I know my two cats only respond to their name, only when they feel like it, which is not too often, and I doubt it is because I called them! I mean, I might get a twitch of the ear, when they hear their name, but as far as, running up to me, like a dog, this has never happened.
I wish they would come running! The only time they come pouncing forward is when it is time to eat, or better yet, it is treat time. Even when, we are int he midst of playing, they will just stop whenever they feel like it. No amount of teasing with a toy will get their interest again. When they are done, they are done!
I am wondering, if anyone does have a cat that actually comes running up, when you call out to them? If so, you are pretty lucky!
I have three cats, and one of them often comes when I call her. They all know their names because when more than one of them is in the room and they hear their name, their ears will twitch but not when I'm talking to another one. The ear twitch is pretty much their only "tell" though, because the other two are unlikely to so much as look at me when I call them. If not for the ear twitch, I would wonder if perhaps they were deaf. However, I can barely whisper their name and get the ear twitch response, although it doesn't work too many times in a row. Cutie though, she will come at least half the time when I call her, which is okay for a cat.
My cat completely ignores us when we call his name. His ears might slightly prick up from time to time, but I feel like he KNOWS his name and just chooses to ignore us, in true sassy cat fashion!
He's definitely not deaf though, when I turn on the vacuum cleaner he runs to another room because he's scared of the sound!
Sure! Actually no matter what I said, she will respond as long as I'm calling her. She love sleeping on my legs.
My cat is no longer alive, but 9 times out of 10, he would come running when I called his name. My cat was a Maine Coon, and he was super fluffy, so I loved patting him and cuddling with him. I was always calling him over for a quick pat or cuddle, and he was always up for it. I was the only one he would come to when his name was called (feeling secretly proud of that!).
My cat comes some of the time when she is called. Most of the time though she meows or lifts her head or something similar. But she definitely knows her name. One of the reasons I like cats, is because they typically just do what they want to.
My cat had many names. Officially she was Meowmeows, but she was often called just Kitty or Putti Tat. (My dad started that). She seemed to know when we were talking to or about her I'm not sure if she knew her names really or if it was just her awareness that our attention was directed at her. Like most cats she would often "ignore" us, but usually her ear would twitch so your knee she was listening to you, even if she was pretending to be oblivious and ignoring you.
I have two cats and one responds to his name all the time and the other one completely ignores is. It doesn't matter where Merle is on the house or what he is doing at the time whenever you call his name he comes running. It is too cute. We will hear a noise in another room and we will say, "Merle what did you do?" And he will coming running in the room we are in just cause he heard his name. I haven't had many cats that actually respond to their new. Most of them just ignore you.
Two of my cats are sisters from the same litter, and they are black. We've been married for sixteen years now and my wife still can't tell them apart. Admittedly, there are times when I get it wrong too. When one of them walks into my office, I'll say, "Hi Cutie" or "Hi Lydia," and if I get the name wrong, she'll stand there looking at me as if I"m crazy. Lydia almost never comes when I call her so it's harder to tell with her, but Cutie often does come. If I'm not paying attention and call her Lydia, she will stop and look at me, and stand there until I correct myself. Then when I call her by her own name, she will continue walking up to me.
I have always called my cats by their names rather than using the generic "kitty, kitty, kitty" call, although I do use that sometimes when they are all outside and I'm trying to get them in, or when it's time to eat, although I seem to have better luck when I call them individually by name.
My cats never come when called! Actually, until recently I thought they didn't even know their names. My friend who doesn't have any cats was over at my house and was asking questions about whether cats respond to their names like dogs do. I told her that sadly no, they don't, and to prove it I called several random names out before calling my cat's name. To my surprise, he immediately turned and looked at me as soon as his name was called! I tried several more times, and each time he only turned and looked or turned his ears toward me when I called his name. I couldn't believe it! So it seems like he knows his name but he just decides it's not worth the effort to come when I call him!