Pets need conversations

avitorl

If you ever wonder if your pet appreciates you chatting to them ,or think you are really talking to yourself,I can now say that my cat relies on our daily conversations.
This week I have had a chest infection and have lost my voice.My cat is upset with me and I assume it is because I can't talk to her.She has not slept on my bed for the last 3 nights and has slept in the spare room instead.
I am still stroking and petting her but that is obviously not good enough for her!

It's heartwarming to see how much your cat values your conversations! Pets truly do form deep connections with their humans. Your cat's reaction shows just how much they appreciate your presence and communication. Wishing you a speedy recovery, and I'm sure your kitty will be back to her usual snuggly self once your voice returns!

Definitely need conversation.

They love to listen to those they love. Both canines and felines are very supportive especially when their human parent(s) are not well ..

I couldn’t read all the way through as we lost our 18 year old cat a few weeks ago 😢 but yes we always talk to our pets.

Oh Maya1 - 10 years in that shelter for your little Toby. I'm so glad that he now has you and a happy ending.

curtaintwitcher I do this too,beautiful female blackbird on a fence gave a beautuful song just for me yesterday as I was walking past her and said hello

It's true. I live alone and 'chat' to my pets. The birds 'talk' back and the small furries respond to my voice. I even talk to my fish!

Sadly I dont have any animals any more,but I love to stop and say hello to any I see out and about ,I always ask if I can first.

We have four dogs in our household currently, we all talk to all of them. I love our dogs and like them more than I like some people haha

I talk to my little dog all the time, but then I talk to the plants in the garden as well.
Seriously, I know he understands many words and people's names as he often reacts when he hears them .

I have always talked to our rescue cats and dogs. My latest rescue Toby was originally from Romania. He didn't respond much in the beginning but when l chat to him now he constantly wags his tail. He is the most gentle soul, loves all people, children in particular. Toby has never barked or licked me though since l got him last year.
Toby came from a place called Botosani, a shelter, but not as we know them. He was there for 10 years, it's stamped in his passport.If you Google it, you will see that its not very nice, how he survived is a miracle.
I tell him everyday how much he is loved and that he will never want for anything again.

My dad, a farmer, used to talk to his cows. When they were inside all day during winter he would walk into the shippon (milking shed) of a morning and say "Morning ladies, its raining cats and dogs out there, be thankful you're here and dry" and other such rubbish.
My brothers laughed at him, but he persisted, saying contented cows gave more milk.
So I talked to them too (when no-one was watching).

I've always talked to our dogs and cats since I was a child. I've no doubt that some people thought that I was a bit daft but the pets didn't mind it.

Septimia

We usually say "hello" to our cats when they come in. If they arrive without us noticing they announce their arrival by miaowing in a distinctly "hello" tone, right down to the 2 syllables.

Our cat does this too!, it is so obviously 'Hello' she shouts to announce her arrival - I love it.

I had an incredible dog,cross Border Collie/Bearded Collie,he used to help with housework . I would leave dusters,brushes,sprays etc at the bottom of the stairs and tell him which he had to bring upstairs for me. He got it right every time.
At Christmas time he had his own Christmas stocking under the tree which he would bring to us when we told him to.He would be given a treat from it and then return it to it's place underneath the tree until he was told to bring it again.I'm amazed he never just helped himself to it's contents.
I think I've read that dogs have an understanding of about 240 words.
If I asked him for a cuddle he would press his head onto my chest so that I could put my arms around him.I have so many happy memories of him.

Both my Cats talk to us. One announces her arrival in a room, the other just sees me, has a "chat" rolling over as if I have been away for months.

Dogs recognise certain words for sure. ‘Breakfast time’ has my spaniel running to sit by her bowl. Good dog equals eye contact and waggy tail
Obedience work - words like sit, down, stay, on your bed, wait, fetch, come, find it, etc all effective with my two, even the giddy young lab.
Dogs thrive on contact with their people.

Dogs certainly understand a lot of “words” and can attach meaning to them. So our last little dog understood all words you would expect like, dinner, bed, cat, drink, treat, walk, etc but also words like park, swim - all our family Christian names (he would get excited), mention holiday and he would get excited. In the car we would tell him when a motor bike was coming and he would jump up to look out of the window (no idea why he liked them) baa-lambs, moo-cows and gi-gee. “Paws up?” Asking if he wanted help to get on chair etc - if so he would put his front paws onto the chair and I would heave up his rear end. Loads more.

So that is why you must constantly talk to your animal sharing your home - they understand so much.

When he got deaf, we devised different hand signals which he cottoned onto very quickly indeed. And so although very much more limited we still continued to communicate

I seem to have been forgiven for not talking to my cat. She sat on my knee to watch Eurovision and then came to sleep on my bed last night.
She also had more Dreamies than usual which may have helped.Treats speak louder than words!

We have conversations with our cat and he manages to convey exactly what he wants (demands).

Of course I talk to my cat and all my previous cats as well as ones I meet in the street. I talk to nice dogs I meet too.
How lovely to hear about those dogs being read to. That's a volunteer job I'd like!

avitorl

If you ever wonder if your pet appreciates you chatting to them ,or think you are really talking to yourself,I can now say that my cat relies on our daily conversations.
This week I have had a chest infection and have lost my voice.My cat is upset with me and I assume it is because I can't talk to her.She has not slept on my bed for the last 3 nights and has slept in the spare room instead.
I am still stroking and petting her but that is obviously not good enough for her!

She may not want to catch what you've got - we know how canny cats are

I used to talk to Wiggy a lot. Sometimes she replied. Cockatiels do chat a bit.
I miss her now she's in bird heaven.

I used to talk to all my cats - my absolute favourite was my Mr Cooper, and he loved being spoken to. Now, I talk to any animal I meet.

I'm always talking to my rescue dog. The conversations are very one sided ut the tail wags say it all. If I tell her she is a good girl her tail goes like a helicopter propeller.

I agree I always talk to all my pets I tell them mummy’s going out now she won’t be long etc, I think everyone needs conversations