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Maybe when you whistle, you sound like an injured bird.
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Weird. My cat comes when I whistle, but that's cause she connects whistling with attention. She comes when I sing too, which is a pain as I'm a musician and sing a lot.
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The sound of an oboe in particular seems to distress cats.
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My cat just came and sat next to me on my nightstand. I whistled at him but he seems completely non-entertained. He is far more focused on how he will make his move to my lap without me blocking his attempt. Laptop and laptop kitty do not get along.
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In my house, the cats are not bothered by music but you should hear the dogs howling during clarinet, violin, and double base practice! Unbelievable!
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My dog is generally quiet as I play my horn, but when I play anything that sounds like a hunting call, he howls along.
My dogs howl for emergency sirens and the answering machine. Sometimes we have to leave them alone for a few days and I think the sound of our voice on the message causes them to call out for attention.
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Laptop and laptop kitty do not get along.
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Our dogs also howl along w/the siren on emergency vehicles, and in fact will howl along with US if we feel like howling (note the bassett in my avatar--this was not idly chosen!).
A few years ago, my hub was making a kind of horn-like sound w/ a snorkel (don't even ask...) and the dogs found this quite upsetting also.
My cats get very perplexed and unsettled when I sing. Not sure why as I'm not that bad. Honest! I haven't tried whistling. Although I suck at whistling, so maybe I should just leave that one alone.
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