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F4lconF16

(3,747 posts)
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 01:20 AM Apr 2015

At what intervals do cat's brains process sound?

How much does a sound have to vary either in tone/pitch or intensity and for what duration in order for a cat to process it as a different noise from the previous?

I feel like this could be a useful concept when training animals.

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At what intervals do cat's brains process sound? (Original Post) F4lconF16 Apr 2015 OP
Apparently they are able to process sound at similar time intervals as humans. TexasTowelie Apr 2015 #1
That's quite interesting... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #3
Try opening a can of tuna Fumesucker Apr 2015 #2
She heard the treats a little while ago F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #4
Is it just tuna..... Capt.Rocky300 Apr 2015 #5
I'm fairly convinced they can tell the difference by sound.. Fumesucker Apr 2015 #8
That reminds me of the time...... Capt.Rocky300 Apr 2015 #9
PCM Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #6
last night I made a hissing KT2000 Apr 2015 #7

TexasTowelie

(112,527 posts)
1. Apparently they are able to process sound at similar time intervals as humans.
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 01:25 AM
Apr 2015

There was a post about a Website called musiccatslove.com that included music specially made for our felines. The primary difference is that most of the sounds were generally about an octave higher than what humans normally listen to.

F4lconF16

(3,747 posts)
4. She heard the treats a little while ago
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 01:55 AM
Apr 2015

And she responded rather quickly

She's learning to sit and shake on command

Capt.Rocky300

(1,005 posts)
5. Is it just tuna.....
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 02:07 AM
Apr 2015

or any can? If it's just tuna, it's gotta be smell and not sound. At least that's the way it is in our house. Open a can of tuna the pride wakes up and comes running. Open a can of stewed tomatoes and they snooze on.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
8. I'm fairly convinced they can tell the difference by sound..
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 06:26 AM
Apr 2015

There simply isn't time for the smell to waft all the way to their nostrils before the reaction.

There's a guy up the road who runs a catfish pond, those fish know the sound of the truck that brings their food to them, drive up in anything else and no reaction, drive up in the roach coach and the catfish will be churning the water in their eagerness to be fed.

Capt.Rocky300

(1,005 posts)
9. That reminds me of the time......
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 10:07 PM
Apr 2015

we were in a campground in Oregon next to a huge fenced pasture with cattle grazing. All of sudden a flatbed truck loaded with hay came tearing down the main road honking and the driver with his left arm out the window waving wildly to the cows. They all ran to the gate to greet him and you could see how excited they were. Must have been really good hay.


KT2000

(20,594 posts)
7. last night I made a hissing
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 03:38 AM
Apr 2015

sound as in a tsk with a strong s and the cat immediately took off looking back at me with fear. It must have been the instinct to run from hissing snakes. He knew it was me but the sound ruled.

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