Do your cats watch tv

[Furrywurrypurry]

I’m not sure if I’m even posting this in the correct place, but here goes.

I have been around cats all my 41 years of life from what I’m told. Never seen a cat give more than a fleeting interest in tv. But I got a kitten about 10 weeks ago, he instantly showed an interest in tv I have pictures of him watching tv the very first night he was allowed out of his base camp space. I play YouTube cat tv for him, he really enjoys it and luckily the only tv he can get his paws on is one that he can’t damage, he enjoys the out of reach too.

He is currently sat watching Jurassic park and he also loves lord of the rings which is ironic since his name is Gollum


I’ve never known anything like it but I guess that’s why cat tv on YouTube exists

 

[Tik cat's mum]

Yep my two enjoy TV. They like wildlife documentaries and the lion King. One of them loves watching snooker.

 

[Furballsmom]

Captain was watching golf the other day

 

[Kat0121]

Lilith watches TV with me when I'm in bed. I fix her a nest with her favorite plush blanket and she settles right in. She gets really annoyed when The Kardashians are on though. It's so funny. She slowly looks back at me over her shoulder and glares at me. The "you're lucky I'm comfortable or I'd leave" look.

 

[GranolaLouise]

Louise and I have our own Kindles! I watch Law and Order and she watches Cat TV on Youtube. Her favorites are the Bunnies!

https://www.youtube.com/@HooksHollands

When nighttime comes she loves the soothing piano or harp music set to rotating photos of cats and kittens!

 

[catloverfromwayback]

My first cat, Cindy, used to chase the ball when we’d watch the FA Cup final in the 70s. Phoebe sometimes watches for a little while when we have Time Team on.

 

[iPappy]

Every now and again, Sarah will sit and slap/bite at something that's moving on the TV. She was telling the weatherman off a few months ago.
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[Furrywurrypurry]

Haha some of these replies have made my day.

Agree on the sentiment towards the kardashians, but I think we all know cats have good taste

 

[Alldara]

Lily would watch Discovery Channel's Small World and that's about it. Nobel liked bright and colourful animated shows.

When Magnus was young he would watch TV. He took. A big liking to the few seasons of Kobra Kai that we started and never finished watching. He grew out of cat tv on our tablets or watching television with us. It mostly annoys him.

We cat-sat for a cat who LOVED the old Super Mario on N64. He would hit the koopas. He knew the intro sound and would come running. My wife made their ringtone Super Mario and he went running to the TV. Obviously, we obliged.

 

[GranolaLouise]

I read an article that said that cats have no idea what is what on the tv screen, but they only see movement and not the things or animals/people themselves. I so disagree. My Louise sees kittens and bunnies and acts just like a baby at times laying on her back with her front paws curled in the air. And when she sees the mice games, she darts after them when they go back into their hole or goes looking under everything to find out where they went. She sometimes grabs her stuffed toy mice and flings them back and forth while watching the YouTube mice.

 

[lollie]

My cat likes Tom and Jerry. She will watch it on my old tablet. I have no idea whether she believes Tom is a cat, or Jerry a mouse, since she has never seen an actual mouse before, but she likes the cartoon anyway. She will not react to other cartoons the same way, so it may not just be the action.

There was a time when the Amazing Race was on the same evening as the Walking Dead. She was mesmerized by the Amazing Race. I believe it was both the quick action and color. Walking Dead came on and she went to sleep. Colors too muddy.

 

[aliceneko]

Toffee likes to watch television and it's interesting what programmes catch his attention. Understandably, he loves the David Attenborough type nature programmes, particularly if big cats or birds are on screen. He also enjoys watching the weather reports on the news and the football!

 

[cmshap]

Understandably, he loves the David Attenborough type nature programmes, particularly if big cats or birds are on screen.

Yes, Willy loves these programs, too! His attention immediately focuses on the screen. I put them on just for him sometimes when he's on my lap and we are watching TV.

He also likes watching when I play video games. I have a Nintendo Switch and when I play Mario games he is especially interested.

It's so funny to say I am playing video games with my cat, but that's exactly what it feels like. I can tell he is stimulated by it and enjoys watching.

 

[Katie M]

I like to watch YouTube gaming videos on my TV. They definitely get interested - occasionally, they jump up and try to bat something on screen.

 

[Katie M]

He also likes watching when I play video games. I have a Nintendo Switch and when I play Mario games he is especially interested.

I have trouble playing Sonic because they try to catch him

 

[Lorraine97]

Sometimes! He seems to like David Attenborough documentaries in particular, and will come and go watching the TV

 

[strider rose]

my cats especially enjoy music videos and love to hear kittens meowing

 

[GranolaLouise]

I will share something I found this week that my cat loves (admin please delete if against forum policy.)

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I was watching a cat documentary this weekend and Remy was very interested in it. One of my dogs and Flora were also interested, but Remy is the one I got on video.

 

[lucyrima]

I played a cat video for Echo a few times and he did pay attention, but once a cat came straight into the cam and seemed to be coming straight out of the screen - that was the one time Echo flew off the seat and I had to assure him it wasn't happening. Now he's better about it and likes anything with animals (duh .