Cats and Lasers...

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: Gulzakar
Laser Pen + Cat + Pointing at busy road = Cheap Hunan Dish

Fixed

 

[yhelothar]

lol I used to do this. Stupid cat thinks the red dot is an object and tries to catch it.
It's also fun to fling strings around at it, or whack it with a dry, uncooked spaghetti pasta noodle.

 

[Stuxnet]

Bricks are fun, too. You put the cat in a cage and start throwing bricks through the small door while it frantically tries to dodge them. The only problem is that's it's a pretty quick game unless you have a lot of cats.

 

[torpid]

Oh, what a surprise. jbourne comes into a thread about cats and craps in it. Who would ever have expected it?? Only tv psychic john edwards could have guessed that would happen.

Lasers aren't cruel but they can frustrate the cat, because it never actually "gets" the prey. You should reward the cat at the end in some way so they aren't just frustrated for 30 minutes.

 

[Gulzakar]

you, know, if youtake little pieces of scotch tape, fold them over, and attach them to their feet...boundless fun as well

OR

wad a little piece of scotch tape and attached it to their tails

I say Scotch tape because it's sticky enough to stay on, butnot enough to hurt the little guys.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: torpid
Oh, what a surprise. jbourne comes into a thread about cats and craps in it. Who would ever have expected it?? Only tv psychic john edwards could have guessed that would happen.

Man... who stole your sense of humor?

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Man... who stole your sense of humor?

Is it really still funny to you? It's literally every single thread about cats ever posted on ATOT, you come in and make 3-4 posts about various ways to maul or torture a cat. It reminds me of that episode of cheers where cliff claven attempts stand up and all of his jokes have the same punch line... "What's up with that?"

 

[thirdeye]

I use one for the dogs too. They've gotten to the point where if they hear the jingle from the keyring it's on they start ripping around looking for that stupid red dot.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

The lower unit at $7.50 is worth the having. It's bright enough to find my seat in a dark theater w/o disturbing others. No I don't hit the screen with it as some stupid fools do. I bought two and my sister loves working her cat with one.

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category/335/Laser_Pointers.html



...Galvanized

 

[Proletariat]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Man... who stole your sense of humor?

Is it really still funny to you? It's literally every single thread about cats ever posted on ATOT, you come in and make 3-4 posts about various ways to maul or torture a cat. It reminds me of that episode of cheers where cliff claven attempts stand up and all of his jokes have the same punch line... "What's up with that?"

Yea jbournes a real idiot.

 

[ryan256]

My car loves chasing his laser. Funny thing is the pointer I have has a keychain attached to it. All you have to do is pick it up and when he hears the keychain part of it he instantly jumps up and starts looking around to find the red dot.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: torpid
Oh, what a surprise. jbourne comes into a thread about cats and craps in it. Who would ever have expected it?? Only tv psychic john edwards could have guessed that would happen.

Lasers aren't cruel but they can frustrate the cat, because it never actually "gets" the prey. You should reward the cat at the end in some way so they aren't just frustrated for 30 minutes.

At the end of it too, I "catch" the laser dot myself, and put it away somewhere safe. My cats will see me do this, and watch my hand, to see where I'm putting the dot.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: torpid
Oh, what a surprise. jbourne comes into a thread about cats and craps in it. Who would ever have expected it?? Only tv psychic john edwards could have guessed that would happen.

Lasers aren't cruel but they can frustrate the cat, because it never actually "gets" the prey. You should reward the cat at the end in some way so they aren't just frustrated for 30 minutes.

If the cat keeps playing, how the heck can you say it's frustrated?

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Man... who stole your sense of humor?

Is it really still funny to you? It's literally every single thread about cats ever posted on ATOT, you come in and make 3-4 posts about various ways to maul or torture a cat. It reminds me of that episode of cheers where cliff claven attempts stand up and all of his jokes have the same punch line... "What's up with that?"

