What words can cats “understand” in their owners’ conversations: many don’t even realize

10.04.2023 19:11

Cats are intelligent and sensitive creatures.

They are excellent at understanding human emotions because they can detect gestures and other non-verbal cues.

The tone of voice is very important when communicating with animals. This is how pets understand that a person is in a bad mood or is calm and indifferent.

Besides this, they can understand words.

But not all of them.

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On average, they have access to about 50 words. But at the same time, they associate them with actions and things. This happens only under the condition that cats hear these phrases or words constantly from their owners.

For example, if the owners often call their pets by name, they eventually get used to it and begin to respond. They understand tender words and commands. The most popular are "let's go eat", "no" and "no".

In addition, it is necessary to take into account that the longer a pet lives with a person, the better it understands him.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor