Hi
I am so sorry to be bothering you. But I need help. I have a year old cat that I love a lot. However lately I have felt like she takes almost all the space in my life and i need this to decrease. I got her when she was a kitten a d as she was an only kitten I played a lot with her. I wanted her to keep feeling engaged and happy. So I played like 3 to 4 h each day. Now she is 1 year old and used to me spending a lot of time with her daily. The problem is that I am getting really sick of it. I love her but also need time for myself and when I am at home it's nearly impossible. She will complain and i would feel guilty and go play with her. She hardly plays alone anymore. I know this my fault, as I got her used to be constantly stimulated and that begging works. But I want things to change. I would like to be able to play 30 min morning and 1 hour evening maximum but not more. So here are my questions:
1. Is it reasonable?
2. How slow should I make the transition?
3. I already have food puzzles, put videos of birds and have automatic toys and a few birds coming to visit. Any other ideas ?
4. The last thing I want is her unhappy. Will she still be happy?
5 we bonded quite a lot. I don't wAbt this to change. Will it change ?
Thanks so much
I am so sorry to be bothering you. But I need help. I have a year old cat that I love a lot. However lately I have felt like she takes almost all the space in my life and i need this to decrease. I got her when she was a kitten a d as she was an only kitten I played a lot with her. I wanted her to keep feeling engaged and happy. So I played like 3 to 4 h each day. Now she is 1 year old and used to me spending a lot of time with her daily. The problem is that I am getting really sick of it. I love her but also need time for myself and when I am at home it's nearly impossible. She will complain and i would feel guilty and go play with her. She hardly plays alone anymore. I know this my fault, as I got her used to be constantly stimulated and that begging works. But I want things to change. I would like to be able to play 30 min morning and 1 hour evening maximum but not more. So here are my questions:
1. Is it reasonable?
2. How slow should I make the transition?
3. I already have food puzzles, put videos of birds and have automatic toys and a few birds coming to visit. Any other ideas ?
4. The last thing I want is her unhappy. Will she still be happy?
5 we bonded quite a lot. I don't wAbt this to change. Will it change ?
Thanks so much