Question
My cat is 4 months old now. He always takes his toy off the bed, and once he doesn't want to play, he leaves his toy somewhere and just forgets it.
And when he wants to play with his toys, which I completely have no clue where they are, he meows loud at me, and even at night he would jump like a husky dog on my belly, blaming me why the toys don't automatically appear on the bed.
Is there a way to let my cat remember where he left his toy? Would intelligence improving toys help?
Answer
For you to get a good night's sleep and for your cat to find the toys you need to break the connection that the toys appear where you are.
This means you can only find the toys for your cat when he is not looking and for you to stay in bed if your cat wakes you to get his toys.
If and when your cat finds his toys and comes to you with them give him some attention and positive feedback; positive feedback is very effective when you want your cat to do something.
If you want a cat to stop doing something, negative feedback (as in telling the cat no) is not effective. It is better to give the cat attention when he does what you want.
Intelligence improving toys can be very helpful for stimulating your cat to learn new skills, but remember to change them after some time.
Your cat will learn to find his toys on his own. It will take time so you need to be patient and do not give in to your cat. Let him find the toys himself.
Answered By - trond hansen