When your cat bargains for catnip.

Billi decides if she can't have food, she can at least have catnip!
Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 12 years old, her favorite word is mad. Inspiration from Hunger4Words (check her out on IG). Affiliate link for buttons: amzn.to/2AcmBFF

[@ari_trashcan]

Cats: (can't talk with humans) Humans: (build an electronic device to communicate with cats) Cats: *MAD*

[@TM-iq6sx]

MAD Mammal Against Dummies.

[@yerdasellsavon8784]

😂😂😆

[@unfunnyfebruary]

That's the reason why I love this moron creature

[@sagathekawaiikilla]

Proof cats rules is

[@ThePetWellnessCoach]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pbtbp]

enraged and starving cat emotionally abuses owner into giving her drugs, more at five

[@leatherfaze9973]

Brought to you by Fox news And to Matt aprentis, brought to you by CNN

[@MrGokuson22]

And here’s tony with the weather

[@TM-iq6sx]

👍😂😂😂

[@Libbyacaciciabirdo]

Get the onion to make a news report on it

[@eHuman556]

That's like a buzzfeed article title

[@Volvith]

"I made my cat talk! :D" "Mom i want drugs." "goddamnit."

[@aris1869]

Wheeezee

[@kitewinds663]

This is exactly what scares me most when we explore communicating with other spices! Can we live with ourselves after we have heard what they might tell us? My cat is a serial killer that have specialized on long torture sessions of his victims before he starts eating them. I wonder what he’s view of the value of my life is? Woke up once and found his paw poking my neck along my carotid arteries like he was a butcher planning the placement of his next cut :) Better keep the stream of cat food and treats going...

[@ajvintage9579]

@Anna's randomness WhoCares then don’t eat them

[@edawgrules]

The frequency with which Billi says “mad” makes me realize that cats are constantly full of rage, but are too small to do anything about it.

[@theendergent3603]

They're basically land owls

[@scarebear1265]

Is anyone really surprised by this lol

[@Lala47362]

I don't think it's rage i just think being slightly miffed is their default emotion

[@patriciagriffin1505]

Oh never doubt their size in expressing any emotion

[@anijammer5373]

See cats are very effective predators but they only weigh like 9 pounds so we keep picking them up and kissing them on the head and they don't like that much

[@cheers901]

Cat: Food? Human: No food Cat: Drugs it is.

[@epiccollision]

Cheers it’s my raison d’être since legalization.

[@psychronic8327]

It is actually scientifically proven that. If isolated from all social interaction and any other recreational activity/source of comfort and or joy lab rats when given drugs will choose drugs over food. With the opposite being true if given companionship as well

[@goddammitno_]

I SHOULDN'T BE LAUGHING SO HARD

[@kp-ue3xn]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Mendoza-yi6qk]

@@psychronic8327 same goes to humans I guess

[@ACE5EE]

Imagine a robber breaking into that house and the only thing he hears is: "Stranger.....house......Billi.....mad"

[@spacekid9680]

They'd be so confused lol

[@Petersjackson450]

Shut up

[@indianmikoyangurevichbilal2062]

The Robber : damn let me head myself out, this Cat can testify in court

[@PandaJohns]

Must... Not... Kill... Stranger...

[@b0nefide]

Must.....eat.....stranger

[@fluidstatic5564]

"If you won't feed me at least get me stoned so I don't have to think about how mad I am"

[@jarioentertainment]

That is not how that works at all lol if anything it's gonna make you more upset because you get munchies as a weed smoker I can tell you have probably never smoked before lol

[@hxndaa]

@@jarioentertainment aight👍but no one asked

[@jarioentertainment]

@@hxndaa alright 👍🏾but i still said it

[@smokeyjoe291]

@@jarioentertainment catnip isn’t actually weed bro

[@jarioentertainment]

@@smokeyjoe291 what are you even talking abt?

[@vverlaine]

Im realizing cats are honestly smart enough for this and all ive been doing is "AWWW YOURE SO CUTE" everytime

[@alexpond648]

That's their superpower, to manipulate their "tin openers".

[@vandasaragosa3379]

I addore the owner pattient when she train her cat to do that

[@revolutionariesoffreedom2374]

Yes they are smart but they can’t talk that’s why we think they are dumb but in reality they are smart like us

[@MaTeiso4]

Dogs too you know

[@alexpond648]

@@MaTeiso4 yes, but dogs have owners, cats have their house stuff.

