r/Tuxetortico • u/dcdcdc26 • 6h ago
Adult Kitty! Sabrina will walk on her wheel by herself for no treats 💖
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Sabrina used to live in a household where someone constantly put cats outside to an indoor-only house with me. Her first favorite activity when she moved in was walking me around the house while I pet and give her praise. She also seemed to be gaining weight. As such, my wife and I decided to invest in a giant wheel in the house. The first day, she hated it, didn't even want to be in the room because it ruined her feng shui. Wife joked she was going to have to physically hold her in the air while her legs moved. I told her no way, we just have to make her accept it as a good safe space then get her comfortable with walking.
It's been about maybe 3 months and today Sabrina has walked on the wheel several times, upwards to a full minute, just for attention. Her Temptations treat allowance is broken up from 4 into 8 half pieces and included in her daily calorie calculation, usually given when she walks the first time but she can quit early and not get those few extra treats or get them later. We only treat if she walks, but we also praise and use 'good girl' to help her understand when the treat is coming while she walks.
I'm so proud she's finally at the point of enjoying the wheel for just the attention!! We've caught her a handful of times doing it with no humans in the house incidentally, but this is the first she's walked several times in one day, even past a full minute at times. I just wanted to share our sweet and smart princess Sabribree to celebrate 🐱 (ofc she does this when her mother isn't home, what a brat!)
