Cats Hate the Look, Feel and Sound of “Tin” Foil
Aluminum foil also has some unique properties that make it particularly alarming to cats upon their first encounter. When moved, bent, or stepped on, the foil has a very distinct high-pitched crinkling sound.
It has a strange sound
Generally speaking, cats dislike loud noises (or really any noise that they have never heard before).
Furthermore, your cat will undoubtedly be able to hear the high-pitched noises that aluminum foil produces, even though humans cannot.
The peculiar crinkly sound that the foil makes when touched can irritate cats’ sensitive hearing, according to Dr. Conrad told The Dodo.
Therefore, although foil might seem insignificant to you, your cat may find it extremely irritating.
Only 294 doctors out of some 9,000 striking doctors have returned to work as of Thursday night since the strike began on Feb. 20, Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo told reporters. Authorities had given an ultimatum earlier in the week, promising striking doctors that they would not be held accountable if they returned to work by Thursday evening but that the government would begin to take legal action against remaining strikers starting Friday.
As of Wednesday evening, around 10,000 residents—80% of all junior doctors—had tendered their resignations as part of the protest. Around 9,000 were on strike—a slight decrease from the previous day, per health authorities, who also noted that the number of striking doctors had decreased two days in a row.
A back-to-work order violation carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison, a fine of thirty million won ($22,000), or a minimum three-month suspension of one’s medical license.
Hospitals across the country are being stretched to their limits, with some patients having their treatments postponed amid a shortage of doctors. The heads of hospitals have written emails begging doctors to return. “Your sincerity is well-delivered,” Kim Young-tae, the president of Seoul National University wrote on Wednesday. “A handful of patients suffering from high-risk diseases and incurable illnesses await you. Now, please come back.”
According to Park’s announcement on Thursday, out of the 100 teaching hospitals in the nation, 32 have seen multiple returnees, and 10 have seen over ten. Additionally, there are hospitals where as many as 66 physicians have started working again.
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Curling up a piece of aluminum foil and seeing your cat go completely crazy is actually a fairly common behavior for cats.
But why doesn’t she like it, and is there any way you can take advantage of this little fact?
We spoke to Dr. Megan Conrad, a veterinarian working with Hello Ralphie, and Dr. Claudine Sievert, a veterinarian at Stayyy, to find out the reasons why cats hate aluminum foil.
It turns out that your cat’s reaction to that silvery, crinkly substance is primarily caused by how much it messes with her senses.
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