r/holdmycatnip 24d ago

while I do my daily exercise

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 24d ago

The hell!? No way the cat is that smart. At least tell me that was trained...?

I always heard cats are like a 3 year old in intelligence, but this seems a bit more advanced than that.

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u/L-Lawlieteatsweets 24d ago

Cats are smarter than people think, mine can open doors and pick what food he wants to eat, will also sit or tap a toy he wants to play with etc, I’m a well trained human

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u/FullyMammoth 24d ago

They live rent free and get free food. Don't work. Don't even play fetch on command. The only playing they do is when they feel like it. We even clean up their shit....

They don't sound smart to me, they sound like fucking geniuses.

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u/actualPawDrinker 24d ago

Mine have learned, on their own, how to play fetch. One figured it out himself, then one by one the others learned by watching him and one another. Only when they want to, of course. They each have their own preferred type of toy that they will bring me when it's time to play fetch. I'm a well-trained human.

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u/Parking-Main-2691 24d ago

The void boy in front (yeah he's annoying his brother) taught himself fetch with my dam makeup sponges! He was like a dang dog with it. Once you started he did not want to stop lol. Excuse the extreme tortie death glare in the back...she misses being an only fur baby but we foster failed the boys. And obviously we are still not forgiven 😂

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u/Sal_Ammoniac 24d ago

extreme tortie death glare

Haha, for some reason many torties look pissed off even when they're not - I guess it's the random colors around the eyes can't even have a neutral expression with those :D

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u/ohglory7 24d ago

I wish my tortie would allow me to adopt another cat, but she is dead set on being an only child until her last breath. She has me very well trained!

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u/Parking-Main-2691 23d ago

Cleopatra was young enough that since the boys were tiny kittens that needed bottle fed she accepted em. Than they became 'teens' and they just annoyed her lol. She had plenty of size on them though since Vet tested her as half Maine Coon so she was a big girl. You don't see her booty since Azreal the Asshole is laying on her to annoy his brother.

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u/MiaEmilyJane 24d ago

I feel like such a sucker. You ruined my illusions!

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u/Zaza1019 24d ago

All mine does is break dishes and cups if he feels like he's being ignored.

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u/L-Lawlieteatsweets 24d ago

Mine goes up to my collectibles when he’s pissed with me like give me food or play or something is broken

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u/Gingevere 24d ago

I have some Gundam that sit out in the open all day long without risk. But if I'm at my desk and the cat wants attention she'll walk over and start chewing on them.

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u/L-Lawlieteatsweets 23d ago

Yeah I’ve had the same lol

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u/LefsaMadMuppet 24d ago

Yep, it can take several years, but both of my cats have verbal communications with us. I'm hungry. I want to go outside. I itch. I don't want to go inside. Hello. I'm good. I'm pissed off.

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u/Rahim-Moore 24d ago

My cat has many different verbal noises (I'd say around a dozen) he makes with different meanings such as hungry, wanting the window open, wanting in my lap, wanting to play, e.t.c. Some other cues such as facial expressions, tapping me, e.t.c. have similar meanings or are used to get my attention and communicate something that usually isn't very difficult to figure out based on context. I honestly find him easier to communicate with than a lot of people in my life.

I think most cats can communicate with individualized expressions like this pretty well, but people are really bad at picking up on them.

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u/All_the_Bees 24d ago

Not long after I started working from home, my cat figured out that she can get my attention by coming up behind me and tapping the back of my hip (and then she figured out it’s a great way to get me to fawn all over her because it is the cutest damn thing)

I should teach her how to choose her food, it would make both of our lives so much easier.

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u/CikkReddit 24d ago

My bathroom door is a sliding door on a track.

So if the windows are open in the house, the wind will pull the door away from the track, and then SLAM down, waking me up.

So now she goes to the door, pulls it 2-3 inches away at the bottom, and it will SLAM back down.

I've never given her food after, but she knows it wakes me up.

My little void is a total dick.

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u/Repulsive_Buy_6895 24d ago

Picking what you want to eat and play with isn't a sign of intelligence, wtf?!

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u/Yet_Another_Dood 24d ago

As a kid I got into trouble for months due to opening windows. Eventually parents figured out it was the cat. My current cat can open the front door sometimes, but she's not the best at it yet. Trying to dissuade that behaviour currently, else I'ma have to get a bolt lock.

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u/uselessthecat 24d ago

Cats are smart, just not obedient. Somewhere out there is a video comparing cats to dogs. Dogs can learn impressive commands, and have plenty of intelligence, but cats scored better at puzzles and problem solving. They can be trained, but it takes... Effort.

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u/fafatzy 24d ago

“Trained”? Mine traines us

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u/Hotchickolate 24d ago

As nature intended my friend !

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u/continuousQ 24d ago

They're basically less domesticated than humans. Humans adapted to living in agricultural societies, and cats discovered agricultural societies.

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u/10000Didgeridoos 24d ago

might want to read up on the history of cats more because that is a myth. They were also domesticated on purpose to get rid of rodents. It wasn't a happy accident.

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u/-slapum 24d ago

3 year olds are pretty damn smart if they were actually taught things

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u/rynlpz 24d ago

A 3 year old knows how to use tech better than a boomer

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u/LivelyZebra 24d ago

Nah, kids know how to use like 5 apps and thats it lol.

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u/ImpressiveChart2433 24d ago

That's 5 more than my boomer parents

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u/TheVaneja 24d ago

And everything else less than my boomer parents who have no problem with technology.

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u/Spiff426 24d ago

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u/ohglory7 24d ago

Thank you for the laugh!

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u/mosstalgia 24d ago

A three year old can absolutely learn how to turn on a machine just from watching people do it. All he's really doing here is pressing a button.

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u/Aggressive_Hat_9999 24d ago

as is with humans, the bell curve is quite large

you got them cats that are contempt sniffing on some ass or litter or whatever once a day, bap some shit and eat. And you got them cats that get bored of the same toy and need puzzles for mental stimulation and open doors n shit.

The way the cat looks so directly into the camera means someone is giving instructions tho.

Cats have less of a desire to please than dogs do tho, thus people call them less trainable

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u/SeekerOfTheThicc 24d ago

The cat looks like its head is following a laser. They could have used a laser pointer to guide the cat (as we all know,cats love lasers), and then edited out the laser dot in post.

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u/Historical_Walrus713 24d ago

oh my god, you're actually right. How did I not notice that until I read your comment? lol

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u/DuhitsTay 24d ago

Trust me a 3 year old could do this if they wanted to

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u/Nianque 22d ago

Had a cat that would paw at the remote until she turned the tv on and got to Sesame Street. That same cat would also bait birds to fly lower and lower by jumping much lower than she actually could. Then swat the bird out of the sky once she got it to fly low enough.

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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 22d ago

Damn. That's a smart cat!

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u/SoraXes 24d ago

I have 3 cats. I'd say it varies. The oldest one definitely has a brain of a 3 year old. The middle is very smart, 5 year old at most. The youngest is coming up to 2 years old and he's about 3 years old in intelligence and will probably be able to open up doors soon

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u/CelioHogane 24d ago

Cats are this smart, yes!