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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005Phones & Doorbells
My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics when the telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being fired. Pretty much the same for the doorbell. There are a couple current television commercials that feature a doorbell being run and even THAT is enough to spook them both. It's comical and I feel sorry for them, at the same time. Anybody else have the phone and doorbell situation?? And I wonder why -- is it the pitch of the sound?? That's a new one on me! Do they looked scared or like they are "playing scared"? > My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics when > the telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being fired. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > at the same time. Anybody else have the phone and doorbell situation?? > And I wonder why -- is it the pitch of the sound?? > That's a new one on me! Do they looked scared or like they are "playing > scared"? They FLEE. Run at breakneck speed, even leaping off my lap or couch if that's where they are planted at the time of the sounds. I am busy answering the phone or the door, so I don't see if they actually hide. I doubt they would scramble away that fast if they were just playing. It's mostly very laughable, but I do wonder if those sounds hurt their ears or something like that. > My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics when the > telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being fired. Pretty [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > time. Anybody else have the phone and doorbell situation?? And I wonder > why -- is it the pitch of the sound?? One of my cats comes running TO the phone when it rings, but only the upstairs phone. He starts sniffing it and will rub his head against the phone. He does run when the doorbell rings. Doorbell = Evil Stranger Invading the House. -Kelly > > My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics when the > > telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being fired. Pretty [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > -Kelly I did once find the phone knocked off hook and it was obvious it had rung. But I haven't seen such a big reaction AWAY from the phone. Doorbell or knocks, yes, but that is because it is pretty unusual. > My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics when the > telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being fired. Pretty [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > time. Anybody else have the phone and doorbell situation?? And I wonder > why -- is it the pitch of the sound?? Duffy did that when I first adopted him. He was terrified and would hide under the bed for a very long time if anyone rang the doorbell. However, he was frightened of almost everything when I first got him (except me -- for some reason, he trusted me from the very beginning). He quickly adjusted and is now fearless. Now, he and Holly both run *to* the door when the doorbell rings and will sit a few feet in front of the door, watching to see who enters. How long have you had your two? Is it possible that they also just need a period of adjustment? MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly) http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in") > He quickly adjusted and is now fearless. Now, he and Holly both run > *to* the door when the doorbell rings and will sit a few feet in front > of the door, watching to see who enters. > How long have you had your two? Is it possible that they also just > need a period of adjustment? Rum and Coke have been with me for three years, since being teeny kittens. The last thing they would do is run TOWARDS the phone or doorbell. So I think the adjusting period is long past. I think this is just one of their little quirks! >My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics when >the telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being fired. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >at the same time. Anybody else have the phone and doorbell situation?? > And I wonder why -- is it the pitch of the sound?? My cats have generally ignored such noises unless they are right next to the phone when it rings, in which case they run a few feet. One time, my father's cat was sleeping next to the phone, and evidently dreaming judging from how she was twitching slightly. When the phone rang, the poor cat leaped clear to the other side of the room, about 15 feet, and wouldn't come near the phone again for several hours afterwards.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics when >>the telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being fired. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>at the same time. Anybody else have the phone and doorbell situation?? >> And I wonder why -- is it the pitch of the sound?? Our cats take note of the doorbell when it rings (that's all they do, just take note of it) and mostly ignore the phone. However, Tigger, who has known our TV since we bought it six or seven years ago, STILL jumps whenever we turn it on. What sound does the TV make? Sort of a "clunk" from a relay, I guess, a brief hum, and a little static-like crackle, all in the space of about a half-second. But it's the "clunk" that always gets him. His ears go backwards, his pupils dilate, and he looks alarmed for a moment. Then he goes back to sleep.... David >>> My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics >>> when the telephone rings. They leap and run like cannonballs being [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > David That clunk will be the degausing coil, for some reason it is most noticeable in Sonys. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >>>> My two plain Jane tabbys (Rum and Coke) go into comical hysterics >>>> when the telephone rings. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > That clunk will be the degaussing coil, for some reason it is most > noticeable in Sonys. And our TV is indeed a Sony.... David |
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