News flash to cat owners: Your indoor kitty is probably profoundly bored and unchallenged by its bottomless food bowl. But it’s relatively easy to spice up kitty’s life with an engaging food puzzle, a ...

News flash to cat owners: Your indoor kitty is probably profoundly bored and unchallenged by its bottomless food bowl. But it's relatively easy to spice up kitty's life with an engaging food puzzle, a ...

Your fuzzy feline friend came from a long lineage of hunters and foragers. Although she may laze around now looking for beams of sunlight to sleep in and begging for treats, her life could become more ...

Cats who work for their food seem to be happier and healthier, so stuffing food into a toy isn’t just a hobby for you. It’s a way to reduce your cat’s stress and keep them from getting bored. Need ...

Many cats are kept indoors for various reasons, but because they’re natural foragers this can lead to a host of behavioral and health problems. New research shows that food puzzles are effective at ...

Cat food puzzles are exactly what they sound like. The puzzles can be any object that holds food and requires your feline friend to figure out how to get it. The puzzles come in all sorts of shapes ...

Many centuries have passed since humans invited cats into their homes. But while these creatures are typically great company for a late-night TV binge, feline brains are still hardwired to express ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Let's ...

I recently married into becoming a cat dad and am trying to embrace my new family member. My wife and I work all day, and I was worried about the cat being bored and not getting the proper mental ...

There are many ways to improve the health and happiness of our feline friends, and a popular method is the use of puzzle feeders. The best cat puzzle feeders offer fun and just-challenging-enough ...

When cats were offered the choice of readily available food in a tray or working for it using a simple puzzle, cats most often chose the free food. (Mikel Delgado/UC Davis) When given the choice ...