For some good fun, click on “sounds that annoy cats,” turn your speakers all the way up, place your cat on your lap, and click on “most cats dislike the harmonica.”
They need to do one that does the opposite, software that interprets a cats random musings into literary (or musical) masterpieces. A lot of wealthy cat owners would pay big bucks for that. Celebrity cat books could be the next big thing…
I played each “cat-annoying sound” several times to be sure. My cat wasn’t in the least bit phased, but it certainly confirmed my own dislike of free reed instruments.
I don’t have a cat anymore, but I know from past experience that the harmonica (along with most other instruments, objects larger than he is, people, stationary objects) scares the bujaysus out of my chihuahua.
My sound was accidentally turned up I guess and the harmonica made me jump! My kitty on the floor didn’t do anything though. I asked her if she disliked it and she just meowed. I know they hate the whistle though.