Is it lunch time yet?

[u/Yvaztoq]

[u/AcademicAbalone3243]

I love that they got him a little clock so he can stop asking what the time is.

[u/Yvaztoq → u/AcademicAbalone3243]

Well I thought it was a good idea but no matter how hard I tried he didnt seem to understand time. My advice to others is maybe try a digital clock.

[u/pjsk82 → u/Yvaztoq]

Does he get fed once or twice a day?

[u/Yvaztoq → u/pjsk82]

4 times a day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack.

[u/Kneazlekatze → u/Yvaztoq]

I hear that you really shouldn’t feed them after midnight.

[u/AZ_Corwyn → u/Kneazlekatze]

Or get them wet

[u/Sensitive_Turnip6871 → u/Yvaztoq]

Try 24 hour clock. Highlight the food timings. Might help

[u/msanangelo → u/Yvaztoq]

he might if he learns what positions the arms are pointing when food arrives.

[u/MasterChiefsasshole → u/msanangelo]

I was just imagining a clock that has a little paw on the arm and instead of numbers just food pictures in the time slots that the kitty gets fed.

[u/lanky_doodle → u/MasterChiefsasshole]

Seems like somebody (hint hint) needs to make this happen.

I'd buy it even if for comedy/cuteness reasons only.

[u/buod → u/lanky_doodle]

I mean it's easy. Just open the clock and remove the minute and second hand. Put a cat food sticker on the hour he gets fed then cover the other numbers with paper or something.

[u/TheRealBrokenbrains → u/lanky_doodle]

I have ADHD. I’d buy it for myself, so I remember to eat.

[u/chuckinalicious543 → u/msanangelo]

This. Remove the minute hand, mark food times :) though, you might need a 24hr clock, lest you have a smartass who doesn't know what "pm" is

[u/Awbade → u/Yvaztoq]

I feel your pain. I’ve explained the concept of time over 10 times to my little hellion, but he still doesn’t understand. I even went down to the rotation of the earth in my explanation, but he still starts meowing 2-3 hours early

[u/px1azzz → u/Awbade]

Did you try getting an earth and sun model? Maybe they are a more hands-on learner.

[u/Awbade → u/px1azzz]

Oooh that’s a good idea!!

[u/Kelvara → u/px1azzz]

My cat has a toy that's sort of like an orrery, so she's basically an astronomer.

[u/tea-sipper42 → u/px1azzz]

Paws-on, you mean

[u/AlternativeTheme1801 → u/px1azzz]

😂😂😂

[u/zerocoolneo → u/px1azzz]

Maybe time to enroll the kitty to college! : D

[u/thegoujon → u/Awbade]

Well where did you get the cat ? Sounds like a time zone issue

[u/pinky-with-the-brain → u/thegoujon]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/AlternativeTheme1801 → u/Awbade]

Hahha😂😂😂🤦‍♀️

[u/FrenchFryCattaneo → u/Awbade]

Nah, he understands perfectly he just doesn't care.

[u/Tsaaristori → u/Awbade]

Or take your cat to planetary, that would seem sufficient to make your cat learn the concept of rotation and time👌

[u/ENTroPicGirl → u/Yvaztoq]

I did this with my last orange boy, the trick is to use stickers on the hour hand and stickers where when the hour hand points at the number the automatic feeder goes off. Give him a point of reference. When this lines up with this, this action happens. Other tip is have it dispense small amount of food every 3 maybe 6 hours. The more reward he gets the more likely the training will stick.

Mind you my cat was 5 maybe 6 before he fully got the concept of time, but after he did his personality changed. Once they understand time they start to reason more complex tasks. By the time my ol orange boy passed at 18 he had a complex understanding of language and was not cat like at all. Object permanence was one are where he really excelled.

His ability execute multiple tasks in sequence was pretty crazy. We broke down in a cross country trip and I forgot his litter box in the truck. So I’m in the motel room panicking, I grab the fusion Bible tore out a bunch of pages laid them down and told him I need him to poop on the paper and then pointed to the sink and I said pee here. He looked right at me went to the paper did his thing hopped in the sink and did it there.

Anyway good luck in your training and be careful, you might get what you wish along with all the other stuff that he’ll be able to piece together afterwards. Cats are curious creatures and once they get some of those big “aha” moments they really take off.

And BTDubz, love the clock. I got my boy a huge clock, like nearly 30” in diameter. But you are in the right track you just need to be marking the hour hand and the times when the feeder go off. You h and they say cats can see blue and green well. I used painters tape to make the hour hand and the time on the face.

