From the article: Sable, an Amazingly Intelligent Cat
We all know that cats are intelligent animals. However, once in awhile a cat will come along with uncanny intelligence. She may accommodate her blind owner when playing fetch, teach other cats games she has invented, or knock on a closed door to gain entry. Here's your chance to share your story about your own extremely intelligent cat. Share Your Story
Jaz the fire-cat
- My Jaz(Jasmine)saved me from a potential fire. I was renting a house with electrical issues.I was tired & was dozing off on the couch.As I fell asleep-Jaz came over & started meowing at me.I ignored her-I was sleepy. She tried again,then ran over by the window & ran back to me. I tried to sleep, thinking she had found a bug.She wouldn't let me sleep.She ran back again-this time really yowing loudly at me, then jumped up on top of me & put her face into mine. I finally woke up & said "Ok what's the big deal?" She ran again to the window, looked at the floor & back at me. I then followed her gaze-and saw a wisp of smoke!I got up, fully awake now-and went to check. I had an extension cord under the rug-and it was smoking! As I raised the rug a spark shot out at me,which I quickly stomped out. There was smoke all over the room! I yanked the plug out-then picked up & tightly hugged Jaz. If I had fallen asleep!She was purring loudly now-we were safe. Jaz is gone now-I miss her every day...
- —Guest Dee
Parker woke me during insulin reactions
- My amazing cat Parker woke me, by pawing at me and meowing louding, when my sugar levels would drop too low, for over 12 years. He then trained me to follow him into the kitchen, where he would circle my feet continuously meowing, until I realized that I needed to eat something to relieve the brain fog symptoms that occurred when the insulin dropped my blood sugar levels too low. Parker would remain at my feet, still meowing. As soon as I began to eat something and assured him that I once again understood what I needed, his meowing would cease. I would then sit down for 10-15 minutes to allow the levels to adjust and the brain fog symptoms to clear. Parker would remain at my side. Then I would praise,kiss and hug him, while also giving him a extra feeding as a his reward. If my blood sugar levels had still remained too low, Parker would refuse to eat, thus letting me know that I was not yet in a safe level. Parker was my dearest guardian angel and amazing feline friend.
- —Guest Laureen
Intelligent use of mirrors by cats
- My Coco Bear is very good at figuring things out (brains tortitude=scary!). The "scary smart" thing that she does I've seen quite a few times. She lies in the tunnel part of her cat condo, which is right by a window that has a mirror effect at night and in some daytime light conditions. I'll have a dangly toy that I'm teasing her with, and I see her watching the reflection of the toy in the window, and she pounces on it before she can see the actual toy. Her pounce is based on what she sees in the window. When Raleigh had a UTI she would jump on my lap, yowl at me, jump down and run into the bedroom or the office (turning to see if I would follow her), and did that until I followed her to see what she was trying to tell me. I saw tiny pee spots, and knew it must be a UTI. She had been trying to tell me that something was wrong when she peed, so I could fix it.
- —HOSTPat
Squeaky's Revenge
- Two years ago, we had been given a half Bengal kitten. She was very active and independent and, at times, needed to be told "no" when she was doing something wrong. One day she kept trying to get on the table & scratch on the chairs & my husband, Pat, reprimanded her 3 or 4 times & used the squirt bottle to enforce the "no!" Shortly after I set the table for dinner, SqueaksLikeaMouse jumped on it again, & Pat chased her off again by squirting water at her and as soon as he turned his back she jumped back up there and ran to his plate, squatted & peed right on his dinner plate then jumped down & slowly walked away with a look on her face saying, "Take that!" Unfortunately, we lost her a few months later to an intestinal infection, but every so often when we are correcting our Bengals, I think of that, and pay close attention to the dinner table after I've put dishes on it...
- —Guest Carol Cochran
My Elvis-Cat
- My Elvis-cat had distinct meows for different things he wanted to express. Treats, tuna, walk, annoyance, not feeling well - all had different meows. He also would come to me (or anyone), meow with a ? at the end, sort of lilting up sound, then lead me to what he wanted/needed. When you would ask him what he wanted he would quickly walk you to the door for a walk, or to the treat cupboard etc. The distinctness of his different meows was amazing - but I suppose all cat-moms think that. :) He defintely had me trained. He also taught all the cats (4 others) how to tap on a human with their paw to get attention. It was amazing, once he discovered it, he quickly taught all the others and now, they ALL tap people with their paws to obtain eye contact or full attention on them. It's particularly annoying at 3 am when someone wants to play!
- —Guest janet49424
what my cats can do...
