I once had a cat who was curled up in my lap. I said his name and his head came up. I said "Hop down, go the the garage and I'll get you some dinner" and he jumped off my lap and trotted over to the garage. Now, "hop down", "garage" and "dinner" were words he heard regularly.
Even better was another cat who we adopted as a stray. Since I didn't know her medical history, I decided to take her to the vet for a complete set of shots. I told her "Tomorrow we're going to the vet and getting your shots.". She immediately hopped off my lap and wanted to be let outside. She skipped breakfast the next day and didn't show up again until it was too late to go to the vet.
Last edited by natman; 03/10/20.
