21 Tips to Make Your Cat Happy at Home

Written By Molly Badger

May 6, 2025 by Carson Sperry

Reading Time: 9 minutes

If you want to make your cat happy at home, it isn’t just about tossing them a crinkly toy and hoping for the best—it’s a full-time gig wrapped in fur, purrs, and the occasional passive-aggressive stare. While the internet might have you believe cats are aloof little weirdos who’d rather nap than engage, the experts know better: these creatures are complex, social, and easily bored. The price of neglect is usually paid in shredded furniture or a mysteriously soiled rug. 

Whether you live in an apartment in Scottsdale or a house in Orlando, making your cat feel safe, stimulated, and loved takes a little effort and a lot of understanding. The good news? Experts have plenty of tips to help you get it right.

Here are 21 tips to make your cat happy at home from the professionals who understand the species better than most.



Molly Badger
Hi there. I'm Molly, and I'm a dabbler. I'm one of those people who is constantly moving, buzzing between teaching and practicing Ashtanga and creating whole food messes in my tiny kitchen. I'm a recently converted health and fitness nut lucky enough to be raising two young crazies with my favorite history buff and other half.. I like to think of myself as a creative mind with a zeal for life (it sounds much better than messy, scatterbrained, and five minutes late), which I'm attempting to document in this lovely little corner of cyberspace. The last year of my life has changed me, I think and hope, for the far far better. I took a leap into the healthy and active unknown and left a career in pastry to pursue more wholesome and nourishing goals. A move which then led me to the beauty of the steady, joy-filled yoga path. These are the things that make me. The things I want to share with the ones I love. And so here we are. In the midst of this wild ride there are two things that keep my ever-spinning world grounded. We breathe. And we eat.
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