[@Reynbowz]

I just watched a cat on the internet ask for drugs. What a time to be alive

[@epiccollision]

Reynbowz it happens in my home way too often, luckily my husband just ignores me and gets the cat drugs, he says to get my own🤪

[@awhahoo]

@@epiccollision wait a moment.

[@indeed8211]

catnip isnt a drug cats like certain smells and catnip just drives them nuts its like basic girls going nuts for scented candles

[@ajasphar1700]

@@indeed8211 it affects there brain. If you give a cat to much catnip it will fuck them up

[@awhellznah]

Imagine what it can do two more papers down the line!

[@TheGreenTaco999]

cat: "food" human: "later" cat: "mad" isn't technology amazing?

[@0Jenna7]

I'm sorry, that's not technology. Well, the buttons are technology but it's something that's been around for a very long time. The cat learning that each button is associated with each thing. So it's a kind of science just not a technological one. This is an association, understanding thing. Of course, there is the fascinating question of does the cat really understands, or is she just associating the buttons? Then arises the question of is there a difference? And the answer to that is yes, and no. In that even human understanding starts with association which then develops into understanding. Ultimately I could say that this proves that a cat has the capacity for understanding/associations of that of a small child.

[@x1stval]

@@0Jenna7 ok

[@julianbello8376]

@@0Jenna7 Wow. Words. And yes it is technology that allows this. It's like a deaf person's hearing aids

[@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157]

@@0Jenna7 Could've summed that up in two words "classical conditioning"

[@0Jenna7]

@@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157 Yup, which is why I didn't think of that.

[@HaloHighlightz]

If you noticed, after pressing food, she positioned herself in front of mad as though she'd thought it through and knew what the answer would be and already had a prepared response!

[@meganlodon]

This is possible as the owner has a specific time she gives food to Billi, and animals are good at time, etc. So, Billi probably already knew it wasn't time for food yet, and still wanted to try asking.

[@oscarmejerf2735]

Uhmmm... no, the cat just heard her say "later", which is why it prepositioned there, and then when the buzzer confirmed it he pressed the "mad" button.

[@chickenfoot2423]

it might also be that shes noticed that pushing that button is more likely to get her the thing she wants! i imagine the owner would be more inclined to give in if they heard their cat sadly push an ‘im mad’ button

[@kiralonely1307]

​@@meganlodon Cats, unlike dogs, actually do have an internal clock, but they judge time ranges in general, so it's not as exact per se. Kinda like going without seeing the time all day and just having a feeling it's around this time, or knowing it's evening. Using human behavior around them helps, they like routine a lot on average. I know this because I had a cat that, everyday, at exactly 3pm, would start meowing her head off and going crazy for food. She had dry food, she wanted her dinner, aka wet food. Dinner for the kitties was always at 6. However, family would come home around 3, and as soon as said family got home from work, she'd start up, knowing it was somewhat around begging time, because if she was lucky, she'd get it a few minutes to a half hour earlier for being noisy and grabbing at my legs. (I fed them mostly.) Every day though, even if said family member didn't come home at that time, it'd be off by a few minutes of course, or a half hour or so, but she'd always end up starting up around them. She was like a personal alarm clock.

[@meganlodon]

@@kiralonely1307 I actually knew about this, regarding cats' "internal clock", but dogs have it too. I both had several cats _and_ dogs that showed as such, especially this one dog (my grandma's) that knew exactly when the school bus came. So, instead of a parent being out there waiting on me, it was her. My grandma told me that she would always go to the end of the driveway at the same time every-day. Another cool thing: (since she was out there when I got on the bus) if I didn't go to school one morning, she knew not to wait for me in the afternoon. Man, do I miss her.

[@ZeykronZ]

ARE WE GOING TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT A CAT AND A HUMAN HAD AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION

[@Randomness823]

Welcome to BilliSpeaks! Billi has lots of buttons she uses to communicate (though her favorite button is "mad" lol). Her owner teaches her each word through modeling (pressing "want, outside" if Billi is meowing at the front door, for example) and Billi is very smart. There are other animals that use the same type of buttons Billi does. There's a black and white poodle looking dog named Bunny that I love as well. I highly recommend going through their channels and watching their "How do you teach x how to use the buttons?" types of Q&A's, it's fascinating.