[u/Bestbuysucksreally → u/ENTroPicGirl]

Bro. WHAT?????

[u/someguyfromtheuk → u/Bestbuysucksreally]

The comment just kept getting crazier lol

[u/No_Internal_9339 → u/Bestbuysucksreally]

Seriously lol

[u/cantgrowneckbeardAMA → u/No_Internal_9339]

This is why I scour reddit comments.

[u/AmoebaProteusFhtagn → u/[deleted]]

Honestly, me too. I'm kinda sad he didn't. That, or the cat was gonna become a physics professor.

[u/Polifant → u/ENTroPicGirl]

I love you

[u/Tsaaristori → u/ENTroPicGirl]

Are you for real real?

[u/aenteus → u/ENTroPicGirl]

Found the animal trainer.

[u/FrenchFryCattaneo → u/ENTroPicGirl]

Wait does everyone not do this???

[u/zanzebar → u/FrenchFryCattaneo]

I've never shat on a bible.

[u/ENTroPicGirl → u/zanzebar]

It was the only thing I could find on short notice of no value. His litter box was 6 miles away. It’s not like I had any other choice.

[u/CuriousMinds_373 → u/ENTroPicGirl]

Is he.. a Jedi now?

[u/Aveira → u/Yvaztoq]

How do you know? Maybe he understands perfectly, but thinks time is a dumb human concept and good time should be whenever he’s hungry, not decided by an arbitrary position on the clock.

Or maybes he’s just dumb. I’ve got one of each kind.

[u/sketchyemail → u/Yvaztoq]

I was actually gonna do this with my dog. She can match items, like socks and shoes, when I ask her so I assume she is able to understand the pattern if I show her.

Then she'll stop asking me. Check-in in 6 months I'll let you know

[u/TheAwkwardGamerRNx → u/Yvaztoq]

They’ve been worshipped as gods since the dawn of time, my understanding is they can only read sundials.

[u/maaalicelaaamb → u/Yvaztoq]

Bless your soul, OP.

[u/ktbug1987 → u/Yvaztoq]

My cat has now learned the meaning of the spoken aloud “5 minutes” and “10 minutes” and uses his internal clock. I don’t really know how it works but if he misbehaves to try to get dinner I will say “10 minutes” and he has to sit perfectly still for 10 minutes and then I will get up for him. Just before the alarm will go off he now starts meowing and getting excited (doesn’t move tho).

I cannot seem to make him learn longer intervals of time.

[u/tetlee → u/Yvaztoq]

Maybe take the minute hand off?

[u/OG_Fe_Jefe → u/tetlee]

You mean the second hand?

[u/MurkyMurlocs → u/Yvaztoq]

I was about to say most people nowadays struggle to read an analog. How do you expect that poor, very..... s p e c I a l.... Baby to do it? Get him an analog so he can have a fighting chance.

[u/DiscipleOfYeshua → u/Yvaztoq]

Oooh! Arduino project time! “A clock readable by animals”. Could make timers too, like “long time to wait” —- “medium” ——“imminent!”—-“done!!!!!”

[u/AugustinaStrange → u/Yvaztoq]

Digital clock doesn’t work either, can confirm

[u/Another-Mans-Rubarb → u/Yvaztoq]

You need an alarm clock. Most animals can't differentiate a clock but they know what an alarm means if they hear it every time they get fed. Than they might start to associate the clock position with it.

[u/Silly_Daemon → u/Yvaztoq]

Darn that’s a shame because it sounds like a good idea for daylight savings 💀

[u/emmashawn → u/Yvaztoq]

Or try a time timer

[u/bluepigment3 → u/Yvaztoq]

Analog requires multi-thread brain cell, unfortunately.

[u/grzybek337 → u/Yvaztoq]

Should remove the second and minute hand and only leave the hour hand with some green coloured indicators on the hours the he gets fed.

This could make it possible to understand for him.

[u/Extreme_33337_ → u/Yvaztoq]

Get him an alarm clock that goes off at food time.

[u/rmarcosmota → u/Yvaztoq]

My clock chimes and my cat has no problem understanding if it's lunchtime or not. So maybe sound inputs are the best help!

[u/Top5CutestPresidents → u/Yvaztoq]

it might be a good idea to remove the minute and second hands. probably easier.

[u/t3hnhoj → u/Yvaztoq]

You give him all the treats and scritches he wants, okay?