- My 10 year old Siamese cat Taifun can fetch balls and open the fridge to help himself on the cold chicken. His friend Jamala Belle a 5 year old Balinese knows that she will get her favourite treats on weekends. So every Friday night she gets totally excited and won't let me go to bed until she gets her Weekend treats (I don't know how she figures out its Friday though). Taifun and my other cats are smart enough to move back their cat tree if it is not at their favourite spot. It takes a lot of strength and team coordination, but they always pull it off. All my cats listen to their name and if I call one of them, no matter where in the house the cat will come - and only the cat I called, not the others, who will sleep on. Our cats know the following words: chicken, sausage, weekend, daddy, mommy, balcony, wedel (toy with a string). My Javanese Nori is smart enough to point me to whatever I am looking for (lost keys, some cat brush fallen behind the sofa or remote control).
- —Guest Malaidoskop
Shadow's bedtime rules.
- Shadow is a handsome gray/white tuxedo male cat who has a special bedtime routine. He alerts me when he is ready for bed by spinning the ball of his toy on the floor once and only once. This is my cue to rearrange the bed before he jumps up on it. My job is to turn my pillow pointing the length of the bed instead of the width. This gives him his private spot next to the edge of the bed yet close to my hands and face. Once he’s in bed I must then cup my hand on the bed so he can place his head within my hand for his nightly head and nose rub. When satisfied with his rub, he then pounces on my arm and nibbles my knuckles. This is my cue to grab his paws and flip him over on his back while gently bouncing him up and down. Once this game is completed he will then lay back down beside me. However it is imperative that he can dangle over the edge yet still have constant contact with me. If I move away from him he will meow and scoot closer. Finally we are allowed to go to sleep.
- —Guest Patricia
Closed Doors? What closed door???
- Our cat "Molly" aka "Plasticat" because she loves anything plastic (especially grocery bag handles) was very frustrated when we began storing the bags in our downstairs bathroom. We felt that the pocket style door leading into the bathroom would make it more difficult for her to gain access to since she previously learned how to open the cabinet doors where the bags were normally stored.. We were wrong! I watched as Molly laid down on the floor and placed one paw on the outside of the door and the other paw beneath the door. She then began moving both paws together in the direction needed to effectively open the door and reach her prize of the plastic bags. We finally had to place child-proof latches on the doors to keep her away from the plastics so she doesn't become ill or worse.
- —Guest Madisonmaniacs
Tiny Mother
- My cat is very maternal. I often notice her sitting on the floor between the two children's bedrooms, and it seems to say,"I'm protecting these children." She's never had kittens, but we have a wonder cat!
- —Guest No name, please
my cat deystros our house
- my cat rips our curtins breaks our glass tips over her water bowl jumps on our counters but i still love her and that is my story ove my cat
- —Guest sophi
Take Care Pinot....
- I got my little calico cat Pinot in 1993 and she helped me through a lot of not so good times, and was my baby. During her last year and a half as she delined, she needed medication, and more was added with time, including subcutaneous fluids. I struggled emotionally once with whether or not to let her go because things seemed to be piling up on her (now stomach Cancer), but she was still full of life, so I just kept on with the meds. I could tell she never liked the medicine ritual (I had to give it by syringe in her mouth, and one of them I had to give one hour apart), but she seemed to know she needed it and never fought much. One week she went down hill, until one night while going to bed I though she would not make it through the night. The next morning she was there in her bed awake, looking weak. I went to her bed to give her her medicine and she absolutely would not open her teeth, they were clenched tight. I tried twice to no avail. That's when I knew it was time...
- —Guest Dana
Annie
- My beautiful white male, Max, prefers to sleep away from his sister Missy, so he opens the guest room door by pushing the lever-type door handle and goes to bed each night. He also opens the exterior storm door the same way when he wants to go outside.
- —Guest Anne Sams
Flirty kitty
- Mina loves to give kisses. I never trained her to do this. I suppose she trained me. When she wants a kiss, she will climb on the back of my computer chair, and tap my shoulder with her paw. When I turn my head around, she presses her nose to my mouth. Funny thing is, she won't take her nose away until I make a kissy noise. She's a year old now, and has been doing this for about eight months. It's the strangest thing, and so adorable.
- —Guest Carmen
Intelligent Cat
- My cat always comes when called. If she wants me awake she touches my eyes, if she wants food she will touch my mouth. If I tell her I love her, she runs her paw down my cheek. If I am on the phone I speak to her and say "Lo-Lo" and she says it back "Mew-Mew". If I am on the phone tooooo long she slaps my face. She rolls over if I say "show me your tum" ... she knows everything I say!
- —Guest Jenny
computer literate kittie!
- The most unusal sign of feline intelligence i've seen my cat is not mere responsiveness, but an uncanny way of figuring out what I'm doing and then doing it herself. My dear tortie minou was watching me work on the computer one day. I got up to get some water, and when I came back, she was batting around the computer mouse and following the arrow on screen! It's remarkable to me that she understood the correlation between mouse and screen.
- —Guest deerpoof
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