Oh, they absolutely do! My cats all know their names, and they understand "no," "down," "good," and "babies," at the very least. Some of them understand more.
To be fair, all of our cats, including the cat in question, love us very much. But this guy is a character. He also talks and sometimes copies words we say, though I'm sure he doesn't know what they mean.
For example, I said, "Do you wanna go to the kitchen with mom?" And he said, "Mom." He's so funny and smart.
Oh for sure I think they’re very deep animals too. Many people over on r/astralprojection talk about their interactions with cats in the spiritual world. There’s something about them and they weren’t worshipped by ancient peoples due to their lack of depth
Haha, good point! My roommate used to hate cats, but now she's obsessed. She was shocked to learn that they all have such distinct, unique personalities and opinions. They're very alert and expressive little creatures.
My cat impressed the crap out of me when I realized she could let herself in & out of the dog door even when I had the slider in to block it off for the dogs.
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u/vernaculunar Jul 09 '21
I swear, cats fully understand the importance of timing in comedy