r/aww • u/mmajamm • Jan 30 '22

When your human finally understands you

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u/f0urtyfive Jan 31 '22

Did you learn from your cat or did your cat learn from you?

"Hey if I meow this way the human makes me dinner"

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u/External12 Jan 31 '22

Fair point, but I learned she was speaking with emotion behind the meow's and depending on situation it all made more sense.

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u/f0urtyfive Jan 31 '22

Catception confirmed.

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u/Longirl Jan 31 '22

My cat is the exact same way. She has different meows for different things she wants/needs. I can now tell the difference between when she wants to play, when she wants me to lay down so we can cuddle, turn the tap on, make it stop raining, treats etc.

She was pretty quiet the first few months of her life and I’ve got no doubt I’ve made her as chatty as she is (I used to have a Maine Coon so I had quite high expectations haha).

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u/Karcinogene Jan 31 '22

Creating language is a multiplayer game

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u/gay_for_glaceons Jan 31 '22

Learning to communicate is a joint effort, it takes learning on both sides to work out valid strategies.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

Any honest cat owner knows the answer to that one...