Do you believe in cats able to show gratitude for their owners?

[Anonymous]

I read somewhere on YouTube of a few comments stated ‘He’s saying thank you.’, etc. Do you believe cats are like this or are they just like ‘Good Hooman, you are a good servant to me, the great king!’

Yes

No

I ain’t a cat…

[OneViewpoint]

I don't think animals like cats and dogs or MAGA have any abstract concept of gratitude or yesterday or tomorrow. They live in the present and have a limited range of responses...

• Food good yum.
• Fuck feel good.
• Head scratch feel good.
• Threat... attack.
• Territory... defend.
• Human friend... lick and purr.

Something like that.

[Asker]

‘Feed me Hooman this instant! I don’t care if you are asleep!’ (Definitely a cat) 😹

[msc545]

My cat Allister occasionally sends me a "thank You" card when I get him new cat toys, so Yes...

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Are they able to? Yes
Do they choose to? Sometimes
Is doing one nice thing for a cat going to make them love you forever? No, probably not. Cats have very strong boundaries and the only humans they respect will be the ones that respect those boundaries.

[exitseven]

Cats see their humans as mere servants. I had no misconceptions that my cats felt anything but superiority towards me.

[Dargil]

They show connection based on good treatment and affection

[DrPepper12]

Absolutely they show gratitude in their own fucked up megalomaniac way

[noohair]

I don't speak cat or dog... working on English...