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Why are dogs afraid of thunder and cats not?

Forums: Pets, Cats, Dogs, Thunder, Pet Behavior
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msolga
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 06:52 pm
@dlowan,
I'm afraid I have a mutant cat, too, Deb.

A really LOUD thunderstorm a few days ago & I'm afraid she was a total scaredy cat. But then, so was I.




(We missed out on the rain. Thanks for wishing it for us. Maybe today?)
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Ionus
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 08:16 pm
@farmerman,
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Our dogs and cats are afraid of thunder. I think they inherited it from me. Animals follow the pack leaders. Im terrified of lightning.
If you have a Pilots Licence, you know it is compulsory to be terrified of storms or they wont give you a licence.
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Ionus
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 08:18 pm
Do firecrackers count ? I had a dog and cat as a child who hated each other, but declared a truce every Guyfawks night to hide under my bed. Normally they fought each other like cats and dogs.
rosborne979
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 09:10 pm
@dlowan,
My dog (Dakota) isn't afraid of thunder. But I love thunder storms. Maybe she gets her reactions from me. Maybe some of our pets learn their responses from us?
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dlowan
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 09:26 pm
You're all bloody mutants!!!


The correct order of the universe is:

Dogs + thunder = pathetic cowering mess

Cats + thunder = mild interest.


I am very disappointed that you have amongst you so many not right animals!

As for the humans who are afraid of thunder......
dlowan
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 09:28 pm
@tsarstepan,
It seems there IS no answer, but Tsar's post tickled my prejudices and made me feel good.
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 09:45 pm
@Ionus,
Ionus wrote:

Do firecrackers count ? I had a dog and cat as a child who hated each other, but declared a truce every Guyfawks night to hide under my bed. Normally they fought each other like cats and dogs.

Fireworks and firecrackers most certainly count! LaNeige also was afraid of the 4th of July fireworks they'd shoot off over the Hudson River.
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 09:47 pm
@dlowan,
dlowan wrote:

You're all bloody mutants!!!


The correct order of the universe is:

Dogs + thunder = pathetic cowering mess

Cats + thunder = mild interest.


I am very disappointed that you have amongst you so many not right animals!

As for the humans who are afraid of thunder......

Exactly!

I love thunderstorms. I find them equally as peaceful as a softly snowing night.
msolga
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 09:48 pm
@dlowan,
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As for the humans who are afraid of thunder......


Well only when it's really, really close & loud & you can feel the vibrations ... & when also accompanied by ferocious lightning flashes!
Ionus
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 10:00 pm
@tsarstepan,
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I find them equally as peaceful as a softly snowing night.
What the hell ???? It snows of a night time ? How insipid. Just to clarify for others, snow is the white stuff the rich slide on so they can have drunken orgies all night, right ? We have a lot of thunderstorms here, but snow is about 1200km south.
Oh, and I also have a cat that enjoys thunderstorms, probably more than me due to some nasty experiences when flying. It likes to sit at the window and watch the free show.
dlowan
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 10:04 pm
@msolga,
Well, I think it reasonable to fear lightning when one is outside....otherwise...BRING IT ON!!!!
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 16 Dec, 2009 11:54 pm
Because cats is bloody stupid . . .
dlowan
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 12:10 am
@Setanta,
Crap.


Next misconception, Dog?
dlowan
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 12:11 am
@Ionus,
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Oh, and I also have a cat that enjoys thunderstorms, probably more than me due to some nasty experiences when flying. It likes to sit at the window and watch the free show.


At last!

Someone else with a proper cat.
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rosborne979
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 11:04 am
@dlowan,
dlowan wrote:
It seems there IS no answer, but Tsar's post tickled my prejudices and made me feel good.

That's all that matters Smile
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Linkat
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 11:42 am
@Reyn,
Yeah if there is a loud boom my cats get all scared and run. My dog when I was a kid would run around the house and bark - it seems he thought some one or something was attacking.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 02:31 pm
@dlowan,
Well, one would have to take notice that felines, when compared to lagomorphs, do come off looking intelligent . . . not that that is much of a compliment . . .
dlowan
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 02:35 pm
@Setanta,
However, when compared to DOGS, they are Einsteins.
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BorisKitten
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 03:55 pm
Fun thread! I've lived in FL for some 40 years and have had many, many cats during that time, not ONE of which feared our frequent thunderstorms.

I've only had, let's see, 4 dogs all these years: two were very frightened of storms; the other 2 didn't seem to care.

So, yes, I've seen many more dogs afraid of storms than cats.
dlowan
 
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Reply Thu 17 Dec, 2009 05:07 pm
@BorisKitten,
What about YOU, Puss?
 

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