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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2007Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Sometimes we have to go looking for our cat, who may be hiding who knows where. It is quite a spectacle to go around yelling her name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. There might be such a device. (Dog whistles probably can be heard by them, their eardrums are small enough they may pick up that frequency.) Whether or not your cat actually responds to it on the other hand... it may require you to train the cat that whistle means treat time or something. >I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people > couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. >I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! > > My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats > can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) A dog whistle works fine....My B-K comes a runnun' in the evening when I go out on the front porch and blow mine.....(He knows he's going to get a goodie). > My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats > can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) Tuna can being opened at 250 yards? >> My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats >> can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) > > Tuna can being opened at 250 yards? <LOL> But I don't think it has to be opening tuna. Opening the drawer where the can opener is, works just as well >>> My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats >>> can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > But I don't think it has to be opening tuna. Opening the drawer where the > can opener is, works just as well Just deciding to open a can of tuna brings the first round of cats here. Getting the can out of the pantry brings the second round. Popping the lid with the can opener (it lives on top of the microwave so I don't have to open anything to get it) brings the third. Most of the rest show up when I get out a bowl. In fact, many of them show up when I get out a bowl for any reason.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) [snip] : : Just deciding to open a can of tuna brings the first : : round of cats here. Getting the can out of the pantry [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : : fact, many of them show up when I get out a bowl for : : any reason. My Missy is telepathic. I've only got to *think* of going to the kitchen for a cup of coffee or whatever and she's invariably sitting at the door waiting for me. Whether she was in the room or not. I think she can teleport as well..! Ivor > My Missy is telepathic. I've only got to *think* of going to the kitchen > for a cup of coffee or whatever and she's invariably sitting at the door > waiting for me. Whether she was in the room or not. I think she can > teleport as well..! I'm beginning to wonder (I thought of this while scooping the litter pans) if maybe our scent, or maybe our life sounds, doesn't reflect our thoughts in some way. There is a delay between the time I think about opening a can of tuna and when Millie, Fluffy, and maybe one or two others first show up in the kitchen. That delay is about as long as it takes the forced air system to move an odor from the kitchen to the bedroom. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) >> My Missy is telepathic. I've only got to *think* of going to the >> kitchen for a cup of coffee or whatever and she's invariably sitting [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > as it takes the forced air system to move an odor from the kitchen to > the bedroom. We've all heard the "they can smell fear" line in reference to various predators. We know they live in a world of smells and sounds that are unknown to us, so why not? I have a ballpoint pen with a laser pointer in it I use to play with my female cat. The button to turn the laser on is a little loose and makes a very very faint tick when I pick it up (I'd need to hold it right up to within a foot of my ear to hear it). When I pick it, she'll appear from ANY room in the house in about 5-10 seconds. >>> My Missy is telepathic. I've only got to *think* of going to the >>> kitchen for a cup of coffee or whatever and she's invariably sitting [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > within a foot of my ear to hear it). When I pick it, she'll appear from > ANY room in the house in about 5-10 seconds. Cats not only have great hearing for minute sounds, but they also make minute sounds when talking to one another.....When my bitchy 10 year old female, Juney, is on the bed, and the young male (B-K) jumps up there, he can tell in an instant whether or not he's welcome.....If Juney doesn't want him up there, she will make a sound that I can't even hear that will tell BK immediately that he isn't welcome, and he will jump down. On the other hand, If Juney is in a mellow mood, she will let BK know, and he will stay...... >>>> My Missy is telepathic. I've only got to *think* of going to the >>>> kitchen for a cup of coffee or whatever and she's invariably sitting [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > other hand, If Juney is in a mellow mood, she will let BK know, and he > will stay...... We have one that makes a very subtle noise if you disturb her when she doesn't want to be disturbed. It's the faint sound of her teeth piercing your flesh. As for them hearing laser pointers, we have one with a keychain and it's hung with all the other keys on a board. Rattle all the keys you want, and nothing happens. But just reach for the pointer and, the meowing starts. I'm even half convinced they can actually hear the laser light-beam itself. >> My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something cats >> can hear and humans can't. (Similar to what's available for dogs.) > > Tuna can being opened at 250 yards? That'll do it....A spoon banging on the side of the cat dish works well, too........ Response from RPSinha <rpsinha@null.void>: > I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but > people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. From the very beginning I used "Gabby" for everything related to the cat. And I used "gabby-gabby-gabby" in a high-pitched and fast voice to mean here comes dinner. Now I can literally call his name once and he comes to see what I want? If I use the "dinner bell," he blasts off from wherever he is and heads straight to his bowl. So calling them DOES work. You just have to put in 10x the effort as you do with a dog it seems. Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. > Response from RPSinha <rpsi...@null.void>: > > My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > name. If there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but > > people couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. Dog and cat whistles emit both frequencies in the audible and non- audible range of humans. Cats and dogs do have sensitive hearing and are able to hear sounds outside the range of what humans can normally hear. > From the very beginning I used "Gabby" for everything related to the > And I used "gabby-gabby-gabby" in a high-pitched and fast > voice to mean here comes dinner. OMG...I remember when I was a kid, my mom would yell out the back door; "hear kitty kitty kitty!" And Tom the cat would come running. Quite a spectacle is right. I use a forceful "ssssssssp, ssssssssp" to get Mama to come to me. It's mid-high frequency, without the loud volume...no whistle needed. Whatever you decide to use, stick with it. I just shake the bag. Not only does a bag of cat food make a nice percussion instrument, it works well about 60% of the time in getting Her Majesty, Isis, to leave her hiding place somewhere and come to see what's what. I would also note that my failure to keep the bowl filled, again, is getting dangerous for me. I was walking in my stocking feet and one of those little deadly razor claws was deliberately snagged in one of my socks very very close to my tender big toe skin. I filled the bowl with less than day old canned food and things are pretty quiet now. Mike in Illinois >> Response from RPSinha <rpsi...@null.void>: >> > My latest is: Is there such a thing as "cat whistle", something [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Whatever you decide to use, stick with it. The OP here. Great suggestions. However, my concern is not simply how to make the cat hear me. It is doing so without making a nuisance of myself all over the neighborhood. Maybe I am self-conscious, but I would like to be as discreet towards other humans as possible. I am taking care of a neighbor's cat for about 6 months while they are out of the country. She spends the days outside. I would like to ring the whistle in my backyard and have her come, without bothering the neighbors everyday. Even more so if I have to walk the block blowing my whistle. :) > The OP here. Great suggestions. However, my concern is not simply how > to make the cat hear me. It is doing so without making a nuisance of > myself all over the neighborhood. Maybe I am self-conscious, but I > would like to be as discreet towards other humans as possible. I have a high pitched dog whistle I bought a few years ago in a futile attempt to eliminate pigeons from my balcony. When I blow it, my cat gets irritated so I know she can hear it. But, getting a cat to respond to one might be very problematic unless you can associate the high pitched noise with the knowledge that there's food or some special treat ready and waiting. The only thing I can think of is to blow it absolutely every time just before you put out some food or treats. The hard part will be remembering to blow it unless you attach it to wherever you keep the cat food. > The OP here. Great suggestions. However, my concern is not simply how > to make the cat hear me. It is doing so without making a nuisance of > myself all over the neighborhood. Maybe I am self-conscious, but I > would like to be as discreet towards other humans as possible. Understood. That's why I use a "ssssssp"...the intensity of the volume is not like someone yelling or whistling...and cats can hear it from quite a distance depending on how forceful you apply it. I associated it by doing it lightly right before I fed her when she was younger, but now she just knows it to mean "come". It's a common call for cats by humans...I've heard it done inversely (psss, psss) by many folks trying to get a cat to come to them. I just reversed it and made it a bit longer. The suggestion of using a 'dog's-whistle' is a good one, I have used the same type of whistle for nearly 20 years and it has never failed to bring back my feline from wherever it is that he happens to be hiding and the advice to associate the sound of the whistle with a nice treat of some description is spot-on. (I did notice however that the so-called 'silent' whistles are not that silent at all and you would be berated for blowing it at 1.00am but I unscrewed my whistle and removed the 'barrel' and just blow through the 'reed-end' and all we hear is a slight rush of air - a bit like blowing out forcefully yet the cat hears it as a very loud noise - even up to 500 yards or more). DS N7 > The suggestion of using a 'dog's-whistle' is a good one, I have used the > same type of whistle for nearly 20 years and it has never failed to bring [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > yards or more). > DS N7 Yes. Mine it tunable.....It only sounds like an air rush to me, but my cat comes a runnin' from way up the block when I blow it. : Yes. Mine it tunable.....It only sounds like an air rush to me, but my cat : comes a runnin' from way up the block when I blow it. Thanks. I get the idea. I'll look for a "dog" whistle that produces as little human-audible sound as possible. A few hundred yards is plenty of range. "RPSinha" <rpsinha@null.void> wrote in message > : Yes. Mine it tunable.....It only sounds like an air rush to me, but my cat > : comes a runnin' from way up the block when I blow it. > Thanks. I get the idea. I'll look for a "dog" whistle that produces as > little human-audible sound as possible. A few hundred yards is plenty > of range. Yes, my dog whistle is tuneable too by screwing or unscrewing the mouthpiece into the body. I did notice when watching my cat that certain settings had more of an effect on her than others, so I'd guess that certain frequencies of sound would work better than others when trying to train your cat to come when a whistle is blown. > I have been asking a lot of questions, but please bear with me! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > there was a whistle we could teach her to recognize, but people > couldn't hear it, then we could do this discreetly. olah cat whistle? I guess I call mine like dogs one night, I stuck my head out the door and hollered big and loud, JUPITER get your black a.s in here! here she come they lay in wait, their god is their belly their territory is as large as their stomach |
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