Does Your Cat Know The Sound Of Treats?

Does your cat know the sound of their treats being opened? Most people i know with a cat would say yes as well as I. You cannot even begin to open a can of soft cat food without they already swarming and going nuts.

Another Question, do you say anything special to them when you are to give them one? We Shout out the word Treat and they come running no matter how far away they are.

Does she ever. Particularly my youngest, a one year-old named Ella. I can't open anything that comes in a pouch without having her hanging on me because most of her cat treats come in pouches. If I open a pouch downstairs, such as one that holds dental floss, she'll come racing down the stairs from upstairs because she knows the sound and cannot accept that it could mean anything but that I have opened a pouch of cat treats.

"Ella, it's dental floss. It's not a cat treat."

"Don't lie to me. I heard you open it."

"See, it's dental floss. This pouch holds dental floss, not cat treats."

"Where'd you hide the cat treats?"

For some reason my kitties thought the word "Hey" implied treat. I guess it's because when I would pull the treats out, usually the kitties would already be in the same room and I would start off "Hey Zelda, would you like some special nom noms?" Which they always replied with sweet meows but, I am guessing this is how "Hey" became the trigger word for treat. Anytime the word was said, I got a meow response--and if I didn't have a treat, it just broke their heart, so they rubbed against my leg and meowed until a treat was given.

Otherwise, the sound of opening cans in general made them think they were eating wet food. Then the sound of opening treat pouches. I couldn't surprise them for nothing!

(02-18-2015 02:05 PM)PrideKidd Wrote:  Does your cat know the sound of their treats being opened? Most people i know with a cat would say yes as well as I. You cannot even begin to open a can of soft cat food without they already swarming and going nuts.

Another Question, do you say anything special to them when you are to give them one? We Shout out the word Treat and they come running no matter how far away they are.

When it comes to the sound of the treat bag, this is actually a big deal in our household, too. Our older, long-haired cat, gets a treat after her grooming routine, as an incentive. Of course, our younger short-haired cat, is right there waiting. She can be in a deep sleep and awake instantly! Sometimes, when she is one of her many hiding places, and we can not find her, all we have to do is open the treat bag. Oh yeah, we also ring out the word, treats, in a special high tone of voice. They just get so happy, which makes us happy.