Same, my rescued, fully indoors cat is the smartest non-primate animal I’ve ever seen. They can clearly understand some sentences, subtle body language, and they’re the cutest manipulators you’ll ever see, knowing exactly how to get me to stay by their side for “only 5 more minutes”.
My cat was more into giving direct orders and blackmail. Eg if I don’t wake up my face gets clawed, if I hide my head under the blankets, my paperwork next to the bed gets ripped slowly page by page with pauses to see if I’m ready to comply yet.
Same, my rescued, fully indoors cat is the smartest non-primate animal I’ve ever seen. They can clearly understand some sentences, subtle body language, and they’re the cutest manipulators you’ll ever see, knowing exactly how to get me to stay by their side for “only 5 more minutes”.
Cute!
My cat was more into giving direct orders and blackmail. Eg if I don’t wake up my face gets clawed, if I hide my head under the blankets, my paperwork next to the bed gets ripped slowly page by page with pauses to see if I’m ready to comply yet.