Why do cats fear the sound of plastic bags? Look here ~

Pet     9:18am, 16 July 2025

Why are cats afraid of the sound of plastic bags? Cats are afraid of the sound of plastic bags, which may be because they feel that plastic bags have strong instability and they may be frightened.

Tait shovelers who have cats will know that cats are very afraid of one thing, that is, plastic bags. To be strict, they are not afraid of plastic bags, but the sounds of plastic bags rubbing. If you rub the plastic bag with your hands, it will make a "sand, sand, sand" sound. As long as the cat hears this sound, it will cause nausea if it is lighter, and if it is worse, it will directly vomit.

In fact, this was something a netizen discovered accidentally while playing with a cat. One day, his cat suddenly bit a fork wrapped in a plastic bag outside and was playing, but while playing, it was retching. Netizens initially thought that the cat had swallowed something by mistake and was stuck, but when the netizen took the fork, the cat's abnormal state disappeared immediately. Then, the cat tried to bite the fork back, and the cat started to retching again, which scared the netizen to grab the fork immediately.

Then I went to ask the professional and realized that the culprit was the plastic bag wrapped on the fork, because the plastic bag would produce a special sound when it rubs. The audio is between 2,000 HZ and 5,000 HZ. The sound at this frequency will cause abnormal excitement in the cat's brain nerves, causing the cat to easily feel vomiting. This sound that makes cats want to vomit is actually simple, just like when we were young, we heard sharp nails scratching the blackboard in the classroom, which is harsh and uneasy.

Finally, I would like to remind every cat owner here not to try it casually, because some cats will be particularly sensitive to this sound, and in severe cases, it may also harm the cat's life.