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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2004Cats and Vacuums
Okay, cats hate vacuum cleaners. Not surprising, since they make a lot of noise and cats have those sensitive trumpet ears. But... Last week I was in the basement using a power saw to cut lumber. The thing is godawful loud; and there is the cat, peacefully curled up on a barrel not six feet away. I swear she slept through the whole thing. Can anyone explain? > Okay, cats hate vacuum cleaners. Not surprising, since they make a > lot of noise and cats have those sensitive trumpet ears. But... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Can anyone explain? Vacuums are on the floor and move from room to room. If you were on the floor and that noisy suck-thing kept following you around, wouldn't you be a pit frightened of it???? Also, it might be the iar movement that firghtens them, not motor the noise that we hear. Moving air makes noise too, but most of which we lesser beings cannot hear. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:56:12 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: >Vacuums are on the floor and move from room to room. If you were on the >floor and that noisy suck-thing kept following you around, wouldn't you be a >pit frightened of it???? Especially if it is one of the robotic vacuums: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008439Y/104-2028653-5835102?v=glance >Also, it might be the iar movement that firghtens them, not motor the noise >that we hear. Moving air makes noise too, but most of which we lesser >beings cannot hear. I would point out a cat has senses that are more sensitive than a human, it sense stuff like the vacuum is moving towards her, that it is making noise, and that it is making the floor vibrate. When you're using a saw the saw is on a probalby on a table or stand, not on the floor like a vaccum is. . << is godawful loud; and there is the cat, peacefully curled up on a barrel not six feet away. I swear she slept through the whole thing. >> Cats are wonderful and mysterious. I would like to know why mine, who like to jump into a sink to play with running water, won't go near their recirculating fountain. Mystery! www.mimiforsyth.com >Last week I was in the basement using a power saw to cut lumber. The thing >is godawful loud; and there is the cat, peacefully curled up on a barrel not >six feet away. I swear she slept through the whole thing. > >Can anyone explain? Some cats are pretty oblivious to noise, and vacuum cleaners too. My old cherokee loved to be vaccuumed with the hose attachment. He'd follow me around, waiting on me to stop and vacuum him. Sherry > Okay, cats hate vacuum cleaners. Not surprising, since they make a lot of > noise and cats have those sensitive trumpet ears. But... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Can anyone explain? one of my cats is not bothered by my dyson, you can even put the pipe on him! he jumps on it and attacks the pipe sometimes! LOL one of the others runs off and hides! I dunno. My cats freak out when I vacuum, but aren't alarmed when I use a loud blender or popcorn maker. Must be like MM Jeep says - it's on the floor. >I dunno. My cats freak out when I vacuum, but aren't alarmed when I use a > loud blender or popcorn maker. Must be like MM Jeep says - it's on the > floor. cats are funny :-) now a popcorn maker you would think they would be nervous of! none of my 3 take any notice of fireworks, they are indoor cats, but we live up high and some of those bangs make me jump!  SignatureLuv 'n' Stuff **SooZy** >>I dunno. My cats freak out when I vacuum, but aren't alarmed when I use a >> loud blender or popcorn maker. Must be like MM Jeep says - it's on the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >none of my 3 take any notice of fireworks, they are indoor cats, but we live >up high and some of those bangs make me jump! I've had cats who get very nervous about fireworks, thunder and lightning, etc. The difference between a vacuum and a popcorn maker? It's on the floor, the cat is also on the floor. IMHO it is more the presence of the vacuum on the floor than the noise. Remember a cat is also on the floor, only inches off the floor on feet that are only inches in length. Our Kitten loves to chase our Dyson... Our other two cats scatter and hide... gary. > Okay, cats hate vacuum cleaners. Not surprising, since they make a lot of > noise and cats have those sensitive trumpet ears. But... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Can anyone explain? > Okay, cats hate vacuum cleaners. Not surprising, since they make a lot of > noise and cats have those sensitive trumpet ears. But... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone explain? I once had a cat who so didn't care about the vacuum, I had to nudge him out of the way with the vacuum! He'd glare at me and move a few feet away. LT >Okay, cats hate vacuum cleaners. Not surprising, since they make a lot of >noise and cats have those sensitive trumpet ears. But... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Can anyone explain? Maybe becuse she knows you and you were right there? When I was a kid, we used to have an old grey tabby cat who loved to be vacuumed -- with the hose, of course. I think it pulled loose all the old hair that was getting ready to fall out. He would just roll around in ecstacy while we ran the hoses over him. Minus > Okay, cats hate vacuum cleaners. Not surprising, since they make a > lot of noise and cats have those sensitive trumpet ears. But... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Can anyone explain? > When I was a kid, we used to have an old grey tabby cat who loved to be > vacuumed -- with the hose, of course. I think it pulled loose all the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Minus LOL...my cat would have heart failure if I ever attempted that. Just hearing me take the vacuum out of the closet sends her fleeing under the bed. |
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