our tortie cat tegan (RB july 2006) used to do the same thing whenever
wildlife programmes were on tv, any nature documentaries by david
attenborough, things abuot birds she really loved, used to watch the
bird on the screen intently then go and look for it at the side of the
tv or behind it when said birdie flew out of shot, and then look at us
as if to ask "well where did it go? did you see where it went?". She
also liked 'One man and his dog' which is a programme they have on bbc
1 on sundays about sheepdogs and herding sheeps, like a televised
competition of sheepdog handling skills, and with allt he swhistles
and such liek onthe screen she woudl be captivated.

she never grew out of it or realised that these critters onthe screen
were not really there, even right to the end she loved a good repeat
on 'wildlife on one', batting at the screen with her paws to  try and
touch whatever weird creature david attenborough had just discovered.
She was also fairly into horse racing onthe tv too, although that may
have been something to do with the illegal betting syndicate she was
part of with the tom cat from next door.

we thought it was a sign of her being a kitten when she first did it
as a baby, then we thought mayeb it was a sign of her being a bit
retarded when she still did it as an adult, then we thought it was a
sign of senility when she still did it in her old age, we had never
seen it is any of our other cats you see. Glad to hear that she was
not the only one and that she was not 'odd', and it was hilarious
watchign her watching the tv at times, and watching her go searching
for the birds behind the tv, it is one of my best memories of her
which I will never ever lose.

bless her heart, and your kitties hearts too

bookie

What's the name of the DVD?

TIA

The only funny thing I can recall was a few years ago when football was on
and Rover our cat climbed on the chair next to the TV and started pawing
where the ball was.
The photo was on my photobucket album posted on another thread.
Pets have great characteristics don't they?

take care
Clare x