Hey that's mine!

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:21:59 GMT, "Jette Goldie"
wrote:

*Experts* insist that cats can't see in colour.

I know this to be false - Apache can identify the exact
shade of purple that her favourite cat treats box is,
and has been confused once or twice when I've bought
something else that was that shade.

I'd always heard this, too, and don't really believe it. In all
fairness, though, even if the collars were identical in color there
are a couple other small differences. Both collars have engraved name
tags with my phone number, and they're different shapes. (Luckily,
Sammy doesn't seem to realize that hers is shaped like a d*g bone, but
at the time that was the only blue tag to match the collar.) And,
Little Bit's is a little wider.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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Karen wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
Dreary day here in SW OK, cloudy and rain off and on all day. A little
while ago, during a brief break in the clouds, the sun came out for a
few minutes. Little Bit wanted to check and see if any of the
neighborhood cats on been around, so I decided I'd put on the girls
collars and let Sammy and LB out while I smoked a cig. LB and Sam only
wear their collars when I take them out. They come running when they
hear the tags jiggle, and wait patiently while I put them on.

I grabbed the collars off the hooks, and the girls came and stood by
the door. I bent down to put a collar on LB while she looked outside
and waited patiently. Sammy reached up and wrapped her paws around my
hand. I was about to put the blue collar on her mom. The look she gave
me obviously said that everyone knows momma wears the red one, the
blue belongs to Sammy.

I quickly realized my mistake, and put the collars on appropriate
necks, and we went outside. Unfortunately, a couple minutes later the
brief sunshine diasppeared and it started sprinkling again.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

One smart cookie!!

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I think
most of them are, but every once in a while one does something that
pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

Karen wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
Dreary day here in SW OK, cloudy and rain off and on all day. A little
while ago, during a brief break in the clouds, the sun came out for a
few minutes. Little Bit wanted to check and see if any of the
neighborhood cats on been around, so I decided I'd put on the girls
collars and let Sammy and LB out while I smoked a cig. LB and Sam only
wear their collars when I take them out. They come running when they
hear the tags jiggle, and wait patiently while I put them on.

I grabbed the collars off the hooks, and the girls came and stood by
the door. I bent down to put a collar on LB while she looked outside
and waited patiently. Sammy reached up and wrapped her paws around my
hand. I was about to put the blue collar on her mom. The look she gave
me obviously said that everyone knows momma wears the red one, the
blue belongs to Sammy.

I quickly realized my mistake, and put the collars on appropriate
necks, and we went outside. Unfortunately, a couple minutes later the
brief sunshine diasppeared and it started sprinkling again.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

One smart cookie!!

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I think
most of them are, but every once in a while one does something that
pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I think
most of them are, but every once in a while one does something that
pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

A former co-worker of mine had a cat who only ate red flowers. She could
have any other colour flowers in a vase, but if she brought in red ones, the
cat ate them. It didn't matter what kind of flowers they were.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I think
most of them are, but every once in a while one does something that
pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

A former co-worker of mine had a cat who only ate red flowers. She could
have any other colour flowers in a vase, but if she brought in red ones, the
cat ate them. It didn't matter what kind of flowers they were.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

I answered this last night Steve but some of my posts seem to fly away into
space but I think that is one smart kitty you have there Jean.P.
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote in message
...


Karen wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
Dreary day here in SW OK, cloudy and rain off and on all day. A little
while ago, during a brief break in the clouds, the sun came out for a
few minutes. Little Bit wanted to check and see if any of the
neighborhood cats on been around, so I decided I'd put on the girls
collars and let Sammy and LB out while I smoked a cig. LB and Sam only
wear their collars when I take them out. They come running when they
hear the tags jiggle, and wait patiently while I put them on.

I grabbed the collars off the hooks, and the girls came and stood by
the door. I bent down to put a collar on LB while she looked outside
and waited patiently. Sammy reached up and wrapped her paws around my
hand. I was about to put the blue collar on her mom. The look she gave
me obviously said that everyone knows momma wears the red one, the
blue belongs to Sammy.

