2012-05-04

I am NOT a Crazy Cat Person!

Oh My God!  My pets are weird.  My dog, Bojangles, well...you've all read about him in past posts.  But I also have a cat.  A strange cat.  A cat who tries to talk.  A vocal cat.  And I am NOT one of those weird cat owners.  I do NOT think my cat has a human's persona, or can understand everything I say to him, or communicates telepathically with me, or any of those other weird things that weird cat owners claim.

But I swear to God, when I call "Kitty kitty" Binx answers with a "Mrow mrow" in the exact same tone as mine when I say, "Coming!"  And when I ask him if he's hungry or wants outside, his reply hits the sames notes as my "okay."  Exactly.

Now, I realize I'm putting myself out there by claiming my cat tries to mimic my speech, that I'm practically asking for ridicule, and it may (perhaps) be grounds for placing me in the category of "Crazy Cat Woman" but I swear to God I'm not a crazy cat woman.  I'm really not.  I swear.

It's just that my cat is super smart, tries to communicate with me, knows 50 or so words, and understands the nuances in the tone of english dialogue.   That's not a weird claim.  Is it?


Posted by Kara at 5/04/2012

17 comments:

  1. paulMay 04, 2012

    No Not All, your perfectly sane (backing away slowly, avoiding eye contact)

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    1. KaraMay 05, 2012

      Ha! I guess I'd best not mention my Houdini hamster...

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  2. AlbertaMay 04, 2012

    Smart cat!

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    1. KaraMay 05, 2012

      I'm not so sure about that - yesterday he sat meowing to be let in at an open door...

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  3. Susan Flett SwiderskiMay 04, 2012

    Of course not. We have TWO cats, and I swear, those little girls ... um ... communicate.

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    1. KaraMay 05, 2012

      Ah ha! I recognize another Non-Crazy Cat Person when I see one. Welcome to the club!

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  4. injaynesworldMay 05, 2012

    You won't get any argument from me, Kara... Excuse me a minute. What's that Mason? You want to discuss climate change? Be right with you... I've got to go now, Kara. My cat has something urgent to tell me. ;)

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  5. Al PenwasserMay 05, 2012

    If your cat starts cursing at you, it's time to move out. Ot tell Stephen King to leave your family alone.

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  6. Galen PearlMay 05, 2012

    I'm not sure what was funnier, the post or the comments. My laugh for the day. Thank you!

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  7. RuthMay 05, 2012

    My cats and I talk all the time. Well, just Lacey(indoor) and Minnie(outdoor). The others don't. My turtle also tries his/her( Not real sure)hand at speech. That consists on me talking and Rainbow opening and closing his mouth miming talk.

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  8. LA BotcharMay 06, 2012

    I absolutely think they try to mimic our vocal sounds! you're not crazy at all!

    or, we are both crazy.

    but that would be fun too.

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  9. Bodacious BoomerMay 08, 2012

    I totally believe you. My Golden Retriever knew well over a hundred different words.

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    1. KaraMay 15, 2012

      Golden Retriever's are smart dogs. Now my dog, he has selective hearing - "Come!", "No!", and "Leave it!" often gets no response, but he sure understands "cookie" and "car ride"!

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  10. Dr ZibbsMay 09, 2012

    So what percentage of people that hear the name of your dog start singing Mr Bojangles?

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    1. KaraMay 15, 2012

      Quite a few - which may explain why Bojangles himself is quite the little singer. Whenever he hears a harmonica (even if it's on TV) he starts wailing.

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  11. Nicki WooMay 09, 2012

    I don't know if its weird or not, but I wish someone would put me in that category.

    Well the crazy dog person category anyway.
    He does not come when I call.
    He couldn't care less.
    He won't go outside, and just looks at me like I'm crazy.
    So maybe someone has put me in that category:)

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    1. KaraMay 15, 2012

      My dog's the same - a master of this passive aggressive game where he just stands there staring at me while refusing to do as I say. He's a twerp.

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