I had an indoor/outdoor cat when I was younger. One day I was curious where she went when she left the house so I tailed her. When she caught me, she was not happy. I was not where I was supposed to be so she walked back to the house, turning every few steps to yell at me and make sure I was following. I was clearly an indoor house human and not allowed outside.
I was clearly an indoor house human and not allowed outside.
I read somewhere that scientists could prove Dogs know we are not dogs but Cats do not know we are not cats; to cats we are just weird looking cats that are very generous as we constantly share “our” food
So to your cat you are just a weird indoor cat! And they can tell who is allowed out and who is not because we have 3 cats and only 1 is allowed out (long story). When she is coming back, another one of our cats eagerly awaits and sometimes tries to poker head out and our outdoor cat will scold and hiss at her until she comes back into the house completely
This behaviour is so strong that the curious indoor cat got used to sniffing the outside air from under the open door (instead of just peaking out) to avoid the scolding
I don’t believe this. Our cats will watch a cat on TV, but not a human. Our cats act differently to my wife and I than they do each other.
Cats have powerful senses of smell and use it for identification. We do not smell like cats.
Cats demonstrate competitive bonding with each other, but not with humans.
Cats use different vocalizations with humans than other cats.
Cats will observe human facial expressions rather than body language. They recognize we communicate with our face, not body.
All kinds of things. Cats may not know what we are, know we are potential allies (for the most part), but they also know we are not cats.
I don’t believe this. Our cats will watch a cat on TV, but not a human. Our cats act differently to my wife and I than they do each other.
So here is an article about the book that discusses this:
Please note that I did not mean to imply cats do not know us from them. What I was trying to convey is that they treat us like they would treat a [giant] cat (discussed in the article).
Cats are individuals and treat each other differently, they know one cat from the other and they can distinguish each member of the household as they do different things with each of us; however, what they do with us, with the exception of meowing, are things they would do with other cats… i.e. they will snuggle, try to groom us, head butt us, show us their butts, expose their bellies or hiss at us in the same way they would to other cats
I actually have read the book, and the book doesn’t say or even imply that cats think of us as cats.
Please note that I did not mean to imply cats do not know us from them.
Fair. But there is a lot of nonsense around that subject on the Internet because people misinterpret what it says. Even in the article you linked, they ask that question and he corrects them.
In the book [I say] that cats behave toward us in a way that’s indistinguishable from [how] they would act toward other cats.
Specifically that. Because dogs operate in unit groups and they recognize a hierarchy. Cats, even in social groups do not have a hierarchy and treat us as members of their colony. They socialize with us as such, but in an equal but different capacity. That’s misinterpreted a lot.
I apologize for assuming that was the point you were trying to make.
Oh cool… thanks for the clarification. You can see how the line quoted from the author easily twists into “cats can’t tell we are not cats” but the clarification is welcome and the difference is huge!
Yeah, my orange uses different meows when he’s looking for me than when he’s looking for my wife. It’s really cute.
Someone has to guard the house ig
One of mine knows the sound of my car pulling in the driveway and she meets me at the door, and if I get in too fast I’ll hear the “thump thump” of her coming down the stairs alongside her chirp as she realizes she’s “late” to be picked up and loved on.
The other gets mad if I’m in bed or out of bed at the “wrong” times as well. Her cuddle-chill balance is at stake!
Well, that’s just adorable.
My male cat knows the exact second it’s noon. Because noon is lunchtime. He will wake up from a deep sleep the moment it becomes 12. There’s no alarm going off or anything like that. It’s just his internal clock.
I miss my baby boy. That beautiful, dumb, orange prince always let me know if I was staying up too late or staying in bed too long.
I found most of these routines to be actual pattern recognition for food conditioning. They are masters of pattern recognition and highly food-motivated, so they remember even more elaborate ones if it involves food. “If it’s noon-ish and the fat man is fidgeting in the kitchen and has opened the knife drawer and I stand on x chair I receive snack”
Absolutely! 2 of mine would rush to check me out as I hone my chef’s knife. If I happen to only be chopping vegetables, I have to show them so they can sneer at me and walk away, otherwise they will plan themselves there waiting for the inevitable morsel of raw meat
Oh yes. “Around middle of the day human lady will eat. Sometimes she eats foods she’ll give me tastes of. Sometimes she says “Sorry, poison for cats”. I must try every day.” So she sits very pretty next to the couch and waits for either a nibble or to be told sorry, poison for cats! She does huff at that though lol
My cat is very non-food motivated (doesnt care that ive filled his bowl and rarely eats the occasional snack/treat i offer) but will absolutely smack my face if i try to sleep in past 6:57am.
Mine reminds me to eat in the evenings. If I haven’t started cooking by 7 he gets up and starts meowing at me, trying to get me to follow him.
are they the only ones around here who give a damn about the Rules?
Making me think of Walter Sobchak as a cat
If I go to bed later than normal, my cat will yell at me and nibble at my ankles until I get into bed.
I feel this is just the posters giving away what rigid and predictable lives they live.
Cats know their feeding schedule, but a cat raised with a human who varies their routine doesn’t do this.
Yeah I have ADHD and can’t maintain a consistent routine and my cat does not give a shit other than getting fed.
Yeah, I don’t feed my cats any of my food, essentially only do treats for claw trimming, and go to bed some time between 11 and 1. They are just hanging out all the time.
My cat ran into itself once. Made a real grimaced mackering splat. The fat fu ker didn’t even. In the tapioca. Like, the fuck is his problem? Cats are do not is not a thing.
Do you smell toast?
I am burnt toast man. For real. I am, just as Jesus said.
Carbon monoxide is scary
I have more balls in my ass than me, myself, and Catdog like fire go fumble fuck like a stork
