I have two cats: a mom and her son - 10yrs and 9 yrs old, respectively. A few months ago, I bought them a cat bed which they loved. They would take turns sleeping in it and for a few weeks there was always a cat in it. Then they both abruptly stopped. We moved the bed to another location in our home thinking maybe they didn't like where it originally was but that didn't work. So, I took their old cat tree (that they also stopped using years ago) out of storage and they both immediately started using it again. They would take turns sitting at the very top.
You can probably see where I'm going with this: Yes, they both abruptly stopped using it. I even tried putting my female cat on the tree the other day to gauge her reaction and she sat there looking a bit uncomfortable, so I thought it was because I placed her there without permission (ha ha). But she sat on it for a while before jumping back down but she hasn't gone back up on her own. The male cat is the same way. It's like all of a sudden both items have fallen out of favor for some reason with them.
I'm thinking this is normal behavior because they've done this before with another cat bed they had years ago that has sat in the same corner collecting dust since the last time they used it (over 4 years ago). Is there something I can do to get them interested in these things again? I can't keep buying new cat trees and beds every time they get bored/tired of the old ones.
You can probably see where I'm going with this: Yes, they both abruptly stopped using it. I even tried putting my female cat on the tree the other day to gauge her reaction and she sat there looking a bit uncomfortable, so I thought it was because I placed her there without permission (ha ha). But she sat on it for a while before jumping back down but she hasn't gone back up on her own. The male cat is the same way. It's like all of a sudden both items have fallen out of favor for some reason with them.
I'm thinking this is normal behavior because they've done this before with another cat bed they had years ago that has sat in the same corner collecting dust since the last time they used it (over 4 years ago). Is there something I can do to get them interested in these things again? I can't keep buying new cat trees and beds every time they get bored/tired of the old ones.