IIRC, there was a study done with cats hearing recordings of random voices saying random words, random voices saying the cats’ names, owners’ voices saying random words, and owners’ voices saying the cats’ names, and then carefully measuring the cats’ responses.
The findings pretty convincingly showed that cats full well know their own names but choose to ignore the calls.
We had 3 cats at one point and I trained them to all come to me when I said, “C’mere, kids!”
Mine has sometimes come when I called her
Mine usually does, but she actually loves me, she’s like a loyal dog.
That’s what you get from rescuing a kitten from the road.
Meanwhile my dorky furball comes when called and greets me at the door. He even jumps on people. I think he accidentally had dog software installed at the factory.
His name is James (because he wears a tux) and he is a dapper gentleman:
Mine only greets me, noone else.
Percy greeting me
Omg mine greets people at doors too, it’s so cute!
What a cutie! 🤩
One cat can be on the other end of the house, and I’ll just say her name, she’ll come running.
The other one I have call to as if she’s down the street when she’s in the other room.
Whisper “treats” though…
Cat 1: “Yay, play time!”
Cat 2: “No … fuck right off and leave me alone!”
“I love you… On my own terms.”
Can’t blame 'em, we do the same afterall
