Cats and vacuum cleaners

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I was impressed that our cat Pippin recognized our vacuum cleaner before we turned it on and used it: he hissed at it and batted at it. However, today I may have realized why. I changed our shower head and hose and left the old ones on the floor briefly and Pippin hissed at that too. My guess is that, while the vacuum cleaner makes its irresistible way around the house at floor level bellowing loudly, the real objection is to its hose: perhaps cats react negatively to artifacts that are shaped like snakes.