# Laser pointers and cats

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 6, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-pointers-and-cats/363287 "2006-07-06T00:27:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dracona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@Dracona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dracona)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-pointers-and-cats/363287/41 "2006-07-06T20:52:37Z")

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I don’t know much about laser pointers aside from the fact that their entertainment value increases exponentially with the number of cats in the home.

If you are concerned about the safety of you cats, you can get a [Critterbug](http://www.critterbug.com/). They are specifically designed for pets.

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**Author:** ![Dracona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@Dracona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dracona)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-pointers-and-cats/363287/42 "2006-07-06T20:56:22Z")

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> [@Dracona](#):
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> I don’t know much about laser pointers aside from the fact that their entertainment value increases exponentially with the number of cats in the home.
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> If you are concerned about the safety of you cats, you can get a [Critterbug](http://www.critterbug.com/). They are specifically designed for pets.

Doh, I didn’t finish my post. :smack:

I’ve had a Critterbug laser for nearly 4 years now, and I’ve only had to change the batteries once (though I need to do so again.) I might have fallen for a gimmick, but I’m certainly not dissapointed. Also, I’ve never lost the thing, which is saying something for someone as scatterbrained as I happen to be.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-pointers-and-cats/363287/43 "2006-07-06T21:32:43Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> I read on wiki that some Russians are trying to develop a _purple_ laser.

In Soviet Russia, purple laser develops YOU.

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**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laser-pointers-and-cats/363287/44 "2006-07-06T22:15:02Z")

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Only one of our 2 cats likes the red dot, but amazingly she has somehow connected the little battery it uses (my husband takes the battery out between session) to the fun game. She starts batting at the battery, trying to get a game started!

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