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My cat is about 7 or 8 now and he still wants to play as much as he always did, but the TYPE of play he seems interested in has gotten more and more lazy. I used to be able to get him flying around with Da Bird or some other toys but now no matter what I try he tends to just want to stay in place, lay on his side and bat at things rolling around. He likes when I kind of take a ribbon and slowly pull it under something too like a towel he will try and get it just as it's about to go under. But, he's really not spending any energy with this type of play and he's getting a little chunky.
Anyway, I've tried some new toys and nothing seems to get him RUNNING. About the only thing that really gets him going is if I can manage to get a moth in the house, which I intentionally try to do by leaving porch light on, then he goes nuts hunting it until he gets it and he runs all over with that.
So is this just kind of him getting older or what? What has been your experience with cats this age and playing and how to get them more physically active when playing?
Anyway, I've tried some new toys and nothing seems to get him RUNNING. About the only thing that really gets him going is if I can manage to get a moth in the house, which I intentionally try to do by leaving porch light on, then he goes nuts hunting it until he gets it and he runs all over with that.
So is this just kind of him getting older or what? What has been your experience with cats this age and playing and how to get them more physically active when playing?