Is this typical? Mouse movement on cat fur, need assistance.
Is this typical? Mouse movement on cat fur, need assistance.
My mouse is a Logitech Hero G503, and it's great, but it has one small issue, everytime it has a piece of cat hair on the mouse pad, it goes wild and starts flickering, which wouldn't be a problem, but online when I'm playing FPS's I can easily get accused of aimbot, and even if it is the truth, saying "It's just cat hair bro" isn't a convincing anwser to such accusation, specially with the spin.
I don't understand mouses, or any hardware/software at all, but I have a small theory as to why it doesn't just flick but instead spins, when the fur is being detected, the mouse will try to move according to what it is seeing, on the deskboard there's this invisible wall, but on videogames most of the time this wall doesn't exist, therefore it will keep spinning, because there isn't an invisible barrier, this is just my assumption and I do know this might all be blabbering so I do apologize.
I've linked a video below, and with it I really hope you guys can see what is happening, in the video I hold a couple pieces of cat fur to the mouse, to try record a reaction out of it, and it kinda of happens again. I tried to record using my jaw and throat to hold it in place, so please do inform if the video doesn't help or if you'd like another one.
https://imgur.com/a/EAkW9cg
View: https://imgur.com/a/EAkW9cg
I also do apologize if this is an innapropriate use of the forums, or even childish, I've searched a bit and found no one with the same problem as me, so I ended up deciding on posting here. I'm really scratching my head and wandering if I should ask for a refund or return this mouse back and thought that this place might help me with this decision.
There might be something obstructing the laser. Glass can reflect the laser, which is even more problematic. Make sure to clean off any hair.
Just for reference, test another reliable working mouse that doesn’t flicker in other settings. And then another reliable mouse pad—again, a non-flickering one. Try the mouse and moused pad on a different known working computer. Check if the issue is with the mouse or stays with the PC.
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I’m using a Logitech M310 mouse and had to lose a few hairs from my head—no impact.
I also tried a clump of hair from a shedding Yellow Lab—still no effect.
No cats nearby, so I couldn’t test cat hair.
In summary, the mouse works well on various surfaces.
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Have you considered reinstalling the mouse drivers? Manually download, install, and adjust them.
No third-party tools or installers needed.
Agree with @Dave86721—clean off any cat hair. If the issue persists, it might be a combination of the mouse pad and hair. That would be unusual: a black cat?
If the problem continues—return the mouse.
Keyboard tray is irrelevant.
The video displays the mouse being operated upside down.
I flipped my mouse upside down and used the other hand's palm as the "mouse pad".
It was inconvenient, but the mouse functioned.
Testing with or without cat hairs doesn't hold weight if the mouse isn't used normally.
Concerning:
"Online, while playing FPS games, I can easily be accused of aimbot, and even if true, claiming 'It's just cat hair' isn't a convincing response, especially when spinning."
Aimbot is viewed as cheating and this forum won't provide an explanation for such accusations—true or not.
Time to close this thread.