[@syntheticat24]

yes

[@ladyreverie7027]

I know it's so cool! Animals are so intelligent!

[@kristyw89]

"food." "Food later." "Mad, mad!" I feel that Billi.

[@kannatheweeb8836]

Ye a cute name too. It means cat.

[@vandasaragosa3379]

"FOOD" "FOOD"LATER" "Fat"fat"fat"fat"

[@dekabmyco]

We can see this

[@michelsalazar2859]

Ye

[@slushpuppie19]

Billi: "Food" Owner: "Later!" Billi, instantly: "Mad." 😂😂😂😂

[@SongbirdOfficial]

I imagine they have this exact exchange multiple times each day lol

[@georgelyons9468]

Billi: “Poop” “Shoe” “Later”

[@hahayouresofunny6859]

@@georgelyons9468 😂

[@Zetsuke4]

hah mawww!

[@leyrua]

@@georgelyons9468 Owner: "Can't. Poop. Without. Food." 😈

[@Seorful]

Everything is fun until you get woken at 1am up by "mad, mad, mad, mad" direct behind you.

[@MrEAus]

I'm reminded of Sheldon knocking on the door with "Penny; Penny; Penny!"

[@Eddie42023]

Let's not write a horror movie script.

[@jazmynbell9025]

“Buy me a pizza?” “Not right now.” 🥺🥺🥺 “...roll me a blunt at least?” “Iight.”

[@YouTubeSupportSucks]

LITERALLY

[@ToonymanStudios]

that cat did not hesitate to push the mad button on you! Seems pets is the only thing it can afford in this house!

[@cheemsdog7662]

that cat must've been REAL mad

[@ToonymanStudios]

@@cheemsdog7662 yupe! she going to get punch! As soon as the cat comes back from the gym! (By gym I mean a long catnap!) It would be on steroids (or super cranky!) when it returns!

[@brooksybaby03]

How does one teach an animal the meaning of Happy/Mad? Outside, catnip, food all seem learnable to me. A cat that knows the meaning of Happy or mad however has me perplexed.

[@blablah6931]

Leeroy Jenkins press the mad button every time the cats mad or youre mad at the cat. It’s no different to them communicating it through body language really, like they pick up what communications relate to what emotions pretty quickly, it’s similar to my cat meowing a particular way when she’s pissed off and wants something. When the cat gets something it wants or is in a good mood or they’ve made you happy you press the happy button, like they might not understand the nuance of the emotions but they get that they’re communicating positive or negative feedback.

[@GothicLeviathan]

Well its a cat, what did you expect?🤣

[@rose_kira7305]

Billie be like “if you’re not gonna feed me at least get me high”

[@qayela4335]

😂😂😂😂

[@joshuakuehn]

A respectable request

[@Megadextrious]

Words to live by 😂😂😂

[@bananian]

But then you'd get the munchies!

[@glipk]

Lmaoooooo this comment

[@WarbirdPhoenix]

Didn't need a button after that meow. I know a "protest meow" when I hear it,😆

[@kaizen5023]

Yep!!

[@datkitgirl7338]

"Food" "Later" "Mad" Can relate

[@Cecilpedia]

Billi want food. Billi mad. Billi want love. Billi want drugs.

[@TheRealBelovianna]

I can't!

[@todd.howard]

That’s also my full range of emotions

[@ribanamay3724]

Pets drugs and rock’n’roll

[@jessek9728]

Future tattoo.

[@wolfwiz9973]

Billi my spirit animal

[@jess_bounce]

She’s like “I’m a CAT that learned a HUMAN language all so that I could get food on demand and you won’t give me any?!? Uh yeah I’m definitely hitting the “mad” button several times”

[@greenjosh75]

This is tru

[@cachalotm4993]

Not satisfied with the service

[@masayuki2454]

@Milena Shvedova I would like to speak to the meownager

[@matwatson7947]

She's telling all her Cat friends that she's trained her human to give Catnip, Food and "Pets" at the touch of a button.

[@bigrobwazhere6268]

I am so upset.... But I still want pets!

