My cat ada taught me how to play fetch, im a slightly forgetful person and tend to leave my bottle caps off of my water bottles/soda jugs and one day she came up to me woth a bottle cap in her mouth. This soon evolved into her playing fetch and her placing it directly into my hand as you stated. I love my cat and came here to find out what it meant. Cheers!
Our cat likes to run and catch the ball but not bring it back. She looks back at me so I can get it and throw it again. Lol we do have this game where we swat the ball back and forth to each other. I am still facinated that she plays this game with me. She purrs while we do it. We use pom pom style balls made of yarn.
almost every kitten we've gotten has played fetch, and almost all of them stop fetching sometime between 1-2 years old. We only have 1 cat who continuously still fetches and he really loves it when its specific toys like the little crinkle balls.
All my cats have played fetch. Captain ( the cat ) loses his mind if I will ball up his string and throw it for him. He loses interest fairly quickly. He will bring me the string several times a day. It is a collection of old strings I've tied
I've never had a cat who played fetch. I would love that. I do throw toys to my cat, but she doesn't pick it up ever, she will either bat it around or wrestle/kick it.
My cat as a kitten showed me it wanted to play fetch, now that he's older he might just throw the ball back at me. I baffled me the first time the ball came hurling back. Just picked it up and put it in his paw and threw it.
Fascinating. I’ve had cats almost my whole life (the exception was college dorms, of course. And, man, did I miss the having them!) and I never noticed them wanting to play fetch. Admittedly, I never expected them to. I always thought it was a dog thing.
The difference is that most dogs can be trained to fetch or retrieve, but with cats it's up to them to decide whether or not this is something that interests them. :)
@@KittyHelpDesk Perhaps the reason I like dogs but love cats. A dog’s instinct is to bond (pack mentally). But when a cat decides to bond, it’s a magical connection. Just my feelings 😉
Yes, dogs have been actively bred for tens of thousands of years to be submissive to humans and to behave in ways that humans have chosen. Cats have never been bred for behaviors in the history of the species, so they're basically semi-domesticated wild animals. Just acknowledging that fact can help many people to understand their cats better. It can also result in, as you say, those magical connections when an animal whose instincts are telling them that they don't need anyone CHOOSES to befriend you. :)
4/6 of the cats I've owned as an adult played fetch but only 2 brought the toy all the way back to me. My current one doesn't play fetch, unfortunately.
I adopted a kitten ( perhaps 3 months old ). When it focused on my ear lobe, it would suck it like a teet. When I threw a small toy, it would capture it, and return it to my feet and expectantly wait on nervous feet, waiting for me to throw it again. It was very affectionate. But I'm not a cat person, so after 8 weeks of looking for a suitable owner, I found one. That was 12 years ago. Recently I woke up with wet eyes regreting that I had given him away. Out fo nowhere. I know, right !
Thank you, Hi I'm Tom! 😁
My cat, Valkyrie, goes bonkers for fetch. It is her very favorite game to play. Her preferred toy? Wadded up fast food wrappers.
My cat ada taught me how to play fetch, im a slightly forgetful person and tend to leave my bottle caps off of my water bottles/soda jugs and one day she came up to me woth a bottle cap in her mouth. This soon evolved into her playing fetch and her placing it directly into my hand as you stated. I love my cat and came here to find out what it meant. Cheers!
Our cat likes to run and catch the ball but not bring it back. She looks back at me so I can get it and throw it again. Lol we do have this game where we swat the ball back and forth to each other. I am still facinated that she plays this game with me. She purrs while we do it. We use pom pom style balls made of yarn.
almost every kitten we've gotten has played fetch, and almost all of them stop fetching sometime between 1-2 years old. We only have 1 cat who continuously still fetches and he really loves it when its specific toys like the little crinkle balls.
All my cats have played fetch.
Captain ( the cat ) loses his mind if I will ball up his string and throw it for him. He loses interest fairly quickly.
He will bring me the string several times a day. It is a collection of old strings I've tied
I've never had a cat who played fetch. I would love that. I do throw toys to my cat, but she doesn't pick it up ever, she will either bat it around or wrestle/kick it.
My cat as a kitten showed me it wanted to play fetch, now that he's older he might just throw the ball back at me. I baffled me the first time the ball came hurling back. Just picked it up and put it in his paw and threw it.
Fascinating. I’ve had cats almost my whole life (the exception was college dorms, of course. And, man, did I miss the having them!) and I never noticed them wanting to play fetch. Admittedly, I never expected them to. I always thought it was a dog thing.
The difference is that most dogs can be trained to fetch or retrieve, but with cats it's up to them to decide whether or not this is something that interests them. :)
@@KittyHelpDesk
Perhaps the reason I like dogs but love cats. A dog’s instinct is to bond (pack mentally). But when a cat decides to bond, it’s a magical connection. Just my feelings 😉
Yes, dogs have been actively bred for tens of thousands of years to be submissive to humans and to behave in ways that humans have chosen. Cats have never been bred for behaviors in the history of the species, so they're basically semi-domesticated wild animals. Just acknowledging that fact can help many people to understand their cats better. It can also result in, as you say, those magical connections when an animal whose instincts are telling them that they don't need anyone CHOOSES to befriend you. :)
4/6 of the cats I've owned as an adult played fetch but only 2 brought the toy all the way back to me. My current one doesn't play fetch, unfortunately.
I adopted a kitten ( perhaps 3 months old ). When it focused on my ear lobe, it would suck it like a teet. When I threw a small toy, it would capture it, and return it to my feet and expectantly wait on nervous feet, waiting for me to throw it again. It was very affectionate. But I'm not a cat person, so after 8 weeks of looking for a suitable owner, I found one. That was 12 years ago. Recently I woke up with wet eyes regreting that I had given him away. Out fo nowhere. I know, right !
It doesn't matter if you think you're a cat person or not once a cat has chosen you. :)
My cat plays fetch