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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2007Can cats tell time?
I usually leave for work at 12:30, and I noticed that my cat Meep likes to help me as I'm putting on my shoes around noon on the couch. It's become an everyday thing that she says hi, then runs to the door to be let out, returning as I'm leaving out the door again a half hour later. I figured she'd observed my behavior and figured out "shoes on=time to go out if I want back in before he leaves." She's a smart cat. Today I was running about 15 minutes early and I put my shoes on at about quarter till. Meep was relaxed on the couch behind me and didn't exhibit any "I want to go out" behaviors. I figured she just didn't want to. To my surprise, fifteen minutes later at noon, she starts bugging me, ready to be let out. Here I thought she was reacting to my schedule, but it seems she actually has her own! Now I can buy that she has gotten used to my schedule, or that perhaps she just always has to go out for "litter" at about the same time. I do know people who've had cats that will wake them up minutes before their alarm. Do cats have any sense of time other than "it's light" "it's dark"? Jay <jayzenden@gmail.com> wrote in news:1194977701.166629.312310 @o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com: > I usually leave for work at 12:30, and I noticed that my cat Meep > likes to help me as I'm putting on my shoes around noon on the couch. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > their alarm. Do cats have any sense of time other than "it's light" > "it's dark"? Sonny knows 11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm (time to come in for the day) and 8 p.m. He's usually within 10 minutes of the exact time. When he first adopted us, we gave him a little treat at those times, which kept him close to home because he just loves canned food, even though he has dry kibble available at all times. The twice yearly time change throws him off for a couple of weeks :-) Bobble > Jay <jayzen...@gmail.com> wrote in news:1194977701.166629.312310 > @o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Bobble One of our cats knows when 10 p.m. is. That's when my husband normally goes to bed, and within a few minutes of that time, she comes and sits by the tv and starts meowing for him to go upstairs. As soon as he gets up, she runs up to the top of the stairs and waits for him. If he's watching a movie or something on tv and doesn't come upstairs until later, she gets upset, meows more and tries to get him to follow her. -yngver >> Jay <jayzen...@gmail.com> wrote in news:1194977701.166629.312310 >> @o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >her. >-yngver Bubba keeps perfect time. He's on the bed, purring loudly, plus or minus a minute or two every morning at the same time. He has an atomic clock in his stomach. The time change *did* throw him off though. He's an hour early. 13 Nov 2007 19:57:14 GMT from Claude V. Lucas <claudel@sonic.net>: > Bubba keeps perfect time. > > He's on the bed, purring loudly, plus or minus a minute or two every > morning at the same time. He has an atomic clock in his stomach. Dude, you *really* need to monitor what he eats. :-)  SignatureStan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com/ "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/ >> [quoted text muted] > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > her. > -yngver A couple of years ago, one of our RPCAers had a signature that went something like this: " Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and purr. I have an alarm clock covered in fur". I always enjoyed reading it/ MLB >I usually leave for work at 12:30, and I noticed that my cat Meep > likes to help me as I'm putting on my shoes around noon on the couch. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > their alarm. Do cats have any sense of time other than "it's light" > "it's dark"? Ka'shay comes into my area to get her snack of dry food. I can set my clock to her schedule Yes, I have read that cats have an excellent internal clock. I wish I could remember where I read this, or I'd provide a link. One of my cats will usually sit by me and wait a minute or two before the alarm clock (he knows not to bother me before it goes off, but if I open my eyes early, he's right there!). During the weekends, they know their feeding times, despite our weekend schedule being different than the weekday schedule. We have an automatic feeder set to dispense dry food 4 times a day. Mr. Bonkers is at the bowl 5 minutes before it dispenses. Each and every time. Regular as clockwork. I dont know how he does it. We dont adjust it for DST so he's never off an hour. > Yes, I have read that cats have an excellent internal clock. I wish I > could remember where I read this, or I'd provide a link. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > know their feeding times, despite our weekend schedule being different > than the weekday schedule. > Yes, I have read that cats have an excellent internal clock. I wish I > could remember where I read this, or I'd provide a link. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > know their feeding times, despite our weekend schedule being different > than the weekday schedule. Ha ha, that sounds like Ringo right down the, "forget waking us @ the weekend before 8 am". I'm convinced that they do too. In fact, next time I remember to take my mobile phone to bed, I will take a video of him standing to attention, waiting for me to wake up- then he jumps all over you like a Rash. Now, he has a side- kick called Gypsy, whom he seems to be training to do exactly the same thing, Lol. The things we do for our cats, hey?!! Sheelagh >"o"< Response to "Rene S." <rschweitzer@kalmbach.com>: > Yes, I have read that cats have an excellent internal clock. I > wish I could remember where I read this, or I'd provide a link. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > weekends, they know their feeding times, despite our weekend > schedule being different than the weekday schedule. It is referred to as their crepuscular nature and some have labeled it a behavioral disorder. *shrugs* Signature-Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. With DST, Mr. Bond woke me up before the alarm. He was certain I would be late for work. I told him about DST, and he hasn't done it since. I do think they have excellent ways of telling time. Wish I did! Suddenly, without warning, Jay exclaimed (11/14/2007 3:45 AM): > I usually leave for work at 12:30, and I noticed that my cat Meep > likes to help me as I'm putting on my shoes around noon on the couch. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > their alarm. Do cats have any sense of time other than "it's light" > "it's dark"? Another Meep, eh? My Meep also has a specific schedule, based off of my weekday schedule. She gets really mad on weekends, because I'm not up feeding her at 5:30am (even if there's still food left). She goes to bed for the day at a specific time, and for a while was telling us to go to bed at 10pm, after she'd worn herself out with the 9pm rips! jmc |
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