus is that i find myself laughing every time i watch your videos - really appreciate the effort put in to make us smile and create a quality product! and i am learning SO MUCH and feeling so good about putting in the effort to make sure my furry one is healthy, happy and cared for. also, i appreciate you for how much you lovey-gush over cats - your love shines through and i am touched and grateful. thank you!
Cliff note version. You have to be smarter than the cat. That narrows down the homo sapiens population who should have any animal in their care CONSIDERABLY
So glad to see other people have figured this kind of thing out too :) you have to role-play how the prey animal would be naturally acting for it to be "believable" for your cat!
Hi Jackson, I’ve been doing this with my 9 week old kitten but he just doesn’t get tired 😅 I could spend an hour playing and he loves it but he just never wants to stop
My kitten currently requires at least three 15min-20min play sessions per day so I get to sleep at night. To tire him out him out so he'll rest takes 40min but I don't want him to overexert himself. Thank you once again Jaxon Galaxy ❤
Always great to watch Jackson and learn something. My cats are now also hunting flies during this season which give them extra play/hunt and keeps my flat fly- free...
Watching your videos has become a nightly routine for me. Idk they make me laugh and I forgot all my worries. While learning how to care for my little tigers. Thank you 😊
Cornelius loved to play. His favorite play time was waking me up at 1am. I'd crawl on the floor around house in the dark trying to find him. Cornelius would let me get just close enough...he would gently tap my feet and hands. Gosh I miss him.
Thank you so much for this video. About a month ago I found a 4 week old kitten abandon in an alley while walking my dogs. She had a rough first week getting settled and getting her diet right but now she is a happy healthy kitty growing fast. The vet adores her and says she is doing great. Because she is still small I don’t want her running around at night just yet so I have a pet playpen she sleeps in at night in bed with me, my pitty and chihuahua. She has recently been a giant ball of hyper and not letting me sleep at night. I watched this video last night after finding it and can see a huge difference already. She does just what you said she would do. Tonight will be the first night we get to sleep how well she sleeps after spending the day getting played with correctly. Thank you for all your videos, they’ve helped a new cat owner so much.
Watching as i play with my 2 month old kitten who is pretty much on boil as soon as she opens her eyes. Phew! For such small animals, they can be exhausting! But worth it ❤
Literally this video saved me in learning that I was playing with my kitten all wrong. I tried this immediately after watching this vid and I wore my kitten out!!! Thank you so much!!!
I think this is one of my favourite videos ready-made it's so funny. I like Jackson's videos because he seems to have so much fun making them instead of these other people where you see their videos and they're just like stating facts and being boring and not really giving you information except for what you could Google. Thank you Jackson keep making awesome videos
Your cat-wisdom allows me to give my boy a happier and healthier life. Thank you for teaching us humans to be better kitty parents. Bruce the WonderCat thanks you too!😸
Wow! Not only great content and advice; the video editing is through the roof! EXCELLENT!!! Love your videos, Jackson 💖 Keep it up! (like 7:37 - how did you DO that?!)
I think it's a breaking glass green screen/chroma key overlay, but definitely the best looking one I've seen! You can find stuff like that royalty-free on RU-vid a lot of the time, or paid license video stock and footage websites.
I have a 9 yro who has sooo much energy, I lost my other cat a couple of weeks back so I've played extra bc she gets bored much easier (hopefully I get anothrr adopted cat today or tomorrow!), and she has nooo end! Visiters often think she's like 4yro at most. I had two friends over that both have cats and they both played with her and she still have lots of energy left! Amazing how much energy an "almost senior" can have! Also she is a bit smaller in stature and bc high quality food her fur is very shiny and nice, which ofc play into why people think she is so young.
Thanks for this video, Jackson, it was as always helpful, but... I could really need one about playing with _two_ cats. My older cat (6) looks very interested at first, but as soon as the little one is going for it, he backs off, and I swear he looks dissapointed and beaten. He was so into playing before the youngster got here. Separating them doesnt work, too, because the little one is then screaming outside the closed door, distracting the old one so much that he can't concentrate. Trying to get the young one first to exhaustion is also very hard - as bluecannibaleyes said, my 2 year old is jumping back in the game almost immediately again, leaving my older one no chance to play. Also - I can't find a way to get the wand toy back from him. He is leading me underneath a table/bed and holding it tight, so I have to stand there for quite a while trying to pull it away again, or leave him alone, what I don't dare to do because of the string. Throwing treats or other toys to make him let go doesnt work aswell. Any hints anybody? Thanks so much.
What a fantastic video! Jackson Galaxy is so wise and intuitive when it comes to caring for our felines! I want to add to this.. as a healer of felines, that cats (and animals) have a need for meaning in their lives. I've discovered that if they don't feel like have it, they can lose the will to live. The hunt gives them that sense of purpose, and feeling like they've provided for the family. Another way they can get that sense of meaning is by making sure you play once in awhile (life should be fun!), and a 3rd is to help us feel loved!
"The idea that your cat will take a toy and just run ... around your house for 20 minutes is folly." [freeze-panics in 'what am I doing wrong with playtime is she not being stimulated at all is there something wrong with her is she not happy oh my god'] "Unless they're kittens..." [THE BIGGEST EXHALE OF RELIEF] Query has a theatre major for a cat mommy. Not only is prey definitely being imitated, they have backstories.
