Mrs Lilla's favourite game was Game for Cats where she has to hit a moving mouse on the screen.
"If it runs off the screen she'll try to go under the iPad," Welch said.
Sometimes she tried to bite or scratch the screen, but Welch wasn't worried because the iPad had a scratch-resistant screen. "She's great with it."
Welch said Mrs Lilla, who was 13 or 14, hadn't shown much interest in playing - until she discovered the iPad. "I think it's good for her." They lived in an apartment so she didn't have a garden to run around in.
Vetcare Grey Lynn vet Dr Alex Melrose wasn't surprised cats could play on iPads because new TVs and screens had faster refresh rates which meant cats could see images more clearly. It was a good way for pets and owners to spend time together. "Interaction between people and their pets is a good thing."
APPS FOR PETS AND OWNERS
Dog translator - free
Game for Cats - free
Cat Piano Jr - free
Paint for Cats - $2.59
Pet Sitter - $1.29
Pet First Aid - $1.29
Top 10 bought iPad apps
1. Art Set $1.29
2. Scribblenauts Remix $1.29
3. Angry Birds Seasons HD $2.59
4. Pages $13.99
5. Shadowgun $1.29
6. GoodReader for iPad $6.49
7. Major Mayhem $1.29
8. Trivial Pursuit Master Edition for iPad $4.21
9. GarageBand $6.49
10. Gangstar Rio: City of Saints $9.99
Top free iPad apps
1. 3News - See It First
2. Rail Maze Pro HD
3. Smoody HD
4. Skype for iPad
5. Calculator for iPad Free
6. Adobe Reader
7. Pick-Up Sticks
8. iBooks
9. Facebook
10. Ball Towers HD