[@athalladzaky6847]

"You want catnip?" Cat : *WANT , WANT*

[@abdulmuqsit7568]

I love how fast she clicks the mad button

[@LongLiveCoffee]

Imagine 3 a.m. in the morning, your cat is sleeping besides you, and all of nothing you start hearing the button over and over...."mad" "mad" "mad" "mad" mad"

[@LongLiveCoffee]

@Libertate Veritas and all of sudden you hear a button you didn't know existed "kill" "kill" "kill" "kill" "kill" as it starts to have a deeper distortioned voice

[@aliencatmeow]

@@LongLiveCoffee No

[@LongLiveCoffee]

@@aliencatmeow yes

[@clownymoosebean]

@@LongLiveCoffee That's like a mini creepypasta. A spooky noodle?

[@oatlord]

Better than horny, horny, horny I suppose

[@Mathee]

I've noticed that a lot of pets tend to press the button more than once in order to emphasis, which I think is really interesting

[@oliverholm3973]

I mean yeah, if they're trained to think that pressing the button will get them food, they would of course keep pressing. I don't think it's to emphasize, I think it's because they don't fully comprehend the concept, much like how even though you're on your way with the food they'll still meow. They are habitual

[@fluffy3640]

@@oliverholm3973 mmmm I've seen other words being done like this that are not related to food. I mean. "Pets" for example, or even "mom" or "later".

[@chesterbesterfeild]

@@fluffy3640 yeah, it almost seems like they are pushing it at random in frustration. I put a keyboard in front of my cat and it only typed nonsense! I took it to the vet right away and he found a tick

[@blitz-o-byte]

@@chesterbesterfeild what does a keyboard have to do tho? They dont know letters ~ (unless you mean a musical keyboard, which i still dont know how it would correlate to having a tick. A reaction to a tick would be scratching, not clicking buttons, unless youve trained them)

[@UnityBringer]

@@chesterbesterfeild What does that have to do with this??

[@trycoldman2358]

This could be a horror movie. Person taught the cat all kinds of words and now there's a killer in the house and the cat keeps warning or giving tips to the owner.

[@KombatW0mbat]

That sound like it would be either dope af or trash af no middle ground

[@fieldzs1552]

Would work better as a game tbh, A ghost of a dead cat helping their owner as they traverse into a hellish nightmare

[@filipepacheco6148]

What if... the killer is the cat

[@fieldzs1552]

@@filipepacheco6148 As you reach the end of the seemingly endless abyss you see a figure in the dark, "You made it" The shadowy figure said, You stared at it not knowing what to do, "You must have a lot of question, But before that i think introductions are in order" As the black suddenly morphed into a familliar figure, You... were unable to move... Unable... to understand what's happening, "Shocked? You should have seen this one coming... Human" You couldn't believe it, You knew he died, So why is he in front of you? He floats around you as if trying to mock you "They didn't deserve what you did to them, I was asleep for a short while and after i woke up, They were gone... My poor testicles"

[@filipepacheco6148]

@@fieldzs1552 Masterpiece

[@postalbabe]

Imagine: it's 1am. No one else is home except you and your cat. You hear the words "outside. outside. scary. Window"

[@dxtrum]

Putting the want button next to the catnip button might lead to some problems

[@exosproudmamabear558]

Don't worry catnip isn't addicting but her wallet probably isn't full enough so you may be right

[@hunterbosch1180]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@hunterbosch1180]

Catnip is the gateway drug to crack

[@michaelmank]

*Insert bongo cat meme here.*

[@llallogen7380]

@@exosproudmamabear558 I've had the same small catnip container for years. I take off the lid, which smells like the catnip, and it gives her something to rub on. Endless supply!

[@leoniousmumblescraper1311]

The first time I gave my cat catnip she snorted it like it was a line of coke.

[@platinum_noelle]

I actually laughed out loud at this rather than just a smile or a loud exhale through my nose. You did this to me

[@bjrales]

I mean what other way is there to do it? Lol

[@sinclair2469]

give it a couple of months and he will be shooting it up

[@bethanysmith5856]

😆🤣😂🤣

[@TheCoolerChannel]

@@sinclair2469 gives him that high just a little quicker

[@Cryinginthecloudssss]

“Give food” no food is later “MAD” “MAD” “give pets?” “No give cat weed”

[@katiea2228]

I love how pets are learning to express their feelings through these buttons 😂 Brings their sassiness to a whole new level

[@ryk3rofficial524]

I like how everyone is a professional animal psychologist.

