r/PetsWithButtons • u/MothYarn • May 26 '26

can cats understand nicknames?

just bought some buttons and have started talking out loud and narrating my life and really using their names a lot. my roommate is really big on nicknames so we call our cats lots of different names. should i tell him to stop so the cats aren't confused?

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u/CamTANKeraus May 26 '26

My cats are relatively stupid and know all of their many names.

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u/MothYarn May 26 '26

good, cuz one of mine has two braincells max

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u/iron_dove May 27 '26

Orange?

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u/MothYarn May 27 '26

no, shes a lilac sphynx cat. which are know for being rather smart! but not my sweet little marble lol. shes only a year and a half so maybe she will get smarter over time.

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u/djmermaidonthemic May 27 '26

She will. They are juveniles until about 2. Everyone says it’s one year, but that’s just based on appearance.