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Paper Chewing May Indicate Boredom
A feline behavior expert offers other methods to relieve a cat's anxiety.
by Pam Johnson-Bennett

When you are home with your cat and you notice she is looking as if she's getting anxious or she's looking as if she's searching for paper to chew on, that's the time to conduct a mini play session to distract her. Keep a couple of interactive toys stashed conveniently so you can quickly get to them to distract her. The Cat Dancer is a great toy for this because it's easy to stash away in a drawer. It's a very simple design but cats love it. It's a wire with some tightly rolled-up cardboard on the end. When you move the toy it moves almost like a fly or cricket. Its movements are erratic and wild and cats go crazy for it. The Cat Dancer is inexpensive and easy to find in pet supply stores as well as online.

Best,
Pam Johnson-Bennett, CABC
IAABC-Certified Animal Behavior Consultant

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Cat, corydon, IN
Posted: 10/12/2008 3:13:46 AM
Paper chewing means a cat is bored? What? Not very much explanation here...
Chelsie, Dover, NH
Posted: 9/14/2007 11:31:13 AM
I wasn't able to find the problem I've been experiencing w/my kitten. She's 9 mths old and constantly into my one plant. Now that she has taken most of the leaves off she going after another. She has plenty of toys, some w/catnip and another kitten to play with. I tried the cat grass thinking that she needed some "greens" in her diet but she wouldn't touch them. I even tried some partly thawed out peas, forget it! I don't know what else to do. Is this something she will outgrow? Or do I hide all of the plants? The toy mentioned in the article may help because it moves so I will look into getting it.
Debbie, Highland, NY
Posted: 12/6/2006 5:38:56 PM
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