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quote:Do non-human animals learn to associate human speech with specific objects in everyday life? My cat absolutely understands what the word "Hungry" means
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May 16, 2022 21:29
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I've trained multiple cats to know what "wanna eat?" means (wet food meal). They all got very very excited and would start vocalizing if I asked them that.
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May 16, 2022 22:11
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we give our boys these sort of paste-y treats from a tube that we call "goops". when we say "GOOPS FOR THE TROOPS, TURN 'EM INTO POOPS" they know exactly what time it is
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May 16, 2022 23:19
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We give Alby a soup that we consistently refer to as lunch. He gets vocal if he hasn't had his lunch, or somebody says lunch.
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May 16, 2022 23:52
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Polio Vax Scene posted:My cat absolutely understands what the word "Hungry" means We've known for a long time they can associate words with consequential events, but this study is about if they link sounds to to extant objects: if they can associate a name, basically. That's more cognitively complex. MikeJF fucked around with this message at 00:02 on May 17, 2022 |
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May 16, 2022 23:56
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One of our cats that passed away a few years ago would come running if you called for any of the cats
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May 16, 2022 23:58
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One of our cats responds to "pss pss pss" and the other one just looks at us funny
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May 16, 2022 23:59
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Speaking of food things, though, for like the last five years we had her Misty needed to eat her pills and I was the one who'd give them to her, and we did it by putting them inside slivers of meat (often took a few tries) and I'd give her some extra as a treat but I remember that my sister came home at one point and was very wierded out because we'd developed a kind of sign language for different parts of the process? Like at the end when we were done I'd hold up my hands flat to show them empty and she'd immediately disengage and go to the kitchen for her regular food because she understood that was the sign for "we're finished, no more treats"
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May 17, 2022 00:02
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Cats are good at reading body language as well as what we say to them. Cats are smarter than people give them credit for.
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May 17, 2022 00:30
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venus de lmao posted:i wanna see tiny head cat 
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May 17, 2022 00:37
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Hi Magda!
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May 17, 2022 00:44
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May 17, 2022 00:45
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It's Magda! Oh how I thought I'd never see you again!
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May 17, 2022 00:47
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Kwyndig posted:It's Magda! Oh how I thought I'd never see you again! magda has been taken care of by a friend of mine for the past eight years. she is well looked-after, thankfully, and jackson is with her, too.
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May 17, 2022 00:59
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Trig Discipline posted:we give our boys these sort of paste-y treats from a tube that we call "goops". when we say "GOOPS FOR THE TROOPS, TURN 'EM INTO POOPS" they know exactly what time it is lmao
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May 17, 2022 01:22
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Kwyndig posted:Cats are smarter than people give them credit for. That's not saying much, of course. 
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May 17, 2022 01:40
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quotin magda
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May 17, 2022 01:42
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Trig Discipline posted:we give our boys these sort of paste-y treats from a tube that we call "goops". when we say "GOOPS FOR THE TROOPS, TURN 'EM INTO POOPS" they know exactly what time it is incredible lmao
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May 17, 2022 01:43
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May 17, 2022 01:47
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my cats come when i whistle, especially nina. sometimes they fight too. it's really weird.
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May 17, 2022 01:49
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I'm trying to make Scoops more cultured by giving him slide shows.
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May 17, 2022 02:04
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May 17, 2022 04:47
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ready for take off
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May 17, 2022 04:59
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May 17, 2022 05:22
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May 17, 2022 05:41
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Hello I'm here for the boat to cat island please
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May 17, 2022 05:45
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sadie I can summon from nearby by snapping my fingers. tried to teach the other one this but no luck so far
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May 17, 2022 05:57
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Megabound posted:Hello I'm here for the boat to cat island please literally take a boat from maui to lanai and visit the cat sanctuary. hundreds of cats looking for a lap
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May 17, 2022 06:22
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marceline woke me up this morning to lay on my chest and purr for an half an hour and even started kneading a bit  then she sat on the edge of the bed watching me while still purring. don't worry marcy, i won't leave you again any time soon 
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May 17, 2022 06:22
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Mango has taken to burying himself under the blankets as the weather gets colder / Did I leave the oven on?
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May 17, 2022 06:48
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Carth Dookie posted:Mango has taken to burying himself under the blankets as the weather gets colder Does this cat have a fort warms yet
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May 17, 2022 07:00
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VelociBacon posted:Does this cat have a fort warms yet Nyet.
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May 17, 2022 07:06
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Trig Discipline posted:we give our boys these sort of paste-y treats from a tube that we call "goops". when we say "GOOPS FOR THE TROOPS, TURN 'EM INTO POOPS" they know exactly what time it is That's cat gogurt, friend.
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May 17, 2022 10:39
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Spouse calls it meat lube and it upsets me every time
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May 17, 2022 14:14
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Fashionably Great posted:Spouse calls it meat lube and it upsets me every time food grade meat slurry
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May 17, 2022 14:21
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Polio Vax Scene posted:My cat absolutely understands what the word "Hungry" means "Kitty food" is the magic word, as in "are you ready for some kitty food?" My 16 year old cat also knows "are you ready to go to work?" or "it's time for work" (that means it's time to go to our room, and I won't be joining, because I have to go to work), and "it's time for sleepin's/snoozes" (that means we're both going to our room). Depending on how comfortable she is, she'll either get up and walk right into our room, or she'll stand up and wait for me to give her a ride.
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May 17, 2022 14:32
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everyone in the house (everyone) gets all honked up about the word "treats"
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May 17, 2022 16:51
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I’m trying to go from “treats” being the word to “cookies” when I say “let’s go to bed” but it sounds like “skottabed” to the cats they know what’s up. Rokit gets up and starts trotting to the bedroom and if I don’t follow he looks back and meows at me with an annoyed look on his face
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May 17, 2022 17:50
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I my cats learned the word "Gotcha", and they know that if they don't run away I will pick them up to cuddle. This turned into a general call for playtime because I chase them around until either they get to their food bowls, which is a safe space for them (that is, I dont pick them up, but I don't have any qualms petting them  ), or they jump into my bed between the covers, when the chase turns into the monster game.
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May 17, 2022 18:21
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I think that's the title of his most popular vid? Lately I've been writing haikus in the comments about Nyan-san whenever he shows up. That's the short-hair, mostly-cream creamsicle that lives by the pond and is very friendly and chatty. Wish I could adopt Nyan-san 
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May 17, 2022 21:15
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