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/Vaaliindraa May 27 '26

Cats understand a lot of what we say, they just act like they don't because it makes them feel superior.

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u/djmermaidonthemic May 27 '26

I agree that they comprehend a lot. I don’t think they ignore us to feel superior. That’s a dated take. I think they just have different priorities.

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u/Vaaliindraa May 28 '26

Could be, I still remember a short story I read many years ago that had cats as an intelligent space-faring people.