Do you think cats mind read?

i wish we hadn't evolved in that sense. i think we'll need that skill again soon.
cat's are the keepers of the dead, and the silent rulers of neighborhoods.

 

no

 

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They are more interested in eating flies than what we think. Even after being given the high priced import cat food.

 

Cats are mostly just selfish assholes.

 

that shit in the laundry room if it's easier than going outside at that particular moment

 

My fucking asshole of a cat has been shitting in the bathtub lately, even when her litter is fresh. I tried remedying this by feeding her in the bathtub so she'd learn not to shit where she eats, but she'll just poop right next to the bowl. It's not hard to clean up, but dammit, we have a litter box for a reason!

 

No.
I wish one of my cats could mind read, at least...
He has PTSD so bad that he's almost ended up euthanized many times.
If I could just give him a clue.. Let him know that hissing, spitting, snorting, & yowling very loudly... Trying to attack people simply because of loud noises, or a change in his routine... Or because I moved the water dish, or vacummed is NOT ok.
That I will take care of him and his safety no matter what... Provided I can actually continue to live with him.
It sounds silly, but when a cat attack causes you schedule problems, & other kinds of problems...
The other cat is just so laid back... He swatted PTSD cat in the face yesterday for attacking me. It was kinda priceless. :boxing_smiley:

 

This amazing behavior is due to the cat’s sight, smell, and hearing. The cat’s scenting ability is fourteen times greater than our own, their visual acuity and field of view are better than ours in detecting movement, and they can hear and distinguish sounds that are three times higher than we can hear.

With superpowers like that, maybe they don’t have to read our minds.

My old house had magnetic latches for the cupboards; yet the cats would appear only when I opened the cabinet that held their treats. They could distinguish that sound from all others. It seemed amazing to me, who could not detect the sound difference, yet if I had put different kinds of bells on all the cabinets, I could probably accomplish the same feat.

Cats who appear to "read our minds" because cats communicate with each other using their body language.

This lets them apply this knowledge to their humans. A parent can tell what their child is really thinking; a lover can pick up small signals that let them know their partner is upset. So it is with cats, who study us for signals we are not even aware we are sending. THEY SIMPLY PAY ATTENTION!

The other day I slept in after a late night, and so I got up two hours after I usually feed the cats breakfast. Pearl came and sat at my feet, staring up at me inquiringly. All I said was, “My goodness. Look at the time!” and Pearl got up and lead the way into the kitchen.

I hadn’t said, “Time to Eat!” or “Dinner!” or “Hungry?” which is how I usually signal feeding time. But obviously I had signaled both my acknowledgment of what Pearl was trying to convey, and my willingness to comply. What I said had nothing to do with feeding the cats. But I had picked up on Pearl's request, just as she had picked up my intentions. We were both right.

Pearl often acts like she knows exactly what I am saying. She certainly has better abilities to understand what I am saying than she has vocal equipment to respond in kind. She might not be that smart… verbally. But she has demonstrated that she can pick up my meaning; it’s probably from our long relationship that has let her read my facial expressions and my body language to decipher what she needs to know.

Which is, when we think about it, amazing enough. So remember that the cat is highly sensitive to all the little cues we send, especially when those cues have to do with them. But the cues don’t have to be about them. This is also how cats are so attuned to our moods. This is how they know to come around and try to cheer us up when we are down. We can hide this from other people, or even from ourselves.

But we can’t hide it from the cats.

 

Amen, sista! drives me batshit

 

keep an inch or two of water in the bathtub for a week or so - she'll figure out that's no place to crap