Has anyone encountered this? He hides under bed if it is turned on. The first time it was turned on he vomited and stopped eating. Now he just hides, Wierd
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My male cat is terrified of the new 50 inch TV
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bonepicker,
Someone posted the same problem as you some time back :lol3:
It is the loud sound he's afraid of. Carry him and bring him near the tv when it's off and let smell and get use to it. After awhile, turn on the tv without turning on the volumn and let him get use to the pictures. Then slowly turn up the volumn bit by bit and let him get use to the sound that is coming out of th tv and keep telling him it's ok, it's just the sound from the tv. This way, he'll get use to it.
I did the same with my boy when I bought a new vacuum cleaner. I placed the vacuum cleaner at different part of the house where he like to go and let him get use to it. He'll go and check it out and smell it. Then after some time, I turn it on and keep telling him it's ok. Now he's used to it whenever I use it and he never hide anymore.
Someone posted the same problem as you some time back :lol3:
It is the loud sound he's afraid of. Carry him and bring him near the tv when it's off and let smell and get use to it. After awhile, turn on the tv without turning on the volumn and let him get use to the pictures. Then slowly turn up the volumn bit by bit and let him get use to the sound that is coming out of th tv and keep telling him it's ok, it's just the sound from the tv. This way, he'll get use to it.
I did the same with my boy when I bought a new vacuum cleaner. I placed the vacuum cleaner at different part of the house where he like to go and let him get use to it. He'll go and check it out and smell it. Then after some time, I turn it on and keep telling him it's ok. Now he's used to it whenever I use it and he never hide anymore.
You might also set the brightness to very dim, and slowly increase it over time, and/or go to a pet store and get one of those bird dvds and see if the birds interest him enough to get over his fear.
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He is afraid with no sound at all on, he has become a recluse because my elderly father has it on a lot! The picture scares him! He is ok with a blank screen!
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perhaps the TV has a smell that scares him - if so, it will fade with time. or perhaps he just needs time to realize it won't attack.
So you have to get him get use to it. Try again at low or no volumn.
If done often with low or no volumn, he'll get use to it and will not hide or else it's gonna be the other way round.
Thank you Zed Xyzed for your purraise! 
My boy is very weary of sounds too. So this is how I get him to get use to things in the house.
My boy is very weary of sounds too. So this is how I get him to get use to things in the house.
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Does the TV make a 'click' when it turns on? Maybe he is afraid of that.
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Aww poor kitty! I guess you are going to have to take the TV back.
Just kidding!
Cats weren't kidding when the said they don't like change. Like the others have said. He will adjust in time once he gets used to it.
Just kidding!
Cats weren't kidding when the said they don't like change. Like the others have said. He will adjust in time once he gets used to it.
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