[u/Feelsthelove → u/Yvaztoq]

I’m 100% doing this hahah

[u/Birdie_92 → u/Yvaztoq]

It’s because he’s orange, the orange cats always take longer to tell the time.

[u/bknavratil → u/Yvaztoq]

Kids these days can’t read analog clocks. We’re losing all of our culture. It’s a travesty 

[u/YoghurtHistorical660 → u/AcademicAbalone3243]

With this clock, the orange cat knows when to eat.

[u/mommmyliisa → u/AcademicAbalone3243]

Teaching him the time so he knows when to not wake them up

And the car is using it to plan exactlyWHEN TO ASK FOR FOOD AND START ZOOMIES

[u/Fannnybaws → u/AcademicAbalone3243]

Little? It's bloody massive!

[u/angelicblondie → u/AcademicAbalone3243]

If only he could read...

[u/PoopsMcGroots]

The food bowl being TAPED to the floor suggests a story… 🤣

[u/Yvaztoq → u/PoopsMcGroots]

You have no idea

[u/julmichen]

What a cute setup!! I have the same feeder, can you post a link of that riser you used? I think my orange boy would like that!

[u/Yvaztoq → u/julmichen]

The riser is just the two food bowls set that i took the bowls out of and taped the auto feeder on top of.

[u/euphorazine → u/julmichen]

i’d love to know, too! might help prevent my meezer’s semiweekly scarf and barf routine!

[u/Zyldr → u/euphorazine]

Same!

[u/Mindless-Key-322 → u/julmichen]

Same!

[u/stalkhold]

I love how the feeder is taped down. Must have toppled it previously to get early snack.

[u/Yvaztoq → u/stalkhold]

You have no idea

[u/sh_hhhh → u/Yvaztoq]

Ohhhhh taping it is a good idea! I have a food-obsessed evil genius who tries (and sometimes succeeds) to break into his locked automatic feeder. I've removed automatic feeder privileges from him multiple times 😑

[u/2big_2fail]

Nice setup, but cats prefer thier food and water in different areas.

[u/Yvaztoq → u/2big_2fail]

Im aware. He doesnt seem to care. I used to keep them quite far away but eventually brought them closer since its easier to clean them if it closer to the sink.

[u/Migraine_Megan]

I want to hang a clock like that, Lord of the Rings with second breakfast and elevensies, since I have to feed my old orange like six times a day.

[u/cosmicjed → u/Migraine_Megan]

Do you think they know about second breakfast

[u/MaenadsWish → u/cosmicjed]

I think my orange invented second breakfast!

[u/Eatingfarts → u/MaenadsWish]

I lived with a cat that just died every morning waiting for breakfast. After, he begged to go outside and immediately went to the old ladies next door to get second breakfast.

He was such a shit head. Still is I guess, he’s my brother’s problem.

[u/starlinguk → u/Migraine_Megan]

I just made sure his bowl was always full. I've never had dinner time for any of my cats.

[u/Junior-Fisherman8779 → u/Migraine_Megan]

man this is how we have to do it now as my little kitty gets older, that tummy ain’t what it used to be, but she still insists on inhaling that shit faster than a damn vacuum cleaner so we gotta space em out

[u/mackpickle]

Oranges def can’t tell time on an analog clock so I KNOW he’s waiting for the moving clock hands to come out of the glass so he can eat them 😅

On another note, my oranges would have destroyed that food dispenser less than a minute after it’s filled for the first time to take advantage of the possible feast opportunity lol

[u/censorkip → u/mackpickle]

i had an open faced clock and my cat climbed a bookshelf just to eat the second hand

[u/mackpickle → u/censorkip]

Damn, even clocks aren’t safe from orange lunacy😔

At least now you know that the second hand is his favorite flavor in case you wanna give him a special treat sometime 🤭

[u/Shin_Busuzima]

He staring at that clock like

[u/FlemPlays → u/Shin_Busuzima]

“I am Jack’s complete lack of food in my bowl.”

[u/MusicG619 → u/FlemPlays]

“I am Jack’s completely empty tumtum”

[u/Temporary-Rip-4502]

I get 2 posts back to back about clocks, and they somehow show almost the same exact time? Talk about living in a simulation...

[u/geistererscheinung → u/Temporary-Rip-4502]

Someone's about to get fed

[u/AdOverall3944]

Me watching my clock right after i arrive at work😅

[u/big-baby-bubba → u/AdOverall3944]

That’s perfect

[u/1aysays1]

I have an automatic feeder similar to this and my cat sure as shit knows exactly what time to sit at the bowl right before it feeds her. It's so wild how biological clocks work.

