How to make your cat happier — in 3 minutes | Nicky Trevorrow

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🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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There's a simple way to increase your cat's happiness, says animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow. She explains the importance of play for our feline friends — and for basically any species (looking at you, dog lovers!) — and shares specific, actionable strategies to boost your cat's mental and physical health.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily,
0:10.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.0	I am a cat lady in that I've had lots of cats over the years and my current cat, Abe, is really special to me. He plays fetch.
0:26.1	So I was delighted to learn from her 2023 talk that cat behaviorist Nicky Trevoro totally
0:31.8	supports this kind of interactive play.
0:34.0	She takes us through how to best play with our cats to make a positive impact on their happiness.
0:40.0	It's coming up after the break.
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1:13.0	When I was asked to do this TED Talk,
1:16.0	I sat down with my cat, as you do.
1:20.0	And I thought, what's going to make the biggest difference to as many cats as possible?
1:25.4	What could it be?
1:28.0	And I looked at my cat for inspiration and thought yes that's it.
1:32.0	Yes kato that's his name let's tell everybody about the
1:36.2	power of play. If some people seem to be the cat people like me hands hands up? Yes. Welcome.
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