Re-Naming a Cat

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:

Oh, I didn't mean they were unaware of being addressed, or ignorant of
their names! (However, that does NOT mean they choose to pay attention!)

No, that's a whole nother matter, of course.

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Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Adrian wrote:

I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly don't
want to risk missing out on something.

My boycats have always done this. If I called Nikki, Frank would come.
If I call Miranda, Caliban will come. If my sister calls her girl,
Ronja, her boy, Linus will come.

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Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Marina wrote:

Adrian wrote:

I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly don't
want to risk missing out on something.

My boycats have always done this. If I called Nikki, Frank would come.
If I call Miranda, Caliban will come. If my sister calls her girl,
Ronja, her boy, Linus will come.

What about if you do it in reverse? If you call Caliban, does Miranda
come running?

Joyce
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wrote:

What about if you do it in reverse? If you call Caliban, does Miranda
come running?

No. But then, she's not at all interested in food.

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Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Mine know their names and respond to them. However if I am in the kitchen
and rattle a spoon in a dish, I have the whole crew. This is what I do when
we have tornado warnings, instead of calling and chasing to put in the
carriers, I do the dish thing with some treats in my hand, give them a treat
and pop them in a safe place.
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Marina wrote:

Adrian wrote:

I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly
don't
want to risk missing out on something.

My boycats have always done this. If I called Nikki, Frank would come.
If I call Miranda, Caliban will come. If my sister calls her girl,
Ronja, her boy, Linus will come.

What about if you do it in reverse? If you call Caliban, does Miranda
come running?

Joyce
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Marina wrote in news:5vit1oF1ls12hU1
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wrote:

What about if you do it in reverse? If you call Caliban, does Miranda
come running?

No. But then, she's not at all interested in food.




Miranda looks like she'd be most interested in adoration. She just has
that look.

Adrian wrote:
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Marina wrote:

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:

You actually have a cat that pays ATTENTION to its name? What's your
secret?

I've taught all mine their names by repeating the name over and over
again while petting the cat when I first got them. Then, the first
few weeks with them, I make sure I say their names several times
while they're eating. This has worked for me.

Oh, I didn't mean they were unaware of being addressed, or
ignorant of their names! (However, that does NOT mean they
choose to pay attention!)

I find one cat will pay attention if another is called, they clearly don't
want to risk missing out on something.

Hehe - that's the truth. I know darn well they all know their names,
but all I have to do is call *one* ("Hey, Trill!") -- and I have an
entire group of cats around my feet. I suspect it is a conspiracy of
some sort ;-)

Ginger-lyn

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