I quickly realized my mistake, and put the collars on appropriate
necks, and we went outside. Unfortunately, a couple minutes later the
brief sunshine diasppeared and it started sprinkling again.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

One smart cookie!!

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I think
most of them are, but every once in a while one does something that
pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

I answered this last night Steve but some of my posts seem to fly away into
space but I think that is one smart kitty you have there Jean.P.
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote in message
...


Karen wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
Dreary day here in SW OK, cloudy and rain off and on all day. A little
while ago, during a brief break in the clouds, the sun came out for a
few minutes. Little Bit wanted to check and see if any of the
neighborhood cats on been around, so I decided I'd put on the girls
collars and let Sammy and LB out while I smoked a cig. LB and Sam only
wear their collars when I take them out. They come running when they
hear the tags jiggle, and wait patiently while I put them on.

I grabbed the collars off the hooks, and the girls came and stood by
the door. I bent down to put a collar on LB while she looked outside
and waited patiently. Sammy reached up and wrapped her paws around my
hand. I was about to put the blue collar on her mom. The look she gave
me obviously said that everyone knows momma wears the red one, the
blue belongs to Sammy.

I quickly realized my mistake, and put the collars on appropriate
necks, and we went outside. Unfortunately, a couple minutes later the
brief sunshine diasppeared and it started sprinkling again.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

One smart cookie!!

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I think
most of them are, but every once in a while one does something that
pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Karen wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
Dreary day here in SW OK, cloudy and rain off and on all day. A
little while ago, during a brief break in the clouds, the sun came
out for a few minutes. Little Bit wanted to check and see if any of
the neighborhood cats on been around, so I decided I'd put on the
girls collars and let Sammy and LB out while I smoked a cig. LB and
Sam only wear their collars when I take them out. They come running
when they hear the tags jiggle, and wait patiently while I put them
on.

I grabbed the collars off the hooks, and the girls came and stood by
the door. I bent down to put a collar on LB while she looked outside
and waited patiently. Sammy reached up and wrapped her paws around
my hand. I was about to put the blue collar on her mom. The look
she gave me obviously said that everyone knows momma wears the red
one, the blue belongs to Sammy.

Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

One smart cookie!!

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I
think most of them are, but every once in a while one does something
that pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

I'm pretty sure Persia can *read*, too She knows enough to select and
scoot a can of Fancy Feast off the shelf, right next to the chopped green
chili's which are in the same size can.

Jill

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Karen wrote:

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
Dreary day here in SW OK, cloudy and rain off and on all day. A
little while ago, during a brief break in the clouds, the sun came
out for a few minutes. Little Bit wanted to check and see if any of
the neighborhood cats on been around, so I decided I'd put on the
girls collars and let Sammy and LB out while I smoked a cig. LB and
Sam only wear their collars when I take them out. They come running
when they hear the tags jiggle, and wait patiently while I put them
on.

I grabbed the collars off the hooks, and the girls came and stood by
the door. I bent down to put a collar on LB while she looked outside
and waited patiently. Sammy reached up and wrapped her paws around
my hand. I was about to put the blue collar on her mom. The look
she gave me obviously said that everyone knows momma wears the red
one, the blue belongs to Sammy.

Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

One smart cookie!!

Yes, I've read that not ALL cats are color-blind (as dogs are). I
think most of them are, but every once in a while one does something
that pretty clearly indicates he/she can perceive color.

I'm pretty sure Persia can *read*, too She knows enough to select and
scoot a can of Fancy Feast off the shelf, right next to the chopped green
chili's which are in the same size can.

Jill

"Marina" had some very interesting things
to say about ! Hey that's mine!:

A former co-worker of mine had a cat who only ate red flowers. She could
have any other colour flowers in a vase, but if she brought in red ones, the
cat ate them. It didn't matter what kind of flowers they were.

Avery [my ringneck dove, for those who don't know] was once seen
furiously pecking away at the one red button on a remote control. He
gets a fruit-flavored birdie snack as a treat that has red, orange,
yellow, and green pieces. I listed the colors in the order in which he
eats them. :-)

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