Play is an essential activity for your Ragdoll cat. Play provides your cat or kitten exercise, an outlet for excess energy, and a bonding experience for both owner and cat. Most cat owners can spend hours watching their cats play. Even elderly cats become kitten-like when batting around a catnip toy. Every cat has their favorite type of activity and toy; some love bags, others love stuffed toys. Cardboard boxes are an all-time favorite toy for cats. A simple bankers box can provide your cat with hours of enjoyment.
Other home-made toys your Ragdoll might enjoy include the plastic rings from milk jugs, plastic bottle caps, drinking straws, a ball of yarn, even a sock sprinkled with catnip. Popular toys from the pet shop include catnip mice, the fishing pole with a feather lure, and other wad type toys. Keep things like plastic bags, paperclips, your curling iron, and any small items that could choke your cat out of reach.
Should You Let Your Ragdoll Play Outdoors?
In a word, no. Ragdoll cats are exclusively indoor cats and should not be allowed outdoors unless you are there to keep an eye out. One of the traits Ragdoll cats posses is they are non-aggressive to the point that they will not defend themselves when provoked. This could lead to serious injury if your Ragdoll is ever attacked by another animal or an evil child.
Keeping Your Cat Indoors Will Keep Them Safe
In addition to the risk of attack by another animal there is the possibility that your Ragdoll will be run over by a car, shot, stolen, poisoned, or lost. There is also the danger of disease such as rabies, infestation by fleas, ear mites, fungus, ringworm, parasites, or any number of diseases. If your Ragdoll cat is bitten by another animal he or she could form a fatal abscess. The best way to keep your Ragdoll safe and out of trouble is to keep him or her indoors at all times.
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