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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me!
My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Sometimes we have to go looking for our cat, who may be hiding who knows where. It is quite a spectacle to go around yelling her name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
There might be such a device. (Dog whistles probably can be heard by them,
their eardrums are small enough they may pick up that frequency.) Whether or not your cat actually responds to it on the other hand... it may require you to train the cat that whistle means treat time or something. "RPSinha" wrote in message ... I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Sometimes we have to go looking for our cat, who may be hiding who knows where. It is quite a spectacle to go around yelling her name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
"RPSinha" wrote in message ... I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) A dog whistle works fine....My B-K comes a runnun' in the evening when I go out on the front porch and blow mine.....(He knows he's going to get a goodie). |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
"RPSinha" wrote:
My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Tuna can being opened at 250 yards? |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
"Mark G." wrote in message ... "RPSinha" wrote: My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Tuna can being opened at 250 yards? That'll do it....A spoon banging on the side of the cat dish works well, too........ |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
When I feed the canned food (breakfast and dinner) I ring a small dinner
bell as I put the plates down. Tiger and Amber don't go out but I figure if one of them did get out, ringing the bell should bring him/her running. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
Response from RPSinha :
I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Sometimes we have to go looking for our cat, who may be hiding who knows where. It is quite a spectacle to go around yelling her name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. From the very beginning I used "Gabby" for everything related to the cat. And I used "gabby-gabby-gabby" in a high-pitched and fast voice to mean here comes dinner. Now I can literally call his name once and he comes to see what I want? If I use the "dinner bell," he blasts off from wherever he is and heads straight to his bowl. So calling them DOES work. You just have to put in 10x the effort as you do with a dog it seems. -- -Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
On Oct 20, 11:40 am, "-Lost" wrote:
Response from RPSinha : My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Sometimes we have to go looking for our cat, who may be hiding who knows where. It is quite a spectacle to go around yelling her name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. Dog and cat whistles emit both frequencies in the audible and non- audible range of humans. Cats and dogs do have sensitive hearing and are able to hear sounds outside the range of what humans can normally hear. From the very beginning I used "Gabby" for everything related to the And I used "gabby-gabby-gabby" in a high-pitched and fast voice to mean here comes dinner. OMG...I remember when I was a kid, my mom would yell out the back door; "hear kitty kitty kitty!" And Tom the cat would come running. Quite a spectacle is right. I use a forceful "ssssssssp, ssssssssp" to get Mama to come to me. It's mid-high frequency, without the loud volume...no whistle needed. Whatever you decide to use, stick with it. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
I just shake the bag. Not only does a bag of cat food make a nice percussion
instrument, it works well about 60% of the time in getting Her Majesty, Isis, to leave her hiding place somewhere and come to see what's what. I would also note that my failure to keep the bowl filled, again, is getting dangerous for me. I was walking in my stocking feet and one of those little deadly razor claws was deliberately snagged in one of my socks very very close to my tender big toe skin. I filled the bowl with less than day old canned food and things are pretty quiet now. Mike in Illinois "studio" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 20, 11:40 am, "-Lost" wrote: Response from RPSinha : My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Sometimes we have to go looking for our cat, who may be hiding who knows where. It is quite a spectacle to go around yelling her name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. Dog and cat whistles emit both frequencies in the audible and non- audible range of humans. Cats and dogs do have sensitive hearing and are able to hear sounds outside the range of what humans can normally hear. From the very beginning I used "Gabby" for everything related to the And I used "gabby-gabby-gabby" in a high-pitched and fast voice to mean here comes dinner. OMG...I remember when I was a kid, my mom would yell out the back door; "hear kitty kitty kitty!" And Tom the cat would come running. Quite a spectacle is right. I use a forceful "ssssssssp, ssssssssp" to get Mama to come to me. It's mid-high frequency, without the loud volume...no whistle needed. Whatever you decide to use, stick with it. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
The OP here. Great suggestions. However, my concern is not simply how
to make the cat hear me. It is doing so without making a nuisance of myself all over the neighborhood. Maybe I am self-conscious, but I would like to be as discreet towards other humans as possible. I am taking care of a neighbor's cat for about 6 months while they are out of the country. She spends the days outside. I would like to ring the whistle in my backyard and have her come, without bothering the neighbors everyday. Even more so if I have to walk the block blowing my whistle. |
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