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Daily conversations with my cat

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Judystilldreamsofhorses · 27/04/2026 23:16

Every night around now, our cat comes in from the garden for the last time before bed (he’s kept in overnight) and we go through a rigmarole of him pawing and scratching at his cupboard as if he’s starved, despite having food in his dish. The conversation goes along the lines of, “there’s nothing else coming out of that cupboard, eat what’s in your dish”, and always ends up with “kitchen’s closed, the chef’s gone home”. He will then eat the food in his dish. Every night. I don’t know why it makes me laugh so much, and I also don’t know what he would do if I suddenly produced another meal from the cupboard at 11pm.

Another regular chat we have is that he takes himself off in the afternoon (never any other time) to nap under the throw on the armchair. One of us will say “where’s Louie?” and he will miaow to say he’s there until the throw is lifted and oh, “here he is!” and he jumps down.

How about you? what are your daily chats with your cats?

Attached photo of Louie being “found” in his little armchair tent.

Daily conversations with my cat
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shellyleppard · 27/04/2026 23:20

Awww Louie is absolutely gorgeous 😍 my 3 cats conversation are mainly food related!! Also 11 am is treats time. My boy will sit on the worktop and wait patiently for them!! Cat tax....wispa on the purple blanket, cookie admiring the Lego and bonnie doing the thing she always does... sleep!

Daily conversations with my cat
Daily conversations with my cat
Daily conversations with my cat
Pudmyboy · 27/04/2026 23:22

I love Louie!
I used to talk to my late Pud all the time, not conversations as such but he would miaow in an indignant tone if I was tardy in opening the back door to let him in...

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 27/04/2026 23:35

@shellyleppard i don’t think your photo attached? If I am at home 11ish is “chicken yoghurt” time here. DP does not do chicken yoghurt (Lick-e-Lix) and wonders why Louie is a relentless imposter in his work calls.

@Pudmyboy I love a chatty cat! Our last girl was only really vocal around feeding times, but Louie likes a good yap.

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MrsMoastyToasty · 27/04/2026 23:51

Toasty Boy Cat (TBC) comes into the kitchen

TBC: "Miaow"
DH: "What do you want now?"
TBC: (indignant) "Miaow:
DH: "You've had dry food and you've had dreamies. Do you want wet food?"
TBC: "Miaow" (translation =yes)
DH: "There you go.:

DH fills bowl with wet food.
TBC takes one look at the bowl and goes and sits by the catflap. Does not go outside until DH opens the door. TBC goes out and comes back in minutes later and the whole rigmarole starts again.

DH to TBC: "TBC you are as thick as a whale sandwich"

And repeat every evening.

shellyleppard · 28/04/2026 06:44

@Judystilldreamsofhorses i think the picture might be showing now? Mine also go mad for lick e lix.... they devour them Lol

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 28/04/2026 08:10

@MrsMoastyToasty that sounds familiar, although my DP really doesn’t tend to engage in the negotiations chatter here.

@shellyleppard it is - they are beautiful!

In an unusual turn of events Louie actually insisted on going back out last night after I started this thread - in the last few months he’s started to poo outdoors sometimes instead of using the tray, so I thought it might be that. No, he was just being a pest. He flat refused to come in, and sat glaring at me on the wall until I finally picked him up and hauled him inside just after midnight. I stood on a SLUG for my troubles!

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JoanOgden · 28/04/2026 08:17

Haha this is very familiar. Joancat likes to sit by her full food bowl looking utterly pathetic. I tell her "Look at all the food you have in your bowl! It is special cat food! For cats!" In the end she does give in and start eating it, with bad grace.

Tbh I use up my passive-aggressive tendencies on Joancat and enjoy asking her questions like "Having a busy day, are we?" and "What time do you call this, you terrible animal?" She doesn't seem to mind and I'm sure it makes me nicer to my colleagues.

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 28/04/2026 09:21

@JoanOgden it's interesting how many of these conversations with cats are around food, isn't it?

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Toddlerteaplease · 28/04/2026 09:34

I used to have full conversations with the late Cheddar. She had an opinion on everything. She announced her presence every time she entered a room. Penelope isn’t quite as opinionated yet. But we are getting there. Current conversation with my parents cat is about the marauders he’s protecting us from. 🤔

Imgoingtobefree · 28/04/2026 09:54

It was my birthday last week and I got one of those scam texts the day before saying DPD had tried to deliver.

But just in case … I asked The Cat if she’d perhaps got me a surprise present. She just purred and gave me a coy smile as if to say “you’ll just have to wait and see”

That night at 4am she went absolutely mad with the zoomies in and out of my bedroom (very unusual) and then did a massive smelly shit in her litter tray (which I’d temporarily put outside my bedroom door.

So Happy Birthday to me, I guess.

JoanOgden · 28/04/2026 10:15

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 28/04/2026 09:21

@JoanOgden it's interesting how many of these conversations with cats are around food, isn't it?

LOL. Actually my other frequent conversation with Joancat goes like this:

"Now I know you're really happy and cosy on my knee"
Purr
"But I'm afraid I'm about to have to evict you"
Suspicious miaow
"Yes I'm going to start gently removing you"
Loud miaow of absolute rage
"I'm sorry, I realise that you feel that I'm infringing your rights at a very fundamental level"
Final miaow, stalks off

ToadRage · 28/04/2026 10:16

Alaska: Daddy, its breakfast time.
Daddy: Go away.
Alaska: Come on, Daddy, it's breakfast time.
Daddy: Leave me alone.
Alaska: Mummy, its breakfast time.
Mummy: No.
Alaska: But Mummy, i'm hungry.
Alaska starts ripping up paper
Mummy: Shut up, Laska.
Alaska stamps on Mummy
Mummy: Oof, ow, get off....alright Laska, i'm up.
Mummy feeds Alaska.
2 hours later
Alaska: Daddy, Mummy didn't give me breakfast.
Daddy: Fur and lies.

Judystilldreamsofhorses · 28/04/2026 17:53

Love these stories - happy belated birthday @Imgoingtobefree 🎉. I hope you got something nice as a present beyond what your cat gave you!

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