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catbyte

(34,165 posts)
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 04:16 PM Oct 2021

Sociable Cat Responds to its Name Like a Person

Occurred on September 20, 2021 / Krasnodar, Russia



"The cat was found in an advertisement, for free. He is 1-year-old. He is very sociable and sympathetic, he talks constantly, sometimes he even snaps with sound. His name is Timofey (Tim). Cat loves his name and very often responds to it like a person."
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Sociable Cat Responds to its Name Like a Person (Original Post) catbyte Oct 2021 OP
Very adorable. Love that little purr meow response. Ka-Dinh Oy Oct 2021 #1
And the head bob! Grokenstein Oct 2021 #11
Regular little bobblehead. Ka-Dinh Oy Oct 2021 #17
I had a cat who did that. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #2
My cat, Otis, only talks back if I'm scolding him. catbyte Oct 2021 #10
He's more responsive than our dog. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #3
Our cat did that as well. progressoid Oct 2021 #4
My daughter's cat will come to her OriginalGeek Oct 2021 #5
The cat I'm fostering right now does that... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #6
It's fortunate that Russian cat vocalizations are universally understood! nt abqtommy Oct 2021 #7
Both of my cats speak nocoincidences Oct 2021 #8
Same here too. Duppers Oct 2021 #15
Cats that are big "talkers" will respond when you speak to them, no matter the content. ShazzieB Oct 2021 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Oct 2021 #12
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Othello I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #14
Remember, cats have three names. Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2021 #16

catbyte

(34,165 posts)
10. My cat, Otis, only talks back if I'm scolding him.
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 07:03 PM
Oct 2021

And when I tell him no back talk, he just does it for longer.

Then he gives me this look:

BobTheSubgenius

(11,535 posts)
3. He's more responsive than our dog.
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 05:32 PM
Oct 2021

I often say he's more like a cat than a dog. Cairn Terrier - very independent little cuss.

progressoid

(49,824 posts)
4. Our cat did that as well.
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 05:46 PM
Oct 2021

And she was a prolific purrer.

She like to sleep in one of my clothes drawers where she would bury herself in clothes. If I wasn't sure if she was in there, all it took to find out was to whisper her name and she would make that sound and then start purring loudly.

Miss that cat.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
5. My daughter's cat will come to her
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 05:46 PM
Oct 2021

every single time she calls her. But if any of the rest of us call the cat she just looks at us, if she looks at all, like we are tree stumps.

The cat will also climb into my wife's lap ONLY when my wife is feeding the dog bits of food from her plate for the sole purpose of preventing the dog from getting any of the food. The cat doesn't want it, she just doesn't want the dog to have it. And she looks supremely pleased with herself when the dog gives up and leaves.

2naSalit

(86,031 posts)
6. The cat I'm fostering right now does that...
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 06:03 PM
Oct 2021

We've known each other for about three years so it's an unusual foster. He goes back with his original human, my former landlord, in a couple weeks when the moving ordeal is over. The cat and I talk all the time. It's cool.

nocoincidences

(2,194 posts)
8. Both of my cats speak
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 06:23 PM
Oct 2021

when I say their name.

In fact, most of the cats in my long life would answer to their name!

Jersey, my angel, and Nelly Belle a sweet little troublemaker are very vocal with all the humans in their house.

Jersey has a special ear-piercing scream for: My water is old!! Freshen my water!! Whoever the closest human is rushes to fulfill his wish and shut him the f...k up!!

ShazzieB

(15,952 posts)
9. Cats that are big "talkers" will respond when you speak to them, no matter the content.
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 06:34 PM
Oct 2021

At least that's been our experience. Our dear, departed Logan (he crossed the Rainbow Bridge almost 4 years ago) was quite the conversationalist. You could carry on a conversation with him about almost anything. As long as you were talking to him, he'd meow back, as if he was agreeing with every word. It was fun.

Our little girl, Willow, who we adopted about 4 months after we lost Logan, isn't much of a talker, but she makes up for it with her enthusiastic purrs and willingness to shower anyone within reach with her boundless affection. If I could combine those traits with Logan's chatterbox proclivities, I would be absolutely ecstatic. But you can't have everything. C'est la vie.

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I_UndergroundPanther

(12,450 posts)
14. Othello
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 10:42 PM
Oct 2021

Comes when I call him
and he will come to me even from another room with a little puurt when we look at each other.

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