My kitty can't see a red laser dot.
Mark C.
wondering if different kinds of cats had different perception of color. I
know she isn't just "not interested" . She's extremly playful. TIA
Mark C.
Ted Davis
wrote:
>I was thinking of buying one of the new green ones but before I do I was
>wondering if different kinds of cats had different perception of color. I
>know she isn't just "not interested" . She's extremly playful. TIA
Get a flashlight with a small hot spot, then cover it with various
colors of cellophane of colored plastic to see what the cat likes.
Lasers are nice, but we used to use flashlights.
T.E.D. (tda...@gearbox.maem.umr.edu - e-mail must contain "T.E.D." or my .sig in the body)
Bill
Or the reflection from a watch. One of the funniest things to watch is
when you tap a prism when the sun is shining on it ... the cat never had
so much exercise.
Bill
Ted Davis
>I remember when all I had was a tiny mirror and the sun.
>Or the reflection from a watch. One of the funniest things to watch is
>when you tap a prism when the sun is shining on it ... the cat never had
>so much exercise.
Maybe one could tell what color(s) a cat prefers (or can see best) by
noting which part of the spectrum the cat jumps on most often. If the
cat ignores it, the cat isn't interested.
T.E.D. (tda...@gearbox.maem.umr.edu)
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Bill
and made the cat look like it was having a siezure. It was a bit of
overkill fun but I only did it a couple of times as it would end up
being just too much for the poor kitty.
I can just imagine half a dozen kittens in the same situation ;)
Bill
Vilkas
more powerfull than the red ones, and MUCH more likely to permenately blind
you (or your cat). So be careful.
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Alison
Hi ,
I think all cats have the same perception but not the same as humans.
* Cats can see in light 6 times dimmer than we can, which makes them
ideal crepuscular ( dawn and dusk) hunters. Their eyes are designed
to absorb more light than us, including pupils which greatly enlarge
in lowlight. There is a light reflecting layer called the tapetum
licidum behind the retina, which reflects light that has already
passed through the retina back again across the light sensitive cells
so a clearer image can be seen . The down side of being able to see
well in dim light is that cats cannot see colours as we can . They
have more rods(sensitive to light but don't provide sharp image) but
less cones(require more light, gives sharper image and colour) than
humans. Cats see blues and greens and combinations of these colours ,
but not reds. They are, in effect, colour blind and the hues look
washed out.*
Alison
>
>
Ted Davis
>I guess it would depend on the prism. The one I used was multi-faceted
>and made the cat look like it was having a siezure. It was a bit of
>overkill fun but I only did it a couple of times as it would end up
>being just too much for the poor kitty.
>
>I can just imagine half a dozen kittens in the same situation ;)
>
When it's very cold outside, I can usually round up nearly a full
dozen ... now where did I put that prism?
Bill
Bill
Bill
M.C. Mullen
| Hi ,
| I think all cats have the same perception but not the same as humans.
|
| * Cats can see in light 6 times dimmer than we can, which makes them
| ideal crepuscular ( dawn and dusk) hunters.
Yes, but they don't realise that _we_ can't see in the dark!
Micky keeps walking in front of my feet in the dark. This morning I stood on
him and he didn't like it.
And poor dog looses out here too: She gets attacked in the dark and can't
see a thing!
| The down side of being able to see
| well in dim light is that cats cannot see colours as we can . They
| have more rods(sensitive to light but don't provide sharp image) but
| less cones(require more light, gives sharper image and colour) than
| humans. Cats see blues and greens and combinations of these colours ,
| but not reds. They are, in effect, colour blind and the hues look
| washed out.*
Thanks for this interesting info.
Carola