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Re: Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives

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Post by lovehashbrowns »

cmrdporcupine wrote: post #12
lukas099 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cats are weird. My mom's cat fights will all the neighbor cats except one, whom she just started hanging out with one day. I suppose it's possible they are long-lost siblings or something.

I mean, I'm being downvoted, whatever, but this is what I mean. Their social model is entirely different than ours. Or dogs. There are other cats they learn to tolerate, or even cooperate with. But it's not clear that it's "friendly?" I know such friend relationships can exist with them, I just rarely have seen it.

A lot of people get one cat and they get used to being alone. People who get more than one cat generally get them from the same litter.

But cats are social animals and will absolutely bond with each other. Even cats not from the same litter will bond with other cats. Usually it takes a careful and patient introduction, which people don't realize. All they'll do is put the two cats in the same room, observe them fight, and come to the conclusion that their cat just wants to be alone. But that probably isn't the case at all.

Re: Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives

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Post by purerandomness »

eimrine wrote: post #4

What if I never call my cat by name but call it as ksksksksksks? Friend cat ought to understand who is called but seems that is more about my voice then about names.

"Names" are just our arbitrary label for "a voice, forming a certain sound"

Re: Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives

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Post by vorpalhex »

goodpoint wrote: post #49
robbedpeter wrote: post #27

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https://youtu.be/uFhBd5mMkU8 This is one of note thousands of videos of cats and dogs using buttons to talk. Cats, and all mammals, have a neocortex. Theirs is not as deeply layered or large as humans, but they most definitely have the ability to reason abstractly, are aware of themselves, think emotionally, and engage in complex, time aware planning over long periods. Your views are wrong. Language areas like Broca'…

Those videos are comically misleading. The author acts as if cats can understand abstract concepts and combining words into a SVO grammar. And with dozens of words! "later morning" "later play [with] dad" "love you mommy" This is simply far outside the cognitive abilities of cats. Edit: Confirmation bias is so strong that I get downvotes for writing this.

You're getting downvoted because you are making a strong contrary claim with no evidence whatsoever. It's the equivalent of two kids going:

"Yes it is!"

"No it's not!"

"Yeahuh it is!"

Re: Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives

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Post by leeoniya »

nisegami wrote: post #53
vmception wrote: post #45

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A lot of times they respond or acknowledge as well, just not with their eyes They wont look at you because its not their primary way of “seeing” or spatializing the world or their etiquette Their ears might briefly move in your direction, their tail might flick in one of their frustrating ways, they might not move a muscle (which is a conscious response for them as well)

We thought that our cat didn't respond to her name until we noticed she always flicked her tail when we said it. It really blew my mind.

yep, my previous cat responded with his tail every time. we let him roam outside every day and he would always come home when we whistled or called his name. also walked with us like a dog off a leash.

our current cats are less responsive, maybe cause there's two of them, so they have more cat-like comm.

Re: Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives

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Post by happimess »

herodotus wrote: post #21

I have tried to train my two cats with just these words: 1. "Let's go" - morning meal 2. "Upstairs" - I am going to bed 3. "Dinner" (plus clink bowls together) - evening meal 4. "Lie Down" and their names. Emerald, who prefers being upstairs, definitely responds to "Upstairs": she charges upstairs when I say it. Jade remains enigmatic and skeptical: that seems to be her nature. But if she is in the mood for a tummy r…

My cat and I have one firm English phrase: "3...2...1". I say that whenever I want him to make up his mind, and at the end I always close the door, pull the sweater from under him, or whatever. He definitely knows what it means, and knows I mean it.

> between "No, I don't understand you." and "I understand you perfectly well, but [nothing in my nature compels me to care]".

This is where he and I are for lots of other stuff, and I also love him for it.

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Post by cm2012 »

idk1 wrote: post #31

I have two cats, one is quite clever and responds to her name, dinner, hop up (for it's ok if you want to sit on my lap) and a few other things. I can ask her to get one of her toys too if she wants the play. She also very rarely meows. The other cat is not so bright, if you ever say anything to him directly he'll only meow back and come over for a pat, that's it. It's just a back and forth screaming match if you tal…

I have 7 cats now and have had had 15 cats in my life. My whole extended family has always had lots of cats.

Two things stick out at me:

1) Cats really do respond to being talked to and interacted with. Cats that are talked to often get more responsive and communicative.

2) There is huge genetic IQ gaps, lol. Some cats are so smart they blow your mind, others are mouth breathers. The normal distribution is real.

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Post by UncleOxidant »

treeman79 wrote: post #79
herodotus wrote: post #21

I have tried to train my two cats with just these words: 1. "Let's go" - morning meal 2. "Upstairs" - I am going to bed 3. "Dinner" (plus clink bowls together) - evening meal 4. "Lie Down" and their names. Emerald, who prefers being upstairs, definitely responds to "Upstairs": she charges upstairs when I say it. Jade remains enigmatic and skeptical: that seems to be her nature. But if she is in the mood for a tummy r…

Mine has trained the family that when he is hungry he starts slamming covered doors opening closed repeatedly. Started off that we kept food in there. So of course he would try and get in. This lead to him being fed when was trying to get in. So now it’s a signal. We have been well trained

One of ours jumps up on top of our printer and reaches up on the wall and starts pawing at a poster when he's hungry.

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Post by clairity »

herodotus wrote: post #21

I have tried to train my two cats with just these words: 1. "Let's go" - morning meal 2. "Upstairs" - I am going to bed 3. "Dinner" (plus clink bowls together) - evening meal 4. "Lie Down" and their names. Emerald, who prefers being upstairs, definitely responds to "Upstairs": she charges upstairs when I say it. Jade remains enigmatic and skeptical: that seems to be her nature. But if she is in the mood for a tummy r…

my cat totally knows her name but listens to most all of my vocalizations for anything she may want. she comes or meows if she hears something desireable (which, as she knows, her name is correlated with but not perfectly), and ignores me or leaves if she hears something undesireable (like "bath"). so it's not just a dichotomy between misunderstanding and apathy, but more a case of personal assessment and desire.
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