A cat question

[quakerboy]

For anyone who may happen to know:

Do cats react differently to the different colored laser pointers? I am just wondering whether now that there are relatively cheap blue and green laser pointers, if anyone has tested this out.

ETA: very strange. The lounge page shows 2 copies of this with 2 different read counts. But my DU shows only one copy.

[rurallib]

1. We brought home 2 different colored lasers and our cats acted the same

total indifference. I guess I am thankful they didn't laugh at my naivete.

[elana i am]

2. cats can only see blue and green

so either one is fine.

i've always had the red. and they like that just as well as any other. if they see a spot and it moves, it's gonna trigger their prey drive and they are gonna pounce.

[NV Whino]

3. They (mine anyway) react to white flash light

Moving concentrated beam. I don't think the color matters.

Do check (on the box/package) to see if the color is not recommended for any reason, and NEVER shine it directly in their eyes.

[applegrove]

4. I have a red laser pointer. My 5 year old cat likes it. My older cat couldn't care less.

[quakerboy]

5. My curiosity

is whether the 5 year old would react any differently to a green laser pointer than the red. Or one of the blue ones. I can't see why they would. Then again, I can't see why they wouldn't. I think someone with a cat needs to do some in depth research. Take notes. Write a paper. Get published. The world must have answers to these important questions!!!

[applegrove]

6. Get on that right away! LOL!

[quakerboy]

7. I would if I had a cat

And laser pointers. I have neither.

[applegrove]

8. Oh you... LOL!

[Hempathy]

9. Here's a fun thing to do with cats and laser-pointers...

although I've stopped using them because I had read that they're not necessarily the best toy for cats, as ther's nothing for them to grasp, and it just antagonizes them.

However-
take the laser light dot, get the cat's attention with it, and then make the dot "go into" something- like a shoe or a vase you're not too fond of, and then turn the laser off.

[quakerboy]

10. I have a cousin

He's a typical indestructible "tough guy" teen. They have a cat and a laser pointer. Its fun to watch him jump when that dot hits a certain spot, and the cat starts to charge.

Its a good thing he likes me. And that we have a good relationship.