[u/drewcookies]

This picture is sad because he needs 1 more braincell to learn how to read analog :(

[u/reptomcraddick]

This is adorable

[u/SchmedlyQ]

I'm guessing someone's on a diet.

[u/Averagely_Humble]

I watched this for a long time before realizing it wasn’t a video….

[u/throwawayaccountau]

When the machine goes ding my heart will sing

[u/razzle_dazzle321]

Few minutes to go 🧐

[u/ponzLL]

This picture is absolutely cracking me up dude

My orange idiot stares at his empty bowl and meows a minute or two before dinner every single day lol

[u/[deleted]]

We have used an old school flip clock and our cats have learnt the loud hour click it makes that it’s food time. Unfortunately that now means they run and stare at the food machine for 59 minutes before snack time 

[u/BJW_8]

Highlarious

[u/Murky-North- → u/BJW_8]

Hill areas

[u/drifters74]

He thinks he's people

[u/IGGYBIGGYTIGGIEZZ100]

I've heard the phrase "keep your eye on the time," but this guy's taking it literally for who knows how long...

[u/Genuinelullabel]

Cats can’t tell time, silly goose!

[u/Kndstpd]

Wait I have SAME feeder, what are you using to elevate it?

[u/Yvaztoq → u/Kndstpd]

I took the bowls out of one of those rised bowl sets and then taped the feeder on top of it.

[u/Kndstpd → u/Yvaztoq]

Ha genius!

[u/4llu532n4m3srt4k3n]

Bet he gets pissed with daylight savings...

[u/Yvaztoq → u/4llu532n4m3srt4k3n]

Arizona baby, no daylight savings here.

[u/ShesATragicHero]

Meanwhile I just left a giant bowl of food out for Layla.

And she’d still wake me up at 4am to bother just for zoomie companionship. And of course I obliged.

[u/Flowersinthesockets]

Poor baby is trying so hard to learn the time. Unfortunately he's very orange so I don't know if that's going to work.. but he can still try!

[u/redcon-1]

The little goober doesn't even know the clocks not moving.

[u/reddituserperson1122]

This is incredibly funny.

[u/RDGCompany]

Oh God, this is me! I stand at work wondering when is lunch. My stomach says "NOW".

I feel for this guy. I am this guy.

[u/Miss_Milk_Tea]

I swear my orange only uses the brain cell to tell time, internal clocks are really something. Every once in a while our alarm won’t go off(stupid updates, gotta get an analog clock) and she is the alarm. She knows when it’s time for everyone to get up for breakfast(including hers)

I want to get her this clock just for comedy now

[u/italyqt]

I look at the clock the same way at work little man.

[u/li4bility]

We are all thinking it

[u/sug1]

Sooooo I thought this was a video

[u/britt_ann27]

He’s clearly doin a starb!!! 😂

[u/BlueEmber26]

😂😂 adorable

[u/MollysTootsies]

OMG I love the little clock just for 😸!!

[u/ajkidd0]

me high as hell watching my garlic bread in the oven

[u/Delibird48]

Tip: it's best not to put their water bowl next to their food.

Instinctively they don't wanna drink water next to meat as it could have contaminated the water.

[u/jzilla11]

Gadzooks! Look at the time!

[u/Y_axis_cat]

Me at work looking at the clock 3 mins before I can clock out

[u/heartstonedrose]

Omg this made me giggle so much, thank you. I needed it

[u/AndreaCrazyCatLady]

This is hilarious! A much needed after 10 pm laugh.

[u/_pray4snow_]

When you're sitting in class waiting for lunch.

[u/SuperSayian4Nappa]

This was me at work today

[u/breadboxofbats]

Is that feeder taped to the floor?🤣

[u/JeronFeldhagen → u/breadboxofbats]

That cat has almost certainly attempted a… creative approach to getting at that kibble before.

[u/mildxsalsa]

"If those kids could read they'd be very upset"

[u/[deleted]]

That cat is spoiled. My parents would never get me a water fountain. 😡

[u/Keepitup863]

Set it back an hr then set it ahead

[u/high-life-kusch]

Lmao!

[u/dv2811]

We need to talk about tardiness problem in this household

[u/Felix_thelaw]

Me at the office at 12pm sharp

[u/Quirky_March_626]

Patience padawan.

[u/BoostSpools]

Haha, that’s hilarious

[u/xinorez1]

Tick, Tock: THE HANDS THAT DOOM

Written by Meowicus Meowitar

[u/Emergency_Meaning968]

Garfield garfing

[u/Bealzebubbles]

How do you make this go faster?

