Penny definitely does. She responds every time. And it's not just intonation. I've tried saying "Jelly" or "Bonnie" in the same voice and she won't turn her head for those.

Nala doesn't know hers or, I believe, chooses not to. She deigns me worthy of her attention on her time, not when I'm calling out some word that may or may not be good enough to be her name.

 

I'm not sure... but Coco seems to know Jasper's name. I'm usually yelling at him and she wants to get on the action of stopping whatever he's doing. :lol: She is such a police dog.

 

Yes, my 2 cats respond when their name is called........but......

They have selective hearing! They pick and choose when they want to come when their name is called :lol:

 

Yes, my 2 cats respond when their name is called

 

ET responds but if he is taking a nap, he couldn't care less.

 

Ours do. Athena and Zeus will come running if you call their names. Hera lifts her head, looks at you, and promptly goes back to sleep.

 

mine do and sometimes their ears give them away when they want to ignore us.....the selective hearing that dogs don't have.

 

I a sure all of mine know their names. They all come when I call them.

 

Yup. Midas definitely comes when I call. It has proven very useful when I can't find him in the house and I worry that he got out. However, if I am in the same room as him, he only bothers to walk over to me about half of the time. So I guess he comes when I sound worried? Haha.

 

Watson always came when we called. Lily knows her name and will some if she's not doing anything more important. Oscar is still a little young but has started to recognise that "kitty kitty" means food!

 

I read somewhere that cats recognize the first syllable in their name. That's why it's better to give your cats a name with a hard sound first like Buddy ( hard B sound) because it's easier for them to recognize.

Yes all three of my cats recognize their names. I have two boys, Bowie and Buddha, and sometimes when I start out saying their name both look over (hard B sound). Izzie recognizes the Zz sound.

 

I don't think our 2 cats recognize their names...either that or they choose to ignore us. They are one year old and we've had them since about 11 weeks.

 

All three know their names and recognize them.

B.B. Recognizes her name and every nickname i.e., Beebz, Beeberz, & Beebaleena. Call her by any of the four names and she will come. She even has her own special "whistle" that she knows means her and because it only gets used in emergencies, she will come to it, no matter what. Even if she is still angry, she comes.

Belle had a slight name change in the beginning because her name was "Spats" (for obvious reasons) she must have hated it in your very young little life because she would never respond to it. After 2 months of trying I decided it was time to change and "Belle" seemed to work for her. No problems responding to it, and to this day, even if you whisper it, she knows. (She also has taken to responding to B.B.'s whistle because she and Beebz have grown thick as thieves)

Sadie Woo knows her name VERY WELL (lol) and the nicknames Saydz, Wooz, & Woo Hoo. No whistles or anything else. She seems to keep to all things verbal.

 

We have seven cats of varying ages and they all know their names (which doesn't mean they always respond - look at body language, especially ear movement). We had four youngsters in swift succession a while back and my sister was worried they wouldn't learn their names but they did - even the one who is not the brightest cat ever! In fact, he learnt it really quickly.

 

Casey will only come to Casey. Not kitty kitty nothing just Casey. I teach all my cats by there names,not kity kitty. If I say kitty kitty my voice gets high and it excited my.dogs,lol. Casey can be upstairs and if I'm at the bottom of.the steps I just say "Casey" and she comes running down the steps!

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Our three vary widely - Penny, who we've had the longest (7 yrs), I believe does know her name but is very selective about responding. My husband thinks she doesn't lol.

Mystique, who I mostly call 'Teeka', knows her name flawlessly. She will run to me whenever I say it, unless she's sleeping and then it takes a minute longer but she always responds in some way. In fact, the other day my husband and I were laughing so hard because she is only a 7 lb. cat but when I woke up in the morning and she wasn't in bed, I said out loud, "Where's my Teeka?" and she instantly galloped down the hall and jumped on the bed. She was so loud she sounded like a herd of elephants lol.

Sunny, our newest boy, seems to be clueless about his name. It also could be a cat thing though - he may not care whether we are calling him or not - or maybe it isn't the right name (like Belle lol). We've only had him two months though, where we've had Mystique 4 months.

 

Sunny, our newest boy, seems to be clueless about his name. It also could be a cat thing though - he may not care whether we are calling him or not - or maybe it isn't the right name (like Belle lol). We've only had him two months though, where we've had Mystique 4 months.

I know, it was really weird! I'd never had a cat not respond to their name before! I was like.. "What the..???" but you know how cats are LOL. Head strong little beasties that they are. I think I could have picked anything as long as it WASN'T Spats!! lol

 

Mine also know their names but it took longer for them to learn than I thought it would. Growing up I only had dogs. My kitties started responding to their names at about 6 months old I think. Response is usually a trill from Rosie and sometimes she comes, and Jack always comes...usually bounding and pouncing.

 

I don't think Murphy knows his name; he just gets my tone. We communicate all day long, but it's repetition and tone more than anything. I say, "Want to go downstairs?" and he runs for the stairs.

 

Yes. All five of mine respond to their names. Baron isn't as quick as the other four, but I think it's because his name doesn't have as distinctive of a sound as the others.

Oscar, the oldest, is extremely responsive to his name.

 

All of my cats definitely know their names... they just choose to ignore me sometimes, presumably because they don't want me to develop delusions of grandeur and begin thinking I'm the boss or something. ;-)

Galileo is really smart: not only does he know his own name, he also knows the other cats' names! If I'm looking for a particular cat and am calling that cat's name, Leo will sometimes search out the cat that I'm trying to find--which is pretty impressive when there are 5 other cats in the house to choose from! Presumably he does this because he thinks I'm calling the other cats for treats, or food, or something else that he wants to be a part of, but it's still quite helpful.

 

Both of mine do. If I call gizmo...she comes to me chirping (soooo cute). When I call marshall sometimes he'll come to me but most times he'll just look at me wherever he is and looks at me like WHAT?!?

Gizmo also knows marshalls name....

 

Also, I have used key words with some of my cats. My late CC knew several and would definitly respond to them.

Now, when upstairs, I call out...Marble..and she comes to the stairs with me and I have already said, "Kitchen" and she scurries ahead of me. She knows if she goes to the door or I say 'outside', she goes to the back porch door where there is a cat flap door. Once on the porch she can use a tunnel to a large wire pet cage mounted next to a window on the side of the porch. There she gets sunlight, fresh air, and perhaps a view of the 'Ghost' if he is around. Maybe they 'talk', I don't know but she and Kermit like that cage or a south facing window on the porch. They both know these key words.


Cats teach as well as learn. I think we are slower learners than they are tho.

 

This is so interesting to read!

I definitely see signs that my cat responds to tone… I have one nickname that I always say and it ends in a high pitched OOOO and it's usually when I come home from work and he's waiting. I see the little ears twitch and flick and he looks at me whenever I use that tone around him.

I'm not sure if he had a name before we got him, so this might all be new for him, to be responsive to a call! He's 7 now, and we've had him for 6 months, and previously he was a hoarded cat so doubtful he had any name. He's definitely smart though, so I wouldn't be surprised if he knows much more than he lets on!

 

We call Winnie Winana, Winunu, Nana, Nunu, Winnabitch and she responds to all of the above.

 

Buddy does every time. No matter the tone I or anyone else uses. He does not respond as well to "kitty".

Zeus does too, but he also responds to "here kitty" I think he's respond to anything you call him, as long as you use a happy tone. He'll come running and roll onto his back for tummy rubs.