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thebratqueen
2009-06-18 07:08 pm UTC (link)

Put me down for "Scientific method fail." Kitties do not process information the same way that dogs do. But a smart cat can figure out cause and effect all on their own if they want. Case in point my cat Mac who taught himself how to fetch based on his observations of "If I bring the toy back to Mom, she'll make it come alive again."

I say "smart" cats because I have known some stupid ones in my time. Like the kitty I had who meowed oh so sadly about how she was LOCKED IN THE BATHROOM WOE... and totally ignored the fact that there was an open door right behind her.

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tofuknight
2009-06-18 08:12 pm UTC (link)

One of my parents' cats REALLY likes to go up into the storage attic. But, since it is storage and reletively poorly insulated, they keep the door closed most of the time. Not only did all three of my parents cats learn that there was a loose part of the door frame that they could hit to make a remarkably loud "BAP-BAP-BAP-BAP" until someone opened the door for them from watching one cat do it sucessfully, but the cat in question is so impatient that he runs up BEFORE the door is fully opened, hitting his head on the door every. Single. Time. And if you try to open the door faster to avoid this... he will have pushed his nose so close that you hit him that way. *facepalm*

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white_tean
2009-06-19 06:30 am UTC (link)

Even my dumb ass congenitally deformed inbred barn kitten (who has recently eaten a foreign body that may have to be surgically removed, the idiot) understands cause and effect. For shits and giggles he'll jump onto chairs to get up onto tables where unattended glasses of water have been left. He'll then reach to the far side of the glass and pull towards himself and tip the glass of water over. It's one of his favourite games, and the fact that he's got it down to a routine just shows how well he's grasped this whole cause-and-effect thing.

The string theory joke in the article was great though.

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$FairestCat: Dreadful\o/$

fairestcat
2009-06-19 09:14 pm UTC (link)

When Dreadful (see icon) was a kitten he totally taught himself and me to play fetch with those little glitterball cat toys which are still his favorites (as is playing fetch across the house.)

At the time I lived in a small efficiency apartment with hardwood floors. I would throw the glitter ball, Dreadful would race after it, grab it and, unable to stop his momentum, slam headfirst into the nearest hard surface, usually the stove. Occasionally he'd hit hard enough to do a somersault on the floor. He would then jump right up, glitterball still in mouth and run back so I could throw it again.

My now-roommate and I still laugh about the sound he would make racing across the wood floors "skitter skitter skitter THUMP"

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	Kitty Story redwarrior 2009-06-29 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	One of my mom's cats taught himself to use the toilet- jsut by watching her do it. Also, many of my cats have taught themselves to signal when they want to be let out- usually by ringing a bell on the door. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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