Yes, it really is funny to me. Cats make funny sounds when they're pissed. Everyone has a sick and twisted side to their sense of humor. Cats happen to be mine.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: Proletariat

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Man... who stole your sense of humor?

Is it really still funny to you? It's literally every single thread about cats ever posted on ATOT, you come in and make 3-4 posts about various ways to maul or torture a cat. It reminds me of that episode of cheers where cliff claven attempts stand up and all of his jokes have the same punch line... "What's up with that?"

Yea jbournes a real idiot.

If we were taking a consensus, that title would surely be yours, so pardon me if I don't take it too seriously .

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Man... who stole your sense of humor?

Is it really still funny to you? It's literally every single thread about cats ever posted on ATOT, you come in and make 3-4 posts about various ways to maul or torture a cat. It reminds me of that episode of cheers where cliff claven attempts stand up and all of his jokes have the same punch line... "What's up with that?"

Yes, it really is funny to me. Cats make funny sounds when they're pissed. Everyone has a sick and twisted side to their sense of humor. Cats happen to be mine.

Cliff Claven was convinced he was funny too.

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: torpid
Oh, what a surprise. jbourne comes into a thread about cats and craps in it. Who would ever have expected it?? Only tv psychic john edwards could have guessed that would happen.

Lasers aren't cruel but they can frustrate the cat, because it never actually "gets" the prey. You should reward the cat at the end in some way so they aren't just frustrated for 30 minutes.

If the cat keeps playing, how the heck can you say it's frustrated?

Because there is no physical sensation that results, just a lot of running around and never being able to "touch it". Check out some vet sites, they recommend switching to a real toy at the end or giving some food after the chase.

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: ryan256
My car loves chasing his laser. Funny thing is the pointer I have has a keychain attached to it. All you have to do is pick it up and when he hears the keychain part of it he instantly jumps up and starts looking around to find the red dot.

How much did you end up paying for this car and what is the make/model? That sounds like a damn awesome car!!!

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Man... who stole your sense of humor?

Is it really still funny to you? It's literally every single thread about cats ever posted on ATOT, you come in and make 3-4 posts about various ways to maul or torture a cat. It reminds me of that episode of cheers where cliff claven attempts stand up and all of his jokes have the same punch line... "What's up with that?"

Yes, it really is funny to me. Cats make funny sounds when they're pissed. Everyone has a sick and twisted side to their sense of humor. Cats happen to be mine.

Cliff Claven was convinced he was funny too.

Cliff Claven thought others found his jokes funny. The difference is I know you don't think it's funny and I'm fine with that. I find it funny. I laugh. A little stress from the day disappears. I'm not here to give you warm fuzzies. Entertain yourself.

 

[imported_Trippin315]

Misread the title sorry.

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: jbourne77
Cliff Claven thought others found his jokes funny. The difference is I know you don't think it's funny and I'm fine with that. I find it funny. I laugh. A little stress from the day disappears. I'm not here to give you warm fuzzies. Entertain yourself.

Alright, so you admit it's a thread crap. That's fine.

 

[Minerva]

If you're using a class IIIb laser please keep it out of the cat's eyes. They cannot be repaired like yours too!

My cats love to chase them. I have a dog that will go nuts over it too! He and the cats have had a few head ons. They like the green ones even more despite the "experts" claiming they cannot see the differences in the color. Of course the different wavelength and coherence length, lack of astigmatism, etc. make the beam sparkle much more and thus more visible even if you cannot tell the difference between red and green. Meow! -M

 

[PatboyX]

the odd thing is...my cats never learn about the laser. they pick up on everything else but that.

 

[LtPage1]

...how is it mean? my cat loves it, she goes crazy.

 

[FallenHero]

Originally posted by: ryan256
My car loves chasing his laser. Funny thing is the pointer I have has a keychain attached to it. All you have to do is pick it up and when he hears the keychain part of it he instantly jumps up and starts looking around to find the red dot.

thats one wicked car you got there.