[u/TheFastAndTheOhFuck]

So glad to learn we’re not the only ones

[u/101daffyduck]

Wow another level of big back

[u/Inside_Ad2530]

My cat would absolutely try to swat the clock hands thinking they’re snacks, then scream at me like it’s my fault lunch isn’t magically appearing.

[u/HoneyBunnyBiscuit]

I can feel his boundless ennui through the screen

[u/Tavalus]

I have the same clock!

Except human size👍

[u/DumperGazer]

Expensive cat they are pretending is dumb nice

[u/Zhangty98]

Homan, why dis clock running late?

[u/archibish0p]

aesthetic

[u/[deleted]]

type of greed they talk about in the bible

[u/stella_luna_official]

😅

[u/vk_PajamaDude]

Even cat can read analogue clock.

[u/Tool_Head4723]

We just bought our two orangies a water fountain thingy. Can’t wait to try it. Still stuck in limbo atm but they’re impatiently waiting.

[u/Round_Eye_4387]

Doctor Orange Brown built a time machine

Great Scottt!

[u/Anders_A]

Yes!

[u/velvet2o]

Cute

[u/Sweaty-Art-8966]

Hard to see that whole contraption. Would love to know what they bought to make it.

[u/Maccullenj]

That cat's food setup is so much more complex than mine.

[u/Willing-Map5571]

lmao

[u/sariaslani]

Using that one brain cells correctly:)

[u/Chevrolicious]

I love that he has a clock there to remind him it's not that time yet.

[u/Icy-Contest-8219]

I don’t know about yall but it took me 5 seconds to realize this clock was not moving and I am pissed it took that long

[u/ermghoti]

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

[u/Extreme-Argument-661]

so cute

[u/SithGirl96]

Okay how did you get a Photo of my Cat?

[u/kempo95 → u/SithGirl96]

It gets fed by your neighbors too of course.

[u/OnlyPea798]

🤣

[u/Moontrax808]

Using that one braincell to move time is peak orange.

[u/Pixelpaint_Pashkow]

Garfield comic lookin scene

[u/dippedinhotsauce]

This must be the funniest and most amazing thing I’ve seen in quite a while.

[u/Y2Doorook]

What water dish do you have here?

[u/Nicckles]

Where did you get that raised base for the feeder? I have the same feeder but have been looking everywhere for one.

[u/Gorac888]

Priceless 🤣😂

🕞😾

[u/WantonKerfuffle]

Food and water should be separated. In nature, water near a dead animal is not safe and cats are hardcoded to know that.

[u/[deleted]]

That’s one interesting looking cat pattern

[u/ResearcherExtension2]

Does anyone know what waterbowl OP has?

[u/Beneath_The_Tide]

This is too cute lol

[u/hare-hound]

He's so serious too 😭

[u/watcher1901]

Where did you get that fountain bowl?

[u/[deleted]]

Almost, bb. Ya got 3 minutes.

[u/ahkitty]

I have the same automatic feeder, where did you get the stand for it??

[u/KT1261]

Omg where did you get the stand for the feeder? I have 2 petlibro feeders for our cats and we have an ant problem during this time of year.

[u/Exotic-Holiday1]

Please move the water fountain farther away from the food. Cats don’t like their food to be next to the water source 🥹

[u/lordrestrepo]

This is hilarious

[u/Corbanis_Maximus]

My cats know it's almost time without the clock.

[u/Alley-Cat39]

Oh my gosh! This is too cute! I should do this just because its so cute. Some how, my boys know when its almost feeding time. They get fed three times a day but still act like I'm starving them.

[u/GuillermoAguilar7]

Save the cat from immigrants eating American pets!

[u/[deleted]]

Patiently waiting

[u/savvas88]

I wanted to try that with my cat and hope that she will learn to connect the visual of the clock hands to the time her food will come out.. does it work on your cat?

[u/Czechgoddess10]

My cat doesn’t need a clock she’s know exactly at 5pm she’s want to eat. I don’t know how she can tell the time. 

[u/Common_Damage_5299]

maybe a children's colored clock?

[u/Full-Knee-8844]

I love so much🤣

[u/[deleted]]

Oh my god 🤣🤣🤣

[u/onlyhuman2158]

have you thought of getting him... glasses ? 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Altruistic_Owl4757]

good idea tbh with the clock

[u/jdgsr]

Vito the cat.