On Friday I bought a laser pointer at Petsmart for the kitties (especially fatty Mia to burn off the calories
), and that afternoon/evening I opened it and started playing with them with it. Pirate was absolutely great with it- LOVED chasing it around, loved it when it went up the wall, just loved it lol. Well, yesterday I went to use it and he just got so scared when he saw it go anywhere near him, he literally jumped straight up with the hair on his back sticking up, backed up, then ran and hid. Totally unlike him, he's usually a laid-back playful little dude. I didn't press the issue at all yesterday with him, I only used it when he was not around for Mia, as she really likes it. Now this morning I went to just pick it up out of the basket on the table and he freaked. It's really not in his character to be terrified of something like this. And the odd part is that I've used it with him maybe 3-5x max thus far. And everytime I made sure that the laser did not get in his eyes, and I avoided his whole body altogether so I don't see a reason for fear. He's always been fearless- if anyone would be scared of it I would assume it to be Mama Mia, not him.
Does anyone else have this issue? I want him to enjoy it, not fear it.
Does anyone else have this issue? I want him to enjoy it, not fear it.