Do you think cats understand us?

[Spongebobssocks]

As someone who grew up with cats I KNOW they do😅

I don't have a cat but my parents have two😌 and they are part of the family ofcourse!

Yes they understand us!

No they don't

[xoxosilentgirl]

they do, but most of the time they just don’t care. Once I put a printed picture of orange cat with crisscross on my front-door because it keeps sneaking from my front door. It stopped visiting the front-door, but coming inside from the backdoor. Cats are smart and able to understand human, but they just don’t give a s**t.

[Spongebobssocks]

Hahaha thats so funny but true 😂😭

[dannybear]

@xoxosilentgirl Your profile picture is that of Kelsey Merritt.

[xoxosilentgirl]

yess its kelsey

[boobliker]

O yes to well

[Julie_TS]

Here's the thing, we may never know because cats just don't care. They are their own self contained unit and go about their day as if they're the only thing that matters, lol

#attitude

[Spongebobssocks]

😅👍🏻👍🏻true

[Julie_TS]

Thanks for the MHO!!!

[Spongebobssocks]

Well deserved😌

[RavVid]

If I hurt myself Tabby is concerned.

They understand our rules but pretend not to. Like no clawing the couch. He knew he was going to be rebuked so he would flattened his ears back before I yelled at him for scratching it

We are still working on the no walking on the keyboard rule. He thinks it is OK.

[Spongebobssocks]

Hahaha yeah they dont like anyone else telling them no😂

And he wants your attention lol.. on the keyboard👀

[RavVid]

It can be he wants to be fed because the last serving is now so 30 seconds old.

He was a rescue and the act of feeding is important to him - can be more important than the food itself. That's understandable as on the street he wouldn't when he would next eat. As soon as he jumped out of the cat carrier he knew he had a home but didn't want me out of his sight. If I went downstairs he went downstairs. If I went upstairs he went upstairs. So at times he just wants the act of feeding rather than because he is hungry. He always has dried food available.

He was happy with anything when I first got him but his tastes have become more refined

[Spongebobssocks]

Oh thats really sweet. He trusts you! But he is okay with being alone sometimes?

I mean dont you need to go to work?

[RavVid]

I WFH (work from home) mostly but he is ok being at home alone for a while. Went on 3 day holiday and the cat minder said said on the third he just sat at the front door waiting so I am limited to 2 day holidays only. The people who cat sit are his friends. If he is upstairs he runs down to greet them at the door. Upstairs or downstairs he is their at the door to greet them. He is highly social.

[Spongebobssocks]

Thats sooooo cute😅😌

[RavVid]

He is the best of cats. He'll just sit by my chair as I work.

[Spongebobssocks]

Thats really nice! :)) He clearly likes you!

[RavVid]

Yes he does and I love him. At the lost cats home he was sitting at the front of his cage watching people go past. Our eyes sort of locked. I thought "You're great" and I think he thought "You'll do".

Five years now.

[Spongebobssocks]

Thats adoarable! I'm glad you found your cat🥺😀

[RavVid]

I think he is one in a million but you do if you are a good pet parent. I really don't like saying pet owner because you don't and if you think you own them it is a bad attitude.

[Spongebobssocks]

Yes I agree! Very glad you found your cat tho. Nice story!:)

[Wonderingguyy]

They understand, they just don’t care lol

[Spongebobssocks]

THIS!!!😂

[Pinay_ako]

Oh yea they do. Animals are more sensitive than you think. They can feel loss too. So if something’s not right with you, they’ll sense it and will come to you for comfort and check how you’re doing.

[Spongebobssocks]

Yess sometimes we dont deserve them!🥺😄

[Pinay_ako]

Yea my cat, Roger, didn’t want to look at me or see me a day before I left for Canada. I kept calling him. How does he know I’m leaving him? 😭

[Spongebobssocks]

oh noooo!😓😅 Did he lay down in your suitcase when you were packing?😅

[Pinay_ako]

Nah he hid from me. I had to go look for him before I left 😿

[Spongebobssocks]

oh no😓

[SnowedIn]

They absolutely understand us. Could we read them novels and poetry in our respective languages? No. But do they understand us? Better believe it.

[Spongebobssocks]

Yup😂

For some reason I could hear that last sentence as Kramer saying it.. dont ask why🤣😭

https://youtu.be/kg_yfkzQmnE

[SnowedIn]

Lmao that's awesome! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Spongebobssocks]

🤣😂👍🏻

[ShesRad80]

yes

animals in general can understand

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lPdcTwnBK7w

[Spongebobssocks]

😂👍🏻👍🏻😌

[ShesRad80]

💕💕👍✌

[DryGermanGuy]

They know a can of tuna will be opened in the kitchen before I do! 🤔🤯😂

[Spongebobssocks]

hahahah yeah they keep you on their schedule?😂

[DryGermanGuy]

Let’s say, they are always ready to grab a bite! 🐈

[Spongebobssocks]

Yesss

[whirled_up_girl]

I think they do, sometimes the facial expressions they make to what we do and say seem to convey very well what they must be thinking, lol.

