The topic of whether cats can recognize their own names has been a hot topic since ancient times.

Many cat owners firmly believe that whenever they call for the name of a cat, the furry little creature can always respond in some way, which undoubtedly confirms a belief in their hearts: cats do know their names.

However, others found that no matter how hard they shouted, their pets seemed to be deaf about it.

Can cats recognize their own names? Scientific experiments have uncovered this mystery for us.

1.Can cats really understand their names?

In fact, judging from the behavioral reactions of many cats, they do not provide direct and clear feedback on their owner's call, instructions, names, etc. like dogs.

In 2019, a research team at Kyoto University in Japan conducted in-depth research on the hearing of felines.

They found that cats were extremely sensitive to the high and low tones of their voices, but they were not as capable of truly understanding the deep meaning of human language like canines.

Therefore, scientific experiment results show that cats are not necessarily able to truly understand the meaning of their names like dogs, so their response to names is not always proactive.

2. So, why do some cats respond to their names?

In this study, the research team found that although cats cannot understand the exact meaning behind their names, due to their sensitivity to sound, they can identify their names by distinguishing tones.

In other words, although cats cannot fully understand the specific meaning of names, they can respond accordingly by identifying the sound patterns and tones of names.

In addition, research has shown that when cat owners call their names, cats realize that their owners are focused on them and may respond in some form to their owners, as if the cats really understand their names.

3. Of course, there are actually huge individual differences in whether a cat responds to a name.

This is the root cause of the controversy over whether a cat can understand its name. Because some cats will respond to their names, while others seem to be indifferent.

In fact, the reason why some cats actively respond to their names is probably due to their early systematic call training or rich social experience.

And those cats who are indifferent to their names and even indifferent may be related to their breed, personality, age, training experience, and socialization.

4. Then why do some cats turn a blind eye to their names?

Some cats turn a blind eye to their names, which is also a question that many people are curious about.

The scientific research team found based on their research and observation that the reason why most cats ignore their names may be because they are in a state of alertness, indifferentness or unwilling to communicate. In the final analysis, these cats are actually unwilling to pay attention to you.

Of course, cats' hearing and attention can also be affected by environmental factors, mood swings and health.

Sometimes cats don't respond to your call because they don't hear it at all, or they feel uncomfortable.

5. So how can you make your cat respond to your call?

First of all, of course, you need to give the cat a simple and easy-to-remember name when it is young, and then repeat the call training through snack rewards to deepen the cat's impression of its own name and let it understand that this name represents itself. In this way, when you call its name, it will react.

Next, it is also crucial to accompany your cat more. Just like "companionship is the longest confession", the more time you spend with you, the more the cat will trust you, accept you, and even love you.

When cats love you deeply and care about you, they will naturally respond to everything about you. Once you call their name, they will immediately run into your arms.

Finally, leveraging the attraction of food is also a clever idea. Food is extremely important to cats, after all, it is about their survival.

If you can supply food to your cat regularly every day, then your cat will inevitably rely on you and regard you as the most important existence. In this case, as soon as you call its name, it will definitely respond immediately.

Conclusion: So, will your cat respond to its name? This small interaction may help you understand your furry friends better and enhance your emotional connection.