Not weird at all.  I talk to my cats like that all the time.  Much of the
time they understand.  There is a lot more in our tone beside angry or
happy.  Imagine someone shussing you in another language.  Pretty easy to
imagine knowing what they are "saying".  I said to Frank the other day as
he lay right in the doorway looking up at me "can I get past?"  only _then_
did he move but when I went past, into the room, he went rite back to where
he was laying.

Well, seeing as she is one of the leaders of the Feline World Order, I
would expect her to know a number of languages, including several human
ones.

But it's so cute that she was happy enough to purr so that you couldn't
hear over it! She must be feeling better.

I've told this story before, but I'll tell it again. It's pretty
incredible, even to me, and I was there.

When Frank and Nikki were young, they used to travel with me on weekend
trips to friends' weekend houses. Wherever it was safe, I used to let
them go outside. One time, we were on a largish headland with many of
these weekend houses arranged around a branching dirt road. On Sunday
morning, we were preparing to drive back to the city. Frank was with me
in the driveway of the house where we had stayed, but I hadn't seen
Nikki for a while, and was worried about her.

I said to Frank, in a coversational tone, 'wonder where Nikki is? We're
going to leave for home soon.'

Frank meowed, and set off down the drive. I justs tood looking after
him, and he stopped, turned around, and said 'meow!' Then he continued
down the drive. I started following him. He walked very purposefully
along the road, maybe half a kilometre, then he walked up the drive to
another house, and there was Nikki, on the porch. There was nothing
wrong with her, there were no people there, she wasn't stuck or
anything. I don't know why she had stopped there, but Frank definitely
knew she was there and that I wanted to find her.

On May 17, 8:03 pm, "Christina Websell"
<spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:

I think it's weird, too; but I have no problem believing that she
really did understand. I think cats/owners can form an amazing bond.
They know when you're sad. They know when you're sick. Especially in
your situation (and mine)...where it's just you and the cats, no other
people for distraction.
Sherry

Now I'm curious, there didn't seem to be anything on last night worth
watchin. Did I miss something?

Persia understands English better than I do.  She heads towards the kitchen
every time I step in that direction, expecting FOOD.  All I have to do is
say, "It's not time yet" and she halts in her tracks.  She knows exactly
what I'm saying, make no mistake about it. :)

Jill

We can't count the number of times we've been amazed at how Sonny
understood what we said (when he wants to, of course).  There's no way they
can all be coincidences.

Bobble

Given their ability to understand what we think, it isn't much of a stretch
for them to understand what we say.

Jo

On May 17, 6:03 pm, "Christina Websell"
<spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:

I am fairly sure the Fabulous Furballs understand some of the things I
say to them. For example, a while ago I was sleeping late because I
had a splitting headache and I was just getting comfortable when they
decided to start one of the major play fights- never seen blood drawn
(to my surprise they can look quite fierce) but there's a lot of
posturing and yowling goes on and I rolled over and looked at them and
said softly "I've got a headache- could you guys put a sock in it for
me?"

They promptly stopped fighting

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

not weird at all, one of the most often comments that DH and I use is"...
but cats don't understand English..."  Lee

The owners seem to understand what I'm saying, unless I meow at them, then
they look confused.

Pam S.

Not weird at all, IMO!  My girls frequently respond to spoken requests.
 (Especially Cendrillon - frequently, when I find her on a countertop
or somewhere else she knows I don't want her to be, a quiet "Will you
get down from there, please?"  works better than screaming "NO!!!!")