Cat’s think we are wizards, just very incompetent ones.
I had a cat that would want to go out on a rainy day, so I’d open the back door and show him the rain. That wouldn’t bother him at all, he’d just walk to the front door.
It wasn’t until I opened the front door, and showed him it was raining our there, too, that he look dejected.
I loved visiting a friend’s house and their cat was leaving their bedroom, meowed at me to follow him so I did, and he guided me downstairs to the food bowl. When he detected I was confused he then led me further to the cupboard where his kibble was kept, and waited for me to feed him. I did not feel like I had the power in that situation 😅 more like a barely competent servant
A friend of mine went out of town and I helped take care of their cats. I realized when I went to feed them, that I didn’t know where their food was. I was about to call my friend, but then realized I could just ask the cats. And sure enough, one of them led me directly to the closet with the food. Easy peasey
“My god, how dense is this human? FOOD! I WANT IT! IT’S THERE!”
*meow meow MEOW!*
he’s fairly certain I’m just not applying myself properly here.
Just look out at the night, then look at the cat. Yawn. Lick the back of your hand, smooth your hair down with it, and go take a nap. The cat will understand.
My birds like this with storms. He bellyaches like. Turn that storm off now!
Whole bowl of food but they are going to starve because there is a tiny square bajillameter of the bottom showing right in the center where the most food has been eaten.
They see you changing channels on YOUR special window all the time
I wonder if it was weird for pets in houses when the TV got upgraded from CRT to LCD - now the flickery box that the humans stare at is thin and showing these flat moving pictures.
Doesn’t matter, the bird inside the now flat box must die!
Our cats watched TV often, and one day they were watching chipmunks on TV, and one of the critters ran off screen. One of our cats thought it had run into the bedroom door next to the TV, and spent the next two days hunting that chipmunk it thought was in the bedroom.
My grandfather’s cat opened doors, turned on the lights, opened the faucet and flushed the WC.
My dog does this. She knows that I can control the temperature inside. She knows I can control the wind (ceiling fan). She knows I can summon rain in some instances (showers).
Sometimes when it rains she acts like she wants a walk and we get suited up and I open the door and she stands there at the threshold and looks at me like I am dumb because I won’t shut the rain down so we can walk.
One winter day my cat led me to the door and demanded I open it. So I did, and it was cold and there was a couple of inches of snow on the ground. She put one paw in the snow and looked back like I was the ultimate betrayer. Her meow was clearly ‘wrong outside, human’ and she walked away (back into the house).
It’s bad enough that I’m a disappointment to my parents, but now you’re positing that I’m a disappointment to my cat too? How much more do you think I can take?!
I’ve got news for you. Your parents’ opinion does not matter one bit. It’s all about what the cat thinks of you. Hope that clarifies things and realigns your priorities 😊
I’m terrible at understanding what my cat is communicating. She’ll meow at me, wait for me, lead me somewhere and flop on her side so it’s clearly a request but for what?
She might be bored? If they’re meowing for no reason and walking around with no real goal, ill play with em until they’re too tired to meow and walk around. Easy fix!
Attention
Exactly. Pet me in this location please. Lol
I miss this so much. I would hop up from the couch and say “Yes my love! Show me your cat need!” And she would. 💖
I had a period of my life that I had no pets and it was not good for my mental health. I have 2 cats now (one orange because I need some entertainment) and I already planned that, as I get older, if they pass, I’ll just adopt very old cats so we can be old together
My cat luckily never did this. I was smacked, when he decided it was time for food, but he never wanted help. I think he perceived me as his hostage or something like that.
Good times, miss my little meany.
Consider this even moreso if you have a television in the house. “Silly cat, I can’t bring the sun and birds back to the porch!” you say, and then turn on the magic window to a realm of sunshine and animals at any hour of the day.
