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Is there such a thing as "cat 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 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. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat 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. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
On Oct 25, 2:58 am, RPSinha wrote:
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. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
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 |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
"spannerswirlyflow" wrote in message .uk... 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 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. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
William Graham wrote:
: 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. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
"RPSinha" 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. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
On Wed, 7 May 2014 06:37:15 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: My cats know that when I clap my hands it's time to come in. Usually they do so. But I'm not aware of anything like a dog whistle for cats. |
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Is there such a thing as "cat whistle"?
On 5/9/2014 9:49 AM, dgk wrote:
On Wed, 7 May 2014 06:37:15 -0700 (PDT), wrote: My cats know that when I clap my hands it's time to come in. Usually they do so. But I'm not aware of anything like a dog whistle for cats. .............Clicker?? Cats can be clicker trained. Some of mine come when called. When they first come in the house, every time I put food in front of them I say their name over and over, for months. Soon they know their name at least. Now, whether or not they're in the mood to respond, well, that's another matter! I have one I have to round up to come in for the night. He may take 15 minutes to get to me, but always comes in the end. Then he has to run out in the street and roll around for me to pick him up. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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