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Cats and Colors does yours have a favorite color?
jannw   Intermediate WA USA Member since 9/3/06 Posts: 7392	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/17/13 8:49 AM I have one cat that is fairly good about staying off of my sewing projects and will even detour around projects laid out on the floor, so I was surprised by the reaction to the new wall hanging I've made. This cat won't stay off of it! The colors are greys and reds which, according to the research, cats can't see. He knows it's there, since he will come running across the room to sit on it. All the fabrics have been in the stash for a while, so I don't think smell has anything to do with it. His green quilt, which is a color cats supposedly see, has been ignored for a while now. Cats Color Vision Do your cats have a favorite color or seem to react to certain colors? ------ 2009-113.25 yds 2010-115.5 2011-80.25+30+donated 2012 86.3 yds.. 2013 21.0 Everyone who sews seriously has a stockpile of fabrics, because it is natural to purchase more than can be sewn in any one season" Singer, Timesaving Sewing, 1987
tgm and Kittys   Advanced Beginner WI USA Member since 3/8/10 Posts: 6952	Login to reply to this post In reply to jannw << Like this post Date: 1/17/13 9:27 AM My girls seem to like blue & also greys & browns. I notice they seem to like the feel of anything I sew that is flannel regardless of the color. Also they are nuts about fleece. I wonder if greys & browns remind them of natural things they would hunt ourdoors ? ------ I am a gal from Kalamazoo.... oh what a gal... smile.... It is in Michigan... la la la ...love that Glen Miller classic! Home of Abigail The Babykins & Lil Mittee kitty >^,,^ Be Still, & Know That I am, God + Please say a prayer for my poor feet. ... + ..one month down .. 6 weeks more to go.. They are healing. Thanks everyone for your prayers. 5/8/13 smile
NottaWadder   Advanced Beginner Member since 6/17/12 Posts: 377	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 1/17/13 9:56 AM My cats prefer anything made of cardboard, whatever the color might be. Give them a cardboard box and they are happy for days! ------ My Singer crew: Sergei - Serger 14T968DC (set up as coverstitch) Stella - Serger Stylist II 14J250 (set up as main overlock) Quincy - Quantum 9960 (my main SM) Newest addition: Stevie, my very first Featherweight! (221 Centennial)
SewRaeMe Advanced Beginner CANADA Member since 3/20/08 Posts: 241	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 1/17/13 9:58 AM Mine prefers anything he thinks I care about regardless of colour, he will even lay on wax paper if need be! ------ Formerly The Canadian
sewbehind Beginner ON CANADA Member since 6/30/05 Posts: 786	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/17/13 10:08 AM Interesting information about how cats see colour. My cat prefers one blue mouse toy with a pink tail. We have others, but that one is the one we locate before doing the vacuuming. It's his favourite!
KensingtonCrab Advanced Beginner SC USA Member since 2/13/09 Posts: 729	Login to reply to this post In reply to jannw << Like this post Date: 1/17/13 10:45 AM How interesting! My all white cat likes blue and green. Her favorite toy is a blue and green twisted pipe cleaner. We find it in the food every morning or in front of our bedroom door. Our all black cat responds more to sounds than color---like the pop of a can---he thinks it's time to eat! And I agree, a cardboard box is the best over all the other entertaining pieces we've bought!
minggiddylooloo   Intermediate VA USA Member since 5/17/05 Posts: 1794	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/17/13 10:50 AM Cardboard, tissue paper, fabric of any color or pattern... anything that could possibly detract my attention away from kitty stands to bear the assault of his grey and white fur. His arch nemesis? The vacuum! ------ I'm finally a blogger! sewming.blogspot.com
simplystitches Intermediate NY USA Member since 2/12/06 Posts: 766	Login to reply to this post In reply to minggiddylooloo << Like this post Date: 1/17/13 1:20 PM Quote: minggiddylooloo Cardboard, tissue paper, fabric of any color or pattern... anything that could possibly detract my attention away from kitty stands to bear the assault of his grey and white fur. His arch nemesis? The vacuum! Quote: minggiddylooloo His arch nemesis? The vacuum I have one cat that runs even when she see's the vacuum coming out of the closet. I've never noticed a preference to color but they both love fleece. Debbie
stirwatersblue Intermediate KS USA Member since 12/13/08 Posts: 2474	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/17/13 2:06 PM Not a cat, but when my dog Tess was little, she was afraid of anything large and red--a cooler, a hanging plant, my winter parka. Our vets kind of pooh-poohed it, but it was a definite response to the size *and* color. Took buying a red station wagon to take her to the park before she got over it. ------ ~Gem in the prairie
Michelle T Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 4181	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/17/13 7:25 PM Not a colour, but Charlie, one of our kittens (7 months now) has a compulsion to use the littler box, when I am brushing my teeth. Sophie our 7 year old cat will always come if you flush the toilet. She comes running and leaps onto the seat to watch the water swirl. Lizzie (8 months) love fleece, preferably when I am wearing it it with my hair down. She tucks under my chin and kneads away. ------ Proud parent of a Dwight International School Honour Roll Student

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