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I genuinely do not know what to do anymore. I have 2 female cats, they are litter mates and will be 9 years old this year. One of them just refuses to play, ever, with any toy. I feed twice a day, with a play session before each feeding. I have tried the cat dancer, da bird, other styles of wand toys, balls, string, all of these things combined with that mat with holes in it that you can move around, etc. She will SOMETIMES play with a brand new toy or one she hasn't seen in years for one or two sessions, then is bored of it forever and will not touch it. If I pull a toy under a blanket, she will pounce on it maybe 3 or 4 times. She is 'gun shy' around her sister, so I have tried separating them. I've tried keeping her in the bedroom to try to play with her. She at first would hop up on the bed and have a romp, now she won't even do that, I have to place her on the bed and she just jumps off and sits at the door. I have tried keeping her sister in the bedroom and playing with her in the rest of the house, she just runs up into her cat tree and lazily bats at things, she will not come down or chase anything. She will respond to catnip, but I can only give that maybe once every few weeks or it doesn't work. All she cares about is food. I feed exclusively wet food, and use dry food as treats and for play sessions. If I throw dry food, she will chase it till she is panting and tired, but I am worried that the extra calories will cause her to gain weight. She is already looking a bit heavy. I am at my wits end, waving a wand toy around like an idiot twice a day for 20 minutes while she either stares at me like I'm stupid or ignores me and the toy completely. Then I have to play with my other cat. Fortunately for me my other cat loves to play. I do not know what to do anymore. Please help.