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
We had a cat that we got probably too young, and my wife and I both worked at home so we were all around each other 24/7. That cat definitely thought we were all the same kind of thing. After a few years (5?), we got another kitten and I swear the older one had a full-blown identity crisis.
Oh I believe you 100%. One of our cats (the one that is curious but can’t go out) was a rescue and we had her, spayed and at home, by the time she was 10 weeks! (usually they stay with mom for 12 at least)
One of the things we learnt is that when they are kittens they meow but Mom teaches them to stay quiet because they are predators. In time, they realize us humans respond to the meow so they do it for us; you certainly noticed that when they see a squirrel or bird out the window, they make completely different noises.
Well, this cat never learnt because Mom was not around so she does not meow to us at all, she chirps at us all sorts of weird sounds and seems to establish a full on conversation (it’s not just one odd sound, it’s a series of chirps and wails hahaha)
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 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
We had a cat that we got probably too young, and my wife and I both worked at home so we were all around each other 24/7. That cat definitely thought we were all the same kind of thing. After a few years (5?), we got another kitten and I swear the older one had a full-blown identity crisis.
Oh I believe you 100%. One of our cats (the one that is curious but can’t go out) was a rescue and we had her, spayed and at home, by the time she was 10 weeks! (usually they stay with mom for 12 at least)
One of the things we learnt is that when they are kittens they meow but Mom teaches them to stay quiet because they are predators. In time, they realize us humans respond to the meow so they do it for us; you certainly noticed that when they see a squirrel or bird out the window, they make completely different noises.
Well, this cat never learnt because Mom was not around so she does not meow to us at all, she chirps at us all sorts of weird sounds and seems to establish a full on conversation (it’s not just one odd sound, it’s a series of chirps and wails hahaha)
Someone has to guard the house ig