[@UndyingZombie]

Well a psychologist does specialize in a specific animal in general. Humans.

[@228ss]

In your own words, tell me why you killed the bird even though, as you stated, you were not hungry.

[@christopherfrawley2560]

Bro, I don't know what you are talking about. I'm just sitting here trying to talk my self out of doing this with 4 ferrets...

[@chaosgamer7348]

christopher frawley DO IT!!!

[@NeoHiPPy1980]

@RYK3R Official Nice Kootra profile pic! 👌😉

[@feero9680]

Billie 2020: Food. pets. mad. Billie 2021: Drugs. Money. Alcohol. TikTok.

[@omnicideoscopy]

Alcohol is a drug, TikTok is shit

[@alsocupcakes8885]

Killer Queen Alcohol is most certainly not a drug. 🤦‍♀️

[@rrs_13]

@@alsocupcakes8885 alcohol (ethanol) is certainly a drug. Its the psychoactive ingredient present in beer wine and most spirits, that causes all the symptoms of motor discordination, euphoria, memory and cognitive impairment, AKA intoxicated aka drunk.

[@alsocupcakes8885]

rrs Interesting! I had no idea. The more you know, I guess...

[@LecherousLizard]

@@alsocupcakes8885 You'd be surprised what is a "drug". Heck, you got drugs even in tea, it's just there's so little of it you couldn't possibly get addicted to that drug in particular.

[@lisahenry20]

Looking back at some of these old videos, it's amazing to see how far Billi has come in such a relatively short time. I can't wait to see how far she'll get in the next 9 months.

[@BilliSpeaks]

Me too!

[@WisteriaWinds]

“Food?” Food later “MAD” Lol i love this cat

[@wanderingbufoon]

"Food?" No! "Drugs?" *Y E S !*

[@giannacollins1608]

We gotta follow that schedule, homie

[@RaghunandanReddyC]

Billi is Hindi word for cat. So, your cat is named cat.

[@Flanneryschickens]

Aw that's kind of adorable! I like puns/double-meanings that cross languages :)

[@tagaway6173]

@@Flanneryschickens me too! Also expressions that other countries use. Years ago I was listening to the news from Chile while doing dishes and in the international part of the news they were talking how parents were giving torpedoes to their kids in hopes that they pass the high school exam or whatever is call in India as there are not many spots for higher education so only the very best get to go. I had to stop what I was doing and rewind that part to understand why torpedoes where used.... Then I understood they meant the parents where giving their kids a goat. (My home country way of saying a cheat sheet)

[@tagaway6173]

@@Flanneryschickens kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3y6e31_h6eBm9k I just found that video to give you an idea of what I meant. I watched the news in 2009 when I had international channels and I wanted to see programs from other countries just because I could 😅 As i said before, it was in the international section that overall last 5 mins so they only mentioned this for 30 seconds. But it was the whole "climbing schools' walls to give their kids torpedoes" that perplexed me. And if I told you the news i would tell you the parents were climbing school's walls to give their kids 🐐 Anyways in my home country I was friends with a girl that had I high score on everything but I knew she wasn't going to get a higher education because she was poor. There are some regions that no matter how smart you are, you might never reach your potential because of poverty. People say "We have a rich country full with poor people because politicians keep the money to themselves instead of giving back to the country." Politicians kids get to go to better school and even to Europe because money can buy their kids better education.

[@Gchang54]

Hahaha

[@ali-boop]

That's why my cat is named Bili! 😻

[@jz4057]

Hooman: cat language system Cat: drug delivery directline.

[@deawinter]

I was really skeptical of these videos at first, but tbh, our cat already communicates in his own way. He shows us what he wants and expresses curiosity, concern, and contentment. It’s not unthinkable that we could map that existing communication onto pressing buttons to make certain sounds.

[@spdcrzy]

Billi literally means cat in Hindi lol. This is so adorable.

