Can white cats see laser light?
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January 15th, 2010
I have two multi coloerd cats who love to play with the laser light.
The all white cat, who is 13, doesnt seem to even see it, or he is just indifferent to it? He likes to play with strings, and other cat toys.
Has any one else had any similar experiences with laser lights and white cats?
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It’s just your cat. There’s nothing about white cats that affects their ability to see lasers. It can probably see the light but just isn’t all that interested in it. Maybe it’s a very smart cat.
I know of no gene linkage between white cats and ocular acuity.
There is a link between some white cats and deafness.
never any sort of issue where they couldn’t see it (you could always try a different color laser to account for variations in color blindness). a friends cat never really played with it after the first day because he couldn’t catch it, nothing to hear or feel and he lost interest.
I had a cat who would chase a flashlight spot until she was about six. I think she caught on to my shenanigans.
Is your white cat older? That may explain his lack of interest. Or he might just be less interested in “prey” he can’t catch.
Two of my cats, brothers, have very different reactions laser lights. They’ll both play with it at first. One cat, Vasco, loves the thrill of the chase and will go after that thing forever. Nacho, the other brother, prefers to strut around with his “prey” in his mouth (usually a catnip-filled toy mouse or a random shoe string) after he’s had his fun, so the unattainable moving light gets boring after a while.
I was just playing with my cats with the laser and trying to decide if they have any preference for the green one or the red one. I was unable to determine any preference. My cats are also littermates, and have different styles. Cuddles is an ambush predator and won’t pounce on the light until it passes by him. Rascal goes completely bananas and can jump high enough to open doors. He also is 22 pounds and makes a satisfying thud when he leaps up on the wall or doors.
perhaps my white kitty(leo) likes to feel his pray in his paws.:/
I have 2 black cats and one white one, my two black cats also see the laser,however my white one does NOT, He is the most playful of all 3 if he could see it trust me he would be all over it! But he does not acknowledge it at all, he doesn’t see it!
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