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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2004laser pointer tried with dog...
I decided since my cats loved this laser pointer so much I would try it with my dog just to see what he thought. He didn't even seem to notice it he just kept running around with his tennis ball in his mouth ignoring the red dot. I tried it for awhile but he just didn't seem to care. :) > I decided since my cats loved this laser pointer so much I would try it with > my dog just to see what he thought. He didn't even seem to notice it he just > kept running around with his tennis ball in his mouth ignoring the red dot. > I tried it for awhile but he just didn't seem to care. :) My boss has two Yellow Labs and one of them, Lola, likes the laser pointer. When I first got it I was moving it around on the floor and she was really curious. Duffy was standing nearby and I shone the laser on his leg, and Lola went over and bit him. He wasn't too happy about that. Duffy either didn't notice or didn't care about the little red dot. My cat Tiger doesn't care for it at all either. It's almost like she can't even see it. One time I had it shining on the floor about two feet in front of her. She got up to go into the kitchen and stopped short when she saw it, then kept going. That was the only time I ever got any kind of reaction from her. Otto will chase it until he drops. Liz circa Sun, 08 Feb 2004 07:36:55 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Elizabeth Blake (poodlebone@NOSPAMearthlink.net) said, > My boss has two Yellow Labs and one of them, Lola, likes the laser pointer. > When I first got it I was moving it around on the floor and she was really > curious. Duffy was standing nearby and I shone the laser on his leg, and > Lola went over and bit him. He wasn't too happy about that. Duffy either > didn't notice or didn't care about the little red dot. I've noticed that as soon as I shine the dot on another cat, the cat (s) chasing it look confused, like they don't know what to do now that the "prey" has landed on one of them. Ditto if I shine it on the cat's paw. :-) Laura  SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. >I've noticed that as soon as I shine the dot on another cat, the cat >(s) chasing it look confused, like they don't know what to do now >that the "prey" has landed on one of them. My experience as well. They chase it and go nuts, but temporarily freeze when I put it on the others back. > I've noticed that as soon as I shine the dot on another cat, the cat(s) chasing it look confused, like they don't know what to do now that the "prey" has landed on one of them. Ditto if I shine it on the cat's paw. :-) If I shine the light on my cats side or paw they either bite at it or slowly lift there paw trying to bat at it before it moves kind of like humans do to fly's. If I shine it on there tail they run in circles trying to get it.:) >I decided since my cats loved this laser pointer so much I would try it with >my dog just to see what he thought. He didn't even seem to notice it he just >kept running around with his tennis ball in his mouth ignoring the red dot. >I tried it for awhile but he just didn't seem to care. :) I've had raccoons chasing it around the backyard just like a cat would. > I've had raccoons chasing it around the backyard just like a cat would. That is hysterical I would love to see that lol! Hi! I always read about laserpointers in here, and I am wondering, I always use my old flash light for my cats to play. Is a laserpointer better? I mean, as everyone seems to use them, could it be the flash is harmful? I never thought about it till now. I have to add I am not quite sure what a laserpointer is. Is it really a laser? Or just a little torch in "disguise"? I live in Germany. Maybe it just havent come over yet. circa 10 Feb 2004 08:32:08 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Alexandra (PurePhilomath@aol.com) said, > Hi! > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I live in Germany. Maybe it just havent come over yet. Laser pointers are actual lasers. They make a very small, concentrated dot that cats love. You don't want to shine them in the cats' eyes because of the potential for damage due to the light's intensity, but a couple of years back, I did some research and a brief "oops" flash isn't likely to harm the cat. (Doesn't mean that you shouldn't take care to not flash the eyes, but it's not cause for screaming panic if you accidentally sweep it across the cat's line of vision.) A site about this: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/products/laser.html As far as what they look like: http://www.giftlinknet.com/items/87049.htm And some guy's cat playing with one: http://suberic.net/~kevin/photos/cats/kai.and.laser.pointer.1.jpeg :-) Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > Laser pointers are actual lasers. They make a very small, > concentrated dot that cats love. You don't want to shine them in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > screaming panic if you accidentally sweep it across the cat's line of > vision.) The little keychain devices don't have much output (5 milliwatts maximum, I think) and won't cause an injury if you accidentally flash yourself or your kitty. I wouldn't stare into it, though. > > Laser pointers are actual lasers. They make a very small, > > concentrated dot that cats love. You don't want to shine them in the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I think) and won't cause an injury if you accidentally flash yourself or > your kitty. I wouldn't stare into it, though. Thanks! Actually I ve seen one today! Just looked at the wrong shops. But at that cost I think the old flash will do for a while longer ;) Alex > > > Laser pointers are actual lasers. They make a very small, > > > concentrated dot that cats love. You don't want to shine them in the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Alex Man kann sie spottbillig auf EBAY kaufen; z.b. http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2595477288&category=22597 > > Laser pointers are actual lasers. They make a very small, > > concentrated dot that cats love. You don't want to shine them in the > > cats' eyes because of the potential for damage due to the light's In a study done a few years ago laser pointers from several manufactures were activated and shined on living human retinas for several seconds at a time. No measurable changed were noted. A sighted person may notice a temporary dark area just because of neuron fatigue after such an episode but it would be expected to resolve with in a few minutes I would not worry about incidental eye exposure at all. Disclaimer I am not a medical professional. Individual reactions to exposures will vary depending on the specific parameters of each experience. For definitive advice please seek the help of a qualified local professional. circa 11 Feb 2004 13:47:11 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, NHCatLover (alexsls@yahoo.com) said, > In a study done a few years ago laser pointers from several > manufactures were activated and shined on living human retinas for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I would not worry about incidental eye exposure at all. Yup, that's what the link I posted says, too. