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Pilling The Cat Revisited
The subject of pilling a cat came up recently in another thread, and it got me to thinking about this: If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and feed your cat, the cat will already be out in the kitchen waiting next to the food dish for you when you get there. If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and pill your cat, the cat will seem to have vanished from the face of the Earth by the time you finish getting to your feet. How do they know? I'm initially inclined to think it's something in our body language, which our cats seem to be experts at reading, but I'd be interested in hearing about any other theories someone else might have conceived or has read about. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
On Friday, January 20, 2017 at 12:50:01 PM UTC-5, John Kasupski wrote:
The subject of pilling a cat came up recently in another thread, and it got me to thinking about this: If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and feed your cat, the cat will already be out in the kitchen waiting next to the food dish for you when you get there. If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and pill your cat, the cat will seem to have vanished from the face of the Earth by the time you finish getting to your feet. How do they know? I'm initially inclined to think it's something in our body language, which our cats seem to be experts at reading, but I'd be interested in hearing about any other theories someone else might have conceived or has read about. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY Cats are mind readers. Actually, they are excellent readers of body language and can figure out what we are going to do from our actions. I have learned to keep the bottles of their meds beside mine, so they never know what I am reaching for. Usually, it works. Patti Bridgeport, NY - near Syracuse |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
In my kitchen there are two drawers one contains- cutlery and odds and ends and one contains none cooking related odds and ends like screwdrivers, spare nails, paintbrushes, cat toys and cat flea treatments.
Bonnie can detect whether I am opening the drawer with cutlery or the other drawer at 300 feet or more and if it's the drawer with the flea treatment in she makes herself scarce at supersonic speeds Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furball |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
On 1/20/2017 4:01 PM, Lesley Madigan wrote:
In my kitchen there are two drawers one contains- cutlery and odds and ends and one contains none cooking related odds and ends like screwdrivers, spare nails, paintbrushes, cat toys and cat flea treatments. Bonnie can detect whether I am opening the drawer with cutlery or the other drawer at 300 feet or more and if it's the drawer with the flea treatment in she makes herself scarce at supersonic speeds Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furball Perhaps you should put some cutlery in the drawer with the flea treatment. Most cats have excellent hearing. I'm convinced Bonnie can tell the difference between the sound of rattling cutlery and a screw driver and uh oh, flea treatment! Jill |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
On 1/20/2017 12:49 PM, John Kasupski wrote:
The subject of pilling a cat came up recently in another thread, and it got me to thinking about this: If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and feed your cat, the cat will already be out in the kitchen waiting next to the food dish for you when you get there. If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and pill your cat, the cat will seem to have vanished from the face of the Earth by the time you finish getting to your feet. How do they know? I'm initially inclined to think it's something in our body language, which our cats seem to be experts at reading, but I'd be interested in hearing about any other theories someone else might have conceived or has read about. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY I'm sure it's body language. Cats are excellent when it comes to reading it. Something about us is different. I think it's because we sort of tense up a bit yet we try to act nonchalant. We know we're about to do something the cat won't like so they know it, too. I've found it's the same as when you need to get the cat in the carrier. That almost always means they're going to the vet. They can sense it, so they immediately make themselves scarce. Jill |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
jmcquown wrote:
On 1/20/2017 4:01 PM, Lesley Madigan wrote: In my kitchen there are two drawers one contains- cutlery and odds and ends and one contains none cooking related odds and ends like screwdrivers, spare nails, paintbrushes, cat toys and cat flea treatments. Bonnie can detect whether I am opening the drawer with cutlery or the other drawer at 300 feet or more and if it's the drawer with the flea treatment in she makes herself scarce at supersonic speeds Perhaps you should put some cutlery in the drawer with the flea treatment. Most cats have excellent hearing. I'm convinced Bonnie can tell the difference between the sound of rattling cutlery and a screw driver and uh oh, flea treatment! Put the flea treatment someplace else. Or, run water or make other noise at the same time - sound-o-flage. That's what I do. |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:01:15 -0500, jmcquown
wrote: On 1/20/2017 12:49 PM, John Kasupski wrote: The subject of pilling a cat came up recently in another thread, and it got me to thinking about this: If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and feed your cat, the cat will already be out in the kitchen waiting next to the food dish for you when you get there. If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and pill your cat, the cat will seem to have vanished from the face of the Earth by the time you finish getting to your feet. How do they know? I'm initially inclined to think it's something in our body language, which our cats seem to be experts at reading, but I'd be interested in hearing about any other theories someone else might have conceived or has read about. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY I'm sure it's body language. Cats are excellent when it comes to reading it. Something about us is different. I think it's because we sort of tense up a bit yet we try to act nonchalant. We know we're about to do something the cat won't like so they know it, too. I've found it's the same as when you need to get the cat in the carrier. That almost always means they're going to the vet. They can sense it, so they immediately make themselves scarce. Jill That's certainly true. As soon as I try to act "natural" and reach for the bottle with the dropper, cats are gone. |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
dgk wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:01:15 -0500, jmcquown wrote: On 1/20/2017 12:49 PM, John Kasupski wrote: The subject of pilling a cat came up recently in another thread, and it got me to thinking about this: If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and feed your cat, the cat will already be out in the kitchen waiting next to the food dish for you when you get there. If you and your cat are sitting in the living room and you get up off the couch to go out to the kitchen and pill your cat, the cat will seem to have vanished from the face of the Earth by the time you finish getting to your feet. How do they know? I'm initially inclined to think it's something in our body language, which our cats seem to be experts at reading, but I'd be interested in hearing about any other theories someone else might have conceived or has read about. John D. Kasupski Niagara Falls, NY I'm sure it's body language. Cats are excellent when it comes to reading it. Something about us is different. I think it's because we sort of tense up a bit yet we try to act nonchalant. We know we're about to do something the cat won't like so they know it, too. I've found it's the same as when you need to get the cat in the carrier. That almost always means they're going to the vet. They can sense it, so they immediately make themselves scarce. Jill That's certainly true. As soon as I try to act "natural" and reach for the bottle with the dropper, cats are gone. Heh. If I have something *hidden in my pocket* and I try to act natural, Licky still knows! Joyce |
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Pilling The Cat Revisited
dgk wrote:
.... That's certainly true. As soon as I try to act "natural" and reach for the bottle with the dropper, cats are gone. One thing I do is make a show of the "object" without otherwise doing anything with it. Then only once in a while is the "object" used in its intended capacity. |
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