I ran an experiment today with my four cats. In turn (when theywere all in earshot), I called each one by name to see if they responded. For the most part (cats NEVER respond exactly as one would expect), each cat looked over at me when I called her (they are all female) name. But I couldn't look around fast enough to see if any other cat ALSO responded. I don't think that they did, but I guess this would take a scientific experiment with vids on each cat and all vids synchronized to prove it one way or the other.
I understand from what I've read that cats know their human-name and respond to it (mostly), but that they ignore human names for their fellow cats. Anyone have any facts/experience on this?
I understand from what I've read that cats know their human-name and respond to it (mostly), but that they ignore human names for their fellow cats. Anyone have any facts/experience on this?