Cats and Thunder, how well do your kitties get on with it??

Originally Posted by lauracatlover

... can I just say that MAGNUM is totally gorgeous!! He's one of my fave kitties on this site! (i have loads of faves lol)

everyone else's cats rock too!!

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Thanks!

Magnum is at home enjoying all this lavishing of attention on him, my BF just got home and said Magnum had opened firefox (probably hitting the favourites) and was looking at TCS, standing up on my chair with his nose against the screen, when he got home... if he is reading all these 'I love Magnum' posts I am going to have a kitty with a big ego when I get home

Scratch loves to watch the lightning, but as soon as there's thunder she hides under the couch.

The boys are both terrified when there is thunder and lightning. Loki, whenever he is frightened, climbs up on my lap and hides his face (I call it his ostrich act). Jacob just huddles against me.

Ours deal well with storms. Usually you can hear them coming and so no surprise. But - a few weeks ago, we had a clap of thunder right overhead and both jumped simultaneously! I'm sorry, but I had to laugh at them!

Harvey and Forest are OK with it, but Tailer's terrified of rain or storms of any kind. (He has been since he got out once and was outside in one.) He sits at my feet, tucks himself into a little ball, and shivers and cries. It's really very sad.

My kitties are usually ok during storms....if there is a tornado or something nearby that they can hear though, they freak out...(as i place them all in carriers in my closet ) Thankfully we haven't had a tornado in a while, or staight-line storm . /

My wolf mix on the other hand is a nightmare....imagine a full grown wolf mix completely chewing through....humm lets see....the bathroom wall, the bedroom wall, a metal cage you get the point. We give her tranqualizer pills on the days it's supposed to rain - but sometimes it can be hard to predict. She stays in a crate when we aren't home for her own safety...she feels safe in there. But she's by far the worst one when it comes to storm....did i mention she howls lol.....

I was talking about this with my neighbour recently!

Tibby, Molly and Annie don't seem to really notice it and genearally sleep through! Willow on the other hand will spend his time running to me and back to his hammock or hiding under the sofa! Bless him!

Charlie, my neighbour's indoor/outdoor cat will just twist his ears to hear where it's coming from, but not be too bothered by it!

Gizmo trusts me when I tell her that the noise is nothing to worry about. I don't notice any unusual upset behaviour. If I'm home I will hold her and pet her during the storm so she can see that I am not upset either.

Mind, I DO unplug all the electrical appliances except for the fridge, first.

Well, they are startled by the first clap, but when they realize it is harmless they ignore it.

Tavia doesn't like storms but I think its mostly because my sisters boxer flips out and goes dashing all over the house she's a big scaredy dog. She even flips out when you drop stuff. And I think Tavia is reacting to the dog flipping out. But she doesn't like loud noise or sudden movements. She mostly hides in my room or the laundry room if its storming. But if she didn't sis's dog would step on her. Along with being a chicken dog she's clumsy.

My boys aren't too fond of the storms.... they get a little shook up, and like to cuddle. They are getting better than they used to be at least