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > I decided since my cats loved this laser pointer so much I would try it with > my dog just to see what he thought. He didn't even seem to notice it he just > kept running around with his tennis ball in his mouth ignoring the red dot. > I tried it for awhile but he just didn't seem to care. :) Dogs are dumber than cats. ;-) Signature"Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck > > I decided since my cats loved this laser pointer so much I would try it with > > my dog just to see what he thought. He didn't even seem to notice it he just > > kept running around with his tennis ball in his mouth ignoring the red dot. > > I tried it for awhile but he just didn't seem to care. :) > > Dogs are dumber than cats. ;-) Coming off watching part of the Nova on dogs last night on PBS, the instinct to chase was probably bred out of Shaggin's breed of dog in order to emphasize some other instinct. What breed is he, Shaggin? Priscilla > > > I decided since my cats loved this laser pointer so much I would try it > > > with [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > instinct to chase was probably bred out of Shaggin's breed of dog in > order to emphasize some other instinct. What breed is he, Shaggin? Ay-yi-yi! I shouldn't even attempt to write until my breakfast is digested. Let me rephrase. Coming off watching part of the Nova on dogs last night on PBS, I think that the instinct..... etc. a shame-faced Priscilla > Coming off watching part of the Nova on dogs last night on PBS, the instinct to chase was probably bred out of Shaggin's breed of dog in order to emphasize some other instinct. What breed is he, Shaggin? Priscilla He likes to play chase but in reference to your question he is a Boston terrier. I was lurking but wanted to add two quick laserpointer stories. We have two cats. One, the young male, is very energetic and playful. He loves the laserpointer (which we call the "laserbug"). He'll chase it all over, and jump four or five feet up a wall to try and get it. When he first sees the red dot, he begins to chatter like he's seeing a bird. But what's really neat is this: now, if I just hold up the laserpointer and say "what's this?" in a normal tone of voice, he starts to chatter! He actually seems to recognize that the laserbug comes from that little black stick! Our other cat is big and fluffy and slow. She's not a big player. However, she will go after the red dot if it's fairly close by. One time, she was trying to pat it with her big paws. She'd smack the dot with both paws at once, and for fun, I would turn the pointer off as soon as she'd "caught" it. Then, she'd slooooowly turn both paws over and look underneath for the smashed "laserbug"! It's too cute and provides all kinds of entertainment. M. Melinda Tennielle wrote in news:m10tvc15- 424242.19222711022004@corp.supernews.com on 11 Feb 2004: > She'd smack the dot > with both paws at once, and for fun, I would turn the pointer off as > soon as she'd "caught" it. Then, she'd slooooowly turn both paws over > and look underneath for the smashed "laserbug"! It's too cute and > provides all kinds of entertainment. Ahhh!! Too funny. Thanks for sharing that visual! :) SignatureCheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II circa Wed, 11 Feb 2004 19:22:28 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Melinda Tennielle (m10tvc15@yahoo.com) said, > She'd smack the dot > with both paws at once, and for fun, I would turn the pointer off as > soon as she'd "caught" it. Then, she'd slooooowly turn both paws over > and look underneath for the smashed "laserbug"! That's my favorite thing to do with a laser pointer. Well, except maybe for running it the length of the room and laughing my head off at the cats hauling a$$ to get to it. :-) Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > Our other cat is big and fluffy and slow. She's not a big player. > However, she will go after the red dot if it's fairly close by. One [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and look underneath for the smashed "laserbug"! It's too cute and > provides all kinds of entertainment. Stinky did that once when I finally let her "catch" the red dot. She had slammed one of her front paws down on the ground and thought she had it trapped underneath. She very slowly lifted the paw up and looked really disappointed that the red dot wasn't squashed into the carpet. Liz circa Thu, 12 Feb 2004 04:19:33 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Elizabeth Blake (poodlebone@NOSPAMearthlink.net) said, > Stinky did that once when I finally let her "catch" the red dot. She had > slammed one of her front paws down on the ground and thought she had it > trapped underneath. She very slowly lifted the paw up and looked really > disappointed that the red dot wasn't squashed into the carpet. Jacob does that and then gets up to look under his belly in case the dot escaped under there. <G> Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. This is an older post but since I came across it, I thought I'd share as well. We have three cats, one female, age 6 could care less about the laser pointer, the other two are brothers and about three years old and both go nuts chasing the red dot. While they don't leap up walls like they used to, they still love it. One of the guys absolutely knows the red dot is coming from a pen. Whenever he wants to play, he will go dig it out of the bowl we keep it in on the coffee table and kick it around on the floor until one of us notices and plays with him. As for the poster being knocked out by the price (not that he'll ever read this being that he posted a month ago, you can get these things for like $5 at Target. > I was lurking but wanted to add two quick laserpointer stories. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > M. > This is an older post but since I came across it, I thought I'd share as > well. We have three cats, one female, age 6 could care less about the laser [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > > > M. A dog will figure it out right away that the dot is coming from the pen. Catz are a little slower. Ours took a while. Now I think he just pretends that it's for real! Sometimes he will go after it and other times he won't. But at first, he always did. Has anyone else noticed that their cat will 'pretend' during certain situations? I guess it all goes back to that hunting instinct. They shut reality out and imagine that it is some kind of fast wild running quarry! IBen G.
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