Is it crazy to talk to your cat?

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If you live alone with just your cat, is it crazier to talk to your cat? or to have a cat and NOT talk to it?

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[+7] - Germlat - 11/16/2014[quote="Banana Breath"] When you're convinced they''re answering you, that's also of concern. [/quote] I had never had a cat until two weeks ago. I started feeding a stray....the cat...
[+7] - margo - 11/17/2014If I didn't talk to my cat I would miss intelligent conversation almost entirely!
[+6] - roger - 11/15/2014I hope talking to my cats doesn't make me crazy. Now, expecting them to even pretend to listen, well, that's insane.
[+5] - roger - 11/15/2014[b]Bribery![/b] Sure. I bet they also listen if you speak can opener.
[+4] - cicerone imposter - 11/16/2014It it's crazy talking to your cat, the majority of humans talk to themselves. Where does that leave you? LOL
[+3] - Germlat - 11/15/2014I think it's crazier to not talk to the cat...but--it depends on what you say to the cat ;-)
[+3] - contrex - 11/15/2014I talk to cats in the street, my girlfriend says I have a special "talking to cats" tone of voice. Sometimes they answer, in a feline manner of course.
[+3] - BillRM - 11/15/2014 [quote]Now, expecting them to even pretend to listen, well, that's insane.[/quote] Mine listen if I ask them if they would care for some cat treats.
[+3] - BillRM - 11/16/2014[quote]Sure. I bet they also listen if you speak can opener.[/quote] Once I had forgotten that one of my cats was outside and it was the next morning until I remember and open the door for him...
[+3] - BillRM - 11/16/2014 [quote]I started feeding a stray....the cat in turn informed me she has selected me as the the person to give her food, shelter, pay her vet bills, and give her affection....[/quote] You have...

@Banana Breath,

I think it's crazier to not talk to the cat...but--it depends on what you say to the cat ;-)

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@Banana Breath,

I hope talking to my cats doesn't make me crazy. Now, expecting them to even pretend to listen, well, that's insane.

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@roger,

When you're convinced they''re answering you, that's also of concern.

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I talk to cats in the street, my girlfriend says I have a special "talking to cats" tone of voice. Sometimes they answer, in a feline manner of course.

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@contrex,

contrex wrote:

I talk to cats in the street, my girlfriend says I have a special "talking to cats" tone of voice. Sometimes they answer, in a feline manner of course.

Maybe you're the cat whisperer...

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@contrex,

I also talk to the occasional cat on the street, and they do indeed answer in a feline manner. That is, they raise their tails in the air and stroll of to the north - giving me a perfect view of the south side of a cat.

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I talk more to my dog than anybody else. If I had a cat it would be the same way.

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@Banana Breath,

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Is it crazy to talk to your cat?

First, u shoud teach him English
so that he will understand u (unless his mom already did that).

David

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@roger,

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Now, expecting them to even pretend to listen, well, that's insane.

Mine listen if I ask them if they would care for some cat treats.

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@BillRM,

Bribery!

Sure. I bet they also listen if you speak can opener.

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@roger,

Thay sure know Can Opener! Dogs know that language too.

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I think everyone who has a cat talks to it, if only to call it in for dinner. Mine respond to simple questions like 'Do you want to go out?' Yes, stand by door, No, go under the table.

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@izzythepush,

My senior cat stands in front of the door and says, "out, out, I want out"! Fine. You let him out. Then he stands outside the door and says "Out, out, I want out".

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@roger,

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Sure. I bet they also listen if you speak can opener.

Once I had forgotten that one of my cats was outside and it was the next morning until I remember and open the door for him to come in.

As he walked by me while looking directly at me he curse me in a very loud voice and did not shut up until he had reached his food bowl.

So yes cats with special note of unhappy cats can indeed talk back to you and in a disrespectful manner at that.

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@Banana Breath,

Banana Breath wrote:

When you're convinced they''re answering you, that's also of concern.

I had never had a cat until two weeks ago. I started feeding a stray....the cat in turn informed me she has selected me as the the person to give her food, shelter, pay her vet bills, and give her affection....I only speak dog and I'm trying to learn cat. Laughing

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@Banana Breath,

Banana Breath wrote:

If you live alone with just your cat,
is it crazier to talk to your cat? or to have a cat and NOT talk to it?

Every cat of whom I have ever heard is a mammal.
Mammals come in 2 genders, not 3.

Those 2 genders r: male and female.
For the male ones, we use the pronoun: he.
For the female ones, we use the pronoun: she.

It makes no sense to attribute the pronoun: it, to a mammal.

David

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@BillRM,

BillRM wrote:

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Sure. I bet they also listen if you speak can opener.

Once I had forgotten that one of my cats was outside and it was the next morning
until I remember and open the door for him to come in.

As he walked by me while looking directly at me he curse me in a very loud voice
and did not shut up until he had reached his food bowl.

So yes cats with special note of unhappy cats can indeed talk back
to you and in a disrespectful manner at that.

Thay can be VOCAL.
A while ago, I had a fire in NY, after which one of my nabors
captured one of my tenant's cats and put him into a crate,
inside the house. He appeared to deem his life to be in danger; it was not.
He yelled and hollered a lot louder & longer than I thawt thay cud.
He did not mind being redundantly repetitive in making his freedom-loving point.
His humen were away until the next day.

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@Germlat,

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I started feeding a stray....the cat in turn informed me she has selected me as the the person to give her food, shelter, pay her vet bills, and give her affection....

You have not yet live until a mother cat have shown up at your front door and informed you that you are not only going to take her in but also find loving homes for her kids.

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@Germlat,

Good for you Smile

I miss my cat Sad

Not only did we "talk" but I taught him to box!! Lucky for me, I've now taught my dog Rawaii to do the same, though he doesn't stand on his back legs to do it, like Bigsy did... Bigsy was a stray too Germlat, was cause some idiot thought it would be funny to drive faster and get him.

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