{"id":5554,"date":"2022-05-06T02:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5554"},"modified":"2022-05-06T02:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:35:49","slug":"feline-fun-friday-whats-your-cats-iq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5554","title":{"rendered":"Feline Fun Friday \u2013 What\u2019s Your Cat\u2019s IQ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Okay, here\u2019s a fun topic. You\u2019re probably like me and you think your cat is on the high intelligent side. She shows you where her toys are hiding and entices you to dig them out from under a dresser or another piece of furniture. She lets you know when it\u2019s time for supper or when she wants a treat. She has interesting habits like racing to your chair and jumping up in it before you sit down or sitting at your feet while you read or come running when you’re simply thinking about\"\" giving her some catnip. Your cat knows who she likes and even seems to know who\u2019s at the door even before you do. She walks toward it when it\u2019s someone she knows and runs away when it\u2019s the delivery man or another stranger.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve all had cats with interesting habits and skills. Lily recognized the delivery of her dried chicken treats and would beg us to open the box. Then she\u2019d wrestle \"\"with the jars trying to get the treats to come out.<\/p>\n

Olivia communicates to me when she wants the window blinds up so she can watch the world go by. She\u2019s particularly enamored by large, loud trucks. EXCITING! Well, I thought she was pretty darn intelligent, so I tested her. Yes, I found a cat IQ test.\"\" The people behind this test take into consideration how a cat manipulates toys and figures out puzzling situations with her toys, how she examines and evaluates things, her social skills, whether or not they can tell time,\u00a0 copy things you do, open cupboards, \"\"follow the sight of a squirrel or bird, tune into and participate in your daily routine.<\/p>\n

So I took the test for Olivia (because she doesn\u2019t read yet). I expected her to excel\u2014be one of the high-functioning cats, but, alas\u2014she fits smack dab in the middle\u2014a high-middle, but still in the middle. The ballots are in\u2014Olivia is simply normal. (Well, that is except for when I elevate her aptitude and intelligence when I write about her character in the Calico Cat Mysteries.) Here\u2019s the test. Let us know how your cat did.<\/p>\n

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