[@subhrajitnandi5447]

In Bengali language also

[@boki1524]

Nice selfie dude

[@aspiringscientist1616]

@@subhrajitnandi5447 Biral, billi na

[@suhandatanker]

@@subhrajitnandi5447 no it's biral in bangla

[@rahulghadi2244]

Chup chutiye

[@GetOffMyPhoneGoogle]

The year is 2030, Billie is now the new Stephen Hawking explaining to the world how mass growing catnip is more efficient than corn.

[@glitzyglam7827]

🤣🤣🤣best comment ever!!!

[@boredom120]

"catnip" and "want" are so conveniently next to each other. I'm impress how she learn how to use those buttons to talk. my dog, Tippy, bargains by exchanging his toys for whatever it is he wants. when Tippy was a puppy I had to sew up a few holes in Ducky (toy) he was so upset that he was willing to give me all of his toys, treats, and food to get Ducky back. it was heartbreaking that he didn't understand Ducky was under going surgery and will be return shortly.

[@beansandwich5463]

It's like a grown man saying, "Drugs, want,want"

[@r1xhardo]

The cat is like, f*ck! I can't eat, life sucks. Let's get high.

[@Loganon2wheels]

And then he gets the high hungries

[@flala2261]

😅💯

[@AgentSquiddy]

He immediately meows when she says later 😂😂🤣

[@bbelugawhale8817]

No, not later, Meow!

[@catalinaramirez6495]

She said NOW

[@TheTheninjagummybear]

Billi is a molly, not a tom.

[@animesniperwolf1710]

@@TheTheninjagummybear I thought female cats are called queens?

[@futurestoryteller]

I love how her front paw follows your foot to the "food" button for a second like she's going "Yeah, that's right, that's what I wanted: food."

[@traaaashmouse]

Can we just take a moment to recognize how amazing this is?? Wonderful job creating such an intelligent way to communicate with your pet!!!

[@serenasaystoday]

When the owner said later and the cat looked at her so shocked and offended

[@katmorningstar374]

Karen cat?

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

My heart screamed when she pressed “food later” and the cat meowed immediately like its in protest Edit: There’s a mad button and the cat pressed it, i love it

[@user-xs8bt7fn2e]

I read somewhere that cats' meows are the equivalent of human shouts, so it's almost like Billie got so angry that she swore, then remembered her manners and explained that she was mad 😂

[@trixton6592]

Moral of the story: if you’re hungry and you have no food, do drugs

[@ASipOfT]

How do you teach them the concept of "want", "mad", and "later"?

[@HAMWICH90]

I was wondering this, too! I get how they would teach them things like "catnip," "food," and "pets." But the other things are concepts, like you said. How do you teach them a concept? Weird! Was also wondering about "I love you" and how that was differentiated from just "pets" or attention.

[@weehoo_bananas]

How do you teach words that aren't nouns, and reflect feelings, like "mad" and "want"? EDIT: I found the answer in the comments section of another video. When kitty was visibly annoyed or upset, mom pressed "mad" until she understood the association.

[@FIcantchoose]

I'm guessing you observe when they might be experiencing it and then tell them what that is

[@plashhar1736]

I am also wondering how she does this for the word later

[@severedpighead4141]

Plash har By delaying giving them something that that they want and pressing later

[@Lucyller]

​@@severedpighead4141 Or "later" could be interpreted as "not now"

[@sauercrowder]

@@plashhar1736 I think the cat's understanding of "later" is closer to "no"

[@Momtopreemie]

Now if someone told me when i could and couldn’t eat I’d be pissed too.

[@mainstream2226]

It's 10:54pm Australian time, and you are, at this very second, now allowed to eat.

[@9rimace553]

“animals can’t talk” yeah, not like how they do in movies.. HOWEVER 🤣🤣

[@MicrosoftNestleTea]

"You're mad?" *mad* "What else do you want?" *mad* Cats in a nutshell.

[@pantalaimon6809]

She alternated with two paws to really get the effect, impressive! She is amazing.

[@shibba2517]

She did it by accident

[@lillyofthenorth8798]

My cat would be like "Mad. Mad. Mad. Mad. Mad. Mad. Mad. Food. Mad."

[@mainstream2226]

Mine would use the catnip button in between every 2nd press of teh mad button I wager.

[@bootanjr34]

Dude said, "I cant eat? Better get high..."

[@narutofan9tf]

"I cant eat now, but if I get high, the munchies will taste even better later!"

