Samson keeping himself entertained

Samson is the shop mascot for our store in Westlake where we do all our cat grooming. He is a rescue cat who we have taken on as part of the family and he fits in nicely - sometimes a little too enthusiastically! When people come in he is running up to greet them and hoping for a bit(read LOT) of love and cuddles. He wins over most people - except those who are scared of cats - he is a BIG cat. He also gets himself into trouble sometimes wanting to "greet" some dogs that come in and has to be put into his crate to save the dogs!! He has a great personality, but wont take any sort of intimidation from the canine world. He also shows interest when our cat clients come in for their grooming, but we ensure that they also don't get too close!

Samson is a Maine Coon and he weighs about 7kg which is a lot, but not for this breed. Male Maine Coons can weight up to 13kg and we have a lot of them coming in for our cat grooming! They are a beautiful breed and we love them and are so excited to have one as part of our team. As Samson is an inside only cat we need to keep him active to help ensure he doesn't become overweight. We also want to ensure that he doesn't become bored and get up to too much mischief!

Many people think that cat's don't need a lot of stimulation and are happy to just lay around. A lot of cats have the chance to interact with people most of the time and seeing that Samson is in the shop most nights by himself, we wanted to provide him with something to keep him occupied.

This is Samson playing with the Funkitty Egg-cerciser. This toy distributes dried treats for cats and you can adjust how big the hole is, so also how frequently treats fall out, or how hard it is for the cats to get them. As the treats come out sporadically, it means that the cats have intermittent rewards which keeps them wanting to play. These toys are better suited to cats that are food motivated.

As Samson is feed a raw diet - a mixture of BARF patties and Vets All Natural Premium Choice, the dry food we use - Artemis Adult Cat is for treats and he loves them! Even though these are just treats for him, we ensure that the dry food is premium natural grade food.

We sell a range of interactive cat toys in both our stores and online. Come in and check them out and see how you can keep your kitty entertained!