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Is it possible to get a cat to understand commands: no words needed
02.12.2024 17:22
There is only one issue where the owner and the cat have complete mutual understanding, and it concerns nutrition. You only need to take the bag of food in your hands and the cat is already there.
This does not mean that in other situations there is no hope for contact. In most cases, even words are not needed.
There are certain gestures that cats understand no worse than dogs, and this has been proven by science.
Research by scientists
Scientists conducted an experiment with 200 cats in which their owners pointed with their hand or finger at a bowl of food.
The cat had to come, but the bowls were not always filled with food.
What was found out?
Although only 9 animals responded to the command, it was concluded that cats understand some simple gesture commands.
Otherwise, the animal’s reaction depends on the characteristics of its upbringing and character.
It is also important to remember that cats will not respond to a command unless they see personal benefit in it.
However, cats can understand and respond to commands when they are pointed at a specific object with a palm or finger.
They perceive this same gesture as the “place” command that is given to dogs.
For reference
Cats are a family of mammals of the order Carnivora. The most specialized of predators, adapted to obtaining animal food by sneaking up, lying in wait, and, less often, pursuing.
