Hi, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my silly Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Some musicians produce songs and videos for cats, but do the cats appreciate them or secretly wish their owners would stop subjecting them to the noise? Pet owners probably hope their cats have similar tastes in music, but unless they will manipulate the stereo or phone controls, their cats don’t have a selection. Our music can be our cat’s; a polka fan’s pet listens to polka music, and a DJ’s feline is subjected to bop music and doubtless hard of hearing.
Your tastes change as you mature, and I’m glad my cat wasn’t around after I was an eighth grader who blasted Bad Brains or the Dead Kennedys at full volume in my room. When you examine studies or articles about which genres of music annoy cats, you’ll notice that heavy metal is more despised by cats than the others.
It’s disappointing for heavy metal fans, but it surely’s likely attributable to the music’s volume quite than composition. Most metal songs aren’t played at a low volume, and my mom never said, “Will you switch that up, son? You’re not playing Iron Maiden loud enough!
I feel I’m within the mood for Otis Redding today.
Music She’s Unlikely to Hear
I don’t think Olga has a favourite song or genre of music, and like most cats, I don’t think she cares in regards to the music so long as it isn’t too loud. Nonetheless, she hasn’t heard EDM, modern country music, or today’s pop music unless it got here from the tv. Since I don’t allow guests to play songs I despise, Olga’s exposure to some genres is restricted.
I haven’t experimented on her and don’t plan to since I might must endure songs I dislike. Olga has listened to classic rock, jazz, blues, classical, heavy metal, punk (or recent wave?), and accordion tunes from Hungary, and all of it sounds the identical to her.
Although she looked surprised the primary time the MGM lion roared before a movie, she isn’t very curious about wildlife programs, even those on birds.
Please dim the lights. It’s naptime.
Keeping the Volume Low
Cats have sensitive hearing, but I didn’t consider that after I was younger and held parties with loud music. My Siamese cat normally hid in my room to flee the music, and Olga would probably do the identical if I turned the amount to the max on my stereo.
I’ll all the time play music at home, but I don’t play it loud enough to rattle the partitions or damage the cat’s hearing. I do know cat owners my age who haven’t lost their love for blasting their music, and a few think it’s amusing when their cats run to flee the noise. In the event that they hide in one other room away from the speakers, their hearing might be secure, depending on the decibel level.
Olga only runs and hides when she hears fireworks and doesn’t react much to sounds from the tv or stereo. She may like my music greater than the silence, but until she objects to it, I’ll proceed to entertain her with good tunes.