To truly keep your indoor pets in good condition, one needs to do some extra work. The creation of an environment that aids the animals in undergoing a lot of mental stimulation and exercise stands paramount for their well-being. This article gives three simple but handy methods to ensure your pets are happy, healthy, and fully stimulated in the comfort of your home.
Enrichment & Keeping the Indoor Pets Happy
Enrichment is an integral aspect of keeping pets like these, always enhancing their environment. When being bored very fast due to any kind of animal-pets become destructive. Puzzle toys to keep their mind occupied and some scratching posts for the cats-the most common pet indoors-can go a long way in stimulation. Safe chew toys can be immensely enriching for a dog. Some plants from the selection in our article Clean Air Plants: 3 House Options for Easy Breathing (Total Apex Living) can also stimulate their senses in this environment. The Toronto Humane Society has great ideas on The Importance of Mental Stimulation Games and Puzzles for Your Pets to stimulate indoor living.
Exercise for Indoor Pets
The height of misconception is that indoor pets do not need exercise. Conversely, however, with physical exercises adding to their health is quite the word. Spend some time each day playing with your indoor pets. From 5 Beginner Home Workouts: Simple Steps, Great Gains Fast (Total Apex Living), you can convert some fairly simple exercises into fun games indoors. The exercise will help them burn off some energy, maintain their weight, and be extremely stimulating for their minds. As stated by Ocean Animal Hospital, The Importance of Pet Enrichment for Mental and Physical Health for your furry friends living indoors.
Daily Schedule for Indoor Pets
Indoor pets like some amount of predictability; so much so that maintaining a daily routine makes them feel safe. Scheduling a feeding, playing, and resting time goes a long way in keeping the furry friend relaxed and happy. They will know the schedule, and that knowledge will help to lessen their stress and improve their overall happiness. A few safe little changes could be interesting for your pets-such as changing their toys every once in a while or moving around their resting area for a short period. All three of those simple methods-enrichment, activity, and routine-in that order are effective ways to keep those indoor pets happy and healthy. Keep in mind that a stimulated pet is a happy one!
