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Pete Ross Junior

(404 posts)
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 12:09 PM Nov 2022

But can you command them to kill?

Scientists Confirm You Can Communicate With Your Cat by Blinking Very Slowly
Science Alert

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In a study published in 2020, scientists observed cat-human interactions, and were able to confirm that this act of blinking slowly makes cats – both familiar and unfamiliar animals – approach and be receptive to humans. ...


Only if they already want to.
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But can you command them to kill? (Original Post) Pete Ross Junior Nov 2022 OP
If you have a cat you already knew that. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #1
Same here. SheltieLover Nov 2022 #2
I do that with the cats in shelters when I go to them. 2naSalit Nov 2022 #4
Never thought about it Bayard Nov 2022 #3
Someone finally did a study! 2naSalit Nov 2022 #5
I slow blink Othello I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #6

Ocelot II

(115,836 posts)
1. If you have a cat you already knew that.
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 12:12 PM
Nov 2022

I exchange slow blinks with the feral cat who lives on my porch as well as with my pampered old indoor cat.

2naSalit

(86,776 posts)
5. Someone finally did a study!
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 01:22 PM
Nov 2022

I have been doing that with many species for years. It works with most wildlife and certainly with domestic pets.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
6. I slow blink Othello
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 01:37 PM
Nov 2022

And say I love you at the same time so he associates the words with the good feeling slow blinking with cats feel when they get blinked.

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