If you want to improve the mental and physical prowess of your cat, you should try playing some big cat games with her. Just fifteen minutes of play time everyday and you will see that your cat will starts loving you more. She will miss you while you are away and welcome you when you get back home. As far as game ideas are concerned, you can be as creative as you want. Following are some fun ideas that could spell excitement in your cat's life.
The big cat games that involve hunting have always been great fun. Such games are very simple, where you just have to hide one of your cat's favorite toys at a specific place and encourage her to hunt for the "hidden treasure". For example, to start with, you can show the toy to the cat and then hide the same under a pillow or in between the cushions. By its very nature, the cat will start hunting for it, trying to find the toy back. However, here it is important for you to make sure that the hidden place is accessible for the cat. If she does not get success in finding her toys, she will soon lose interest. Besides that, whenever the cat finds a toy, you should change the location - try a new hiding place.
The mouse play is also one of the best big cat games. In this game, you will need a mouse toy. Tie a string to it. Now, dangle the mouse in front of the cat and watch your cat's amusing activities as it tries to swat the mouse. This game can be great fun.
You can use an empty toilet paper roll for this game - with no paper on it of course! Allow your cat to bat it around. You cat will love to do so. After she has played with the roll for a good time, you can place a small ball inside the roll and tape the two ends of the roll so that the ball does not come out of it. Now, every time the cat hits the roll, it will wobble because of the ball. This will make the game more fun for the cat and will add to your amusement.
You can also use ice cubes for big cat games. The idea is to let your cat play ice cube hockey. You can have your cat play this game on a smooth surface. All you have to do is just to slide the ice cube across the floor. Encourage the cat to hit the ice cube. Just one hit and your cat will keep following the ice cube trying to hit it again. It will be like she is playing 'cat ice hockey'.
You can use your own creativity to invent other big cat games. Any such games will strengthen your bond with your cat.