This is difficult, especially since we have several kittens and none of them know their names.How long does it take?
2006-12-19 02:52:05 · 13 answers · asked by kolman_me 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
if you take a little piece of his food, and call him by his name, and when he comes, give him the treat. do this until he autmatically comes to you. after a while, start replacing the treats with lots of pets and chin scratches. after a while- it'll just be conditioned to come when called. this worked with my cat. he was also trained to sit, stay, shake, wave, and i've taught him to run to the litterbox when he coughs up a hairball. some cats enjoy the mental challenge of learning new things. try it with your cat- it's good mental stimulation for them.
it has also been proven that cats respond better to words that end in a "Y" my cat's names both do- Rami and Mosby.
2006-12-19 03:44:33 · answer #1 · answered by C.C. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be different with every kitten. Just use repetition. Use there name when cuddling or playing with them. Maybe the kitten is being picky. I had a kitten once that we had named Oreo and she would never respond to her name. So after about 3 months (we had her from birth) we just would always laugh then say you silly cat. As soon as we would say silly she would come running. So we just figured she didn't like the name Oreo and started calling her silly. Never had a problem after that.
2006-12-19 06:27:00 · answer #2 · answered by fallenangelf99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find they mostly learn a tone of voice, not so much a name. Ours just gradually picked it up over time. For instance, I'll call them in a higher voice generally, especially when I'm putting out food or something they'll like, and I'll talk to them in that same voice when I want to get their attention to play. I also will talk normally to them saying their name when they're sleepy and I'm petting them. I find after about a month-two months they will turn and look and soon after they will often come. They voice tone I'm talking about is the "here kitty kitty kitty" voice. I think it also depends on the individual cat too. Some are much smarter. We have one that sits on command. Lol... They pretty much never always come when called, but they'll usually look your way. And they know to come when you have food. They're smart enough for that!
2006-12-19 02:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by sir'slady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found that if you name a kitten/cat a 2 syllable name like say "Ziggy" the tones between each name is different and the cats are VERY smart and will learn very quickly who you are calling. Try putting a different little inflection in your voice when you call each one.
2006-12-19 02:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for sure cats respond to their names! All my cats respond to their names. not basically that, I have seen cats respond to instructions like sit down, shake a paw, and so on. My cat may even play fetch - I throw a paper ball out and she would chase after it, %. it up, carry it decrease back, and drop it beside me so as that i will throw it back. you basically choose a lot extra staying power to coach a cat.
2016-11-30 23:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by northcut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I taught my kittens their name by simply repeating it to them over and over when I played with them. Make sure you are handling only one kitten when teaching it its name. My kittens learned their names in less than a week that way. Now they know their names and come when they are called. Even when I am just talking to them they meow and look at me when I saw their names. It is too cute!
2006-12-19 02:57:33 · answer #6 · answered by Drifter D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you call kitty kitty kitty at my house no one comes but if you call their names they all come running to see what you want.
Teaching cats their names is just like doing it for a puppy. If I want my cat I call Sammi she comes. She used to get a treat each time she came and she learned that if I called and she came she got fed.
I train dogs and figured if they could learn their names so could she.
It works.
The dogs are far more obedient and do what you ask them to do Sammi will come if you call but that is about it.
2006-12-19 03:14:42 · answer #7 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep calling them that same name no nicknames for a while. It will take a couple of weeks.
2006-12-19 03:22:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. I call my cat a thousand different names. I agree, it's your tone a voice. She knows when we're talking to her(even if she ignores you), and she'll (usually) come to you when you snap your fingers. Just talk to them one at a time and make eye contact, just so they relise you're talking to them.
2006-12-19 03:18:00 · answer #9 · answered by dragon_girl441 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just keep using their names like when your snuggling and and stuff the more you use the name the faster they will learn now remember cats like t ignore i call it selective hearing
2006-12-19 04:39:54 · answer #10 · answered by simply me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