[@AAK540]

People: "Cats are just dumb and will never be as intelligent as dogs" This cat: "Want, food, mad, give, petting, drugs nao"

[@hesingshesobs]

Yeah. I have to deal with one of these types of idiots everyday at work. ergh...

[@jeromedado7416]

Not all!! I almost watching a lot of stuff about cat in youtube and they show how to train them a proper way. cat are stubborn as fuck the reason why they're hard to train unlike dogs..

[@AAK540]

@@jeromedado7416 no no I know. I like cats

[@hunterofdarkness8329]

@@jeromedado7416 Nah cats are intelligent animals, there just to lazy to work out

[@Zyleace]

@@jeromedado7416 They try to be a bit independent which is why it is hard to train them unlike dogs who just wags their tail to anyone they see.

[@goodstormsgames9744]

These buttons make me giggle. I always used non verbal ques with my pets to see what they wanted or mimicked locals strays to comunicate. Like mother calls etc. Then again they would learn their name and when i was calling them etc. So i guess I always met the communication half way with my cats. Like a simple "show me" and they go to what they want. Up up to have my cat climb up or go to a spot. My last cat would climb trees with me snuggle like a beast and play pranks on me and my family. She knew "stay", "come", and she would do her little trills if she wanted to snuggle and if she was sleepy she would bring her fishy. So she could chew on it and go to sleep. Wash my cats with a moist cloth so they were bathed. Cats are trainable if you watch natural behavoirs and adjust your teaching to the cats natural reforcing and discouraging things.

[@blitz-o-byte]

I have two very different cats and its really interesting to observe what each one picks up :) theyre definately trainable to understand words the same way dogs do, i still havent managed to teach them tricks tho xD ( like , just now, i asked my orange cat to come here and he didnt want pets so he didnt come, but as soon as i lifted my blanket he came over to be covered up x) while my gray tabby comes over immediately if i call her by name )

[@illestj3990]

that's brilliant, I want to learn how to do that

[@SatumainenOlento]

Amazing!!! And pretty similar than what kind of connection I have with my cat. He is trying to prank me every time when we go play to the attic. It is really awesome connection when you go the half way there!!!

[@SebHaarfagre]

Exactly :) This is just one way of plenty to learn (directly or indirectly) to communicate with your pet. Having them speak English words is just one of them (and arguably a bit more self centred lol) Edit: Yes I completely agree. Meeting them half way seems like the best way to me but that's subjective. I mean, when you teach it English words, and that's the focus, then suddenly that's how you communicate. I guess you still understand some cat language, but you'll get a stronger bond by learning some of ITS language, I think. Body language, meows, trills, all of that. Of course again, there's some things that are harder for the cat to express I guess, but then again again, it can easily show that by physical signs (walking towards door, meowing, then looking back at you - obviously it wants to go outside.)

[@one_smol_duck]

Yeah my cat doesn't really seem to absorb words at all, but she picks up on gestures so quickly. She's very easy to communicate with, just have to learn how to do it.

[@joeyoung6988]

I love how smart Billie is then i get upset knowing she is smarter then me such a precious little baby never change Billie

[@Shuttle.]

That is the cutest way of communicating to a cat I have ever seen it makes my heart melt.

[@williamstryker7253]

Kitty Strange: "I've come to bargain"

[@Kk-199]

Every time: "food later, Billi" 😂 She's so cute ❤

[@caramelcoconut2524]

Billi pressing the mad button is so funny to me 😭

[@user-gh9gu5mj3f]

"Food", "Food Later", *MAD*

[@ChickenFingers42]

I love the fact that she even has a "mad" button. What a lovely kitty!

[@alessandrospiridigliozzi7943]

Wow, it's incredible how this cat managed to train his staff to understand basic commands, so they can serve him better! total boss

[@collaborationofcuriosities]

She's come such a long way in 2 years!!

[@magiv4205]

"Food later" Billi: How dare you

[@librus8680]

Seeing a cat actually communicate like this is the darnest thing I've ever seen. If there wasn't a whole channel about it, I would think this was staged or something!

[@Hunter-go7ul]

"Dormammu I've come to bargain..."

[@richardmillhousenixon]

mad. mad. mad. mad. drugs. still mad. mad. pets