It is advisable to establish a signal other than just a name call from the earliest days of owning a cat. This signal - which could be the sound of a tinkling bell, a spoon tapped on a food dish or even a whistle - would precede any name call. Once a cat strongly associates with this sound, usually after a week or so, it can be used to recall the cat if it should ever wander off or become lost. The simple sound, used repeatedly, will carry further into the night air and is not as complicated as a name call.
What is the Best Way to ‘Call’ My Cat to Encourage it Home at Night?
March 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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1 Moki // Mar 25, 2008 at 2:40 am
We have been using sounds to call our cats home for years and they work very well indeed!
2 Malry // Apr 7, 2008 at 4:19 pm
As a pussy cat owner from age eight to fifty one, I always train cats with a particular whistle, two long, four short at feeding times. Wait with can in hand until they are at your feet miaowing for grub, repeat whistle a few times then feed da tat. This has “found and saved” lost cats a couple of times and is well worth the effort and time to do properly. Afterwards when just “calling” them always give a little treat when they come and of course lots of fuss and attention (natch).
3 Dayala // Apr 24, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I love the picture of the cat. I have a kitten and it’s a boy and his name is Max. The color of my cats body is black. I take good care of him and love him and I feed him really good and I buy him everything. I can’t wate till max grows up and gets baby kittens. Today my cuz came over and gave me a book that talks about how to take care of a cat or a kitten so I can take good care of Max. I learned how a cat can get a baby and it looks like when it is first born and how big and cute he/she look like. I get mad when I have to clean up his……you know his dokeee. But there is not any smell because my family and I bought him cat litter.Ok bye take care.
P.S.If you get a cat or a kitten you might want to take good care of him or her BYEEEEE!!
4 Carolyn // Jun 10, 2008 at 9:17 pm
When its feeding time at my house …I bang a spoon on top of can and announce…”calling all cats” works every time.They all show up to eat.
5 zinzin // Jan 31, 2009 at 1:02 pm
a simple loud ”ch ch ch” works with my two cats
i think it depends on what sound you make to them as kittens though
sometimes a almost kiss sound works too
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