[Spongebobssocks]

Haha true!:)

[Miah05]

I think most animals have the capabilities to understand us, if they spend enough time with us.

I know my dog understands me

[Spongebobssocks]

Agree!

Nice!:)

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

They do, I had a sphinx cat staying with mr, she loved sleeping under my blanket next to me.

[Spongebobssocks]

Thats so sweet🥺

[NathanDavis]

mine do... lol

we have our ways to communicate and get around

[Spongebobssocks]

Thats really sweet😃😌👍🏻

[AngryCarl2]

They not only understand us, they can speak English.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mYnexpU8IpI

[Spongebobssocks]

so interesting to see😂😌👍🏻

[Huntingnfishin]

If by understand you mean hate and use us for their own well being then yes they understand us

[Spongebobssocks]

😂😂

[Anonymous]

In a "pride" sense they do. It's pretty common knowledge that cats take an affinity to a certain human and bond with them (even if cats seem like loners). Cats will miss that person and stress when that person is removed from thier life.

[AndLikeThatHesGone]

I think cats understand us as well as they want to.

A lot of the time they seem embarrassed to be living with us.

[Spongebobssocks]

Yup😂 like we are peasens to them😭

[AndLikeThatHesGone]

I was thinking more like embarrassing relatives that they don't want to be seen with.

[Spongebobssocks]

Hahahah yeah😂😭

[TheSpaceGnome]

"As someone who grew up with cats I KNOW they do"
This ^

[Spongebobssocks]

👀😂😂

[TheSpaceGnome]

Mine talked back too.

[Spongebobssocks]

Hahaha it knows👀🤣

[purplepoppy]

Most animals that observe humans understand us. To them we are no different to any other animal they'll come across and they'll read our body language and behaviour just the same.

[lightbulb27]

They relate to us and understand more at an emotional level but some sounds. We are aliens in their world.
They are all individuals as well.

[Wise4myage]

Yes, I know cats can understand tones in our voices.

[Spongebobssocks]

😂👍🏻

You use another voice when you talk to them?

[Wise4myage]

Only when they do something bad.

[Spongebobssocks]

Okay lol

[sirderpsalot123]

Maybe they have some understanding of tone or voice, but for the most part, I think cats are pretty stupid

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Sometimes they don't, but most times they do. Our cat knows when it's dinner time and knows out means outside. And he says No sometimes.

[LiamJHayden]

They understand our actions, tone of voice, and emotions.

[WhitneySnow]

Cats are great. Yes they understand us.

[Spongebobssocks]

They sure are!

[exitseven]

They understand up but cannot be bothered.

[Spongebobssocks]

100% true🤣😂

[Andres77]

No, they don’t even care

[Spongebobssocks]

The last part i agree with😂

[gothbxtch]

yes, absolutely

[Spongebobssocks]

😌👍🏻

[DarkLegacy]

Maybe but not as much as dogs

[Spongebobssocks]

Okay👀

I think they both understand but cats care less😂

[SoJust]

Yes I understand.

[Spongebobssocks]

They understand you mean?😆

[SoJust]

Yes, I think they understand , if your cat is a girl and 3 colors, he is in love with his owner ,

[Spongebobssocks]

Loll i see interesting!

[SoJust]

I have a girl cat of 3 colors , she wants to be next to me all day, she watches me all day

[Spongebobssocks]

Thats really sweet! :) that bond is so strong!

[SoJust]

Yeah all sweet :)

[Spongebobssocks]

😌👍🏻👍🏻

[Nikki1989]

It seems like it with our cat.

[rising1138]

They are smarter than we give them credit

[Spongebobssocks]

yup!!😌

[Reem12345reem]

to a certain point yes

[Abdulwahh]

Yes i have 9 I think they do

[Spongebobssocks]

wow! 9 cats! That's awesome!😆😊

[Abdulwahh]

Lol it's a lot we had we first has 11 then gave some away

[Spongebobssocks]

yeah that is a lot! I'm guessing through kittens?

[Abdulwahh]

Yes lol and some cats just walked in

[Spongebobssocks]

Just walked in and you took care of them?:)

[Abdulwahh]

Yes we did.

[Spongebobssocks]

That's really sweet!

[LavLavLuv]

My cat, yes

[Spongebobssocks]

😂👌🏻

[butterly248]

Yes ❤️

[Spongebobssocks]

Same😌😄

But sometimes they just ignore🤣❤️

[butterly248]

Yeah, because they are like bow to me, peasant 😺👑

[Spongebobssocks]

Yesss🤣😂

Sometimes it feels like they are old humans😂

[butterly248]

Yeah lol or a royal family

[Spongebobssocks]

Yup!!

[Minahh]

Sometimes I feel they do 😂

[whistlingwh0res]

They know we are a goblin

[srsamet]

Yep;)

[Spongebobssocks]

😊👍🏻

[Christoff92]

Yes they do.

[Cherkez]

No I don't

[HMZ444]

I believe they do.