Terzo 333

My kitten / cat (he's about 14 weeks old) will play fetch with me i.e, I throw him something and he'll run for it, pick it up and fetch it back to me

Is this abnormal behaviour or have I just got a clever moggy I thought it was only the more intelligent pets that could do this (eg dogs)

Thanks

Brendan Hughes

Our cat is about 13 years old and STILL likes to come for a walk round the woods with us!

SJ_Skyline

One of my cats will chase after thrown sticks but she won't return with them.

You may want to try this book - Apparently one of our cats has "A Superior Intelect"

talizman

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Cue the wife/gf stroking ***** comments!

EvoBarry

my female cat still fetches stuff for me to throw, and she's over four yrs old now

The Zohan

One of our Siamese (well Tonkenese to be precise) used to sit on and use the toilet to have a wee, used to do this regularly. Never mastered how to flush it though.

He also would go and fetch things if in the mood

No, this is not a rip off from Mr Jenks/meet the fockers!

corradoboy

Our 6yr old Tiffanie, Harry, brings things to us to throw and whines like crazy 'til we do. 10 minutes of this and he's bored and ready for a snooze

Reffro

No they all do this when young. After a while they learn the futilty of such play, afterall they'll still get fed and have somewhere to sleep regardless of whether they play fetch, they'll give up the whole idea. Cue disdainful looks from the cat should you evere dain to throw something for them to fetch. Dogs aren't smart enough to figure that much out.

Chip Sengravy

My female ( thats since buggered off ) would do this till about 1 yr old with a little stuffed mouse.

If you really want to entertain a cat, get a laser pointer

Cool Chick

My cat used to do exactly the same thing! You used to be able to throw her a ball of foil, she'd chase it and bring it back to you to throw again!

little-ginge

The only things our cats have ever brought back are mice and half eaten frogs - no we did'nt throw them those!!!

Aww, what a cute kitty - what sort is it??

Oldfella

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Ha, you think they're clever, my cat digs a hole in the ground to poo in. Now that is clever.

Chip Sengravy

My other cat, a tom that has since died , could recite pi to 37 decimal places, and ran a local nightschool class teaching Visual Basic 6++.

Oldfella

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Don't all cats do that?

Diablo

LOL

Your moggy is so intelligent that he has figured out you can be trained to throw an item on command

Reality

Another vote here for the laser pointer cat entertainment system.

They love em - especially if you get them thinking they've "caught" the laser by turning it off when they put their paw on it. Then watch them slowly lift their paws to reveal the little red "animal" - then on with the laser and off you go again

Chip Sengravy

Up and down the stairs is excellent fun with the laser

scarey

tried the laser thingy with my cat. It chased the red point for 10 minutes, sat down, had a look around and then attacked my hand and went off with the pointer!

OllyK

You can teach / train pretty much any animal, cats included if you set aside the time to do so. In general cat owners don't seem interested in investing the time or effort in to their "pet" and prefer to let it do its own thing. Providing stimulation for any animal in your care, is IMO an essential part of the caring process.

wrxtankie

Ours plays fetch untill we get bored of it.

Shes now taken to bits of paper like receipts and will fetch one when she wants to play.

we realised she was getting them from my wallet when she started to bring in 10 and 20 € notes

I try to persuade my visitors to leave there wallets on the sideboard so she can help herself

unclebuck

That is a classic. I had to stop because I thought the cat was going to burst it's little heart trying to keep up with the red spot.

Chip Sengravy

I had some footage of the cat following a laser dot from a spirit level up&down the stairs, I'll try and find it. You are right, they go mad for it

OllyK

Dogs too

SiDHEaD

Cats are just as intelligent as dogs... BUT they do as THEY please. They don't usually WANT to fetch

CrisPDuk

We used to have a mouse on a fishing pole, my mate came round one day and started playing with the cat with it. Despite my warnings he carried on, until the cat, all claws blazing, latched onto his hand
She figured out a long time ago that more enjoyment was to be had from attacking the animal holding whatever object was irritating her

Laser pointers on polished floors are way more fun than stairs btw

Reffro

We used the laser pointers once, but that was it. After an hour of chasing the cats were knackered and one of them had devleoped a nervous twitch, which didn't disappear for 3 days. Poor thing would be sitting there, then suddenly jump up and spin round, having imagined it had seen the pointer. After that we thought it would be cruel to use the laser pointer again.

OllyK

You're not supposed to shine it in thier eyes

Chip Sengravy

Did you have it set to 'stun'

PeteT

Our Abyssinian cat will play fetch, her favorite is french beans (until the dog eats them)!!

Pixxie

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eamcloseup.jpg

This is my cat, Tizer

He often thinks his a dog.
If the door bell rings, he's at the door within a second! Also he likes to jump up (and claw) at the letter box at the paper or post, he's even got the parcel man's finger before when he posted something through!!!

He always brings me home presents- flowers, twigs, string, bits of plastic, leaves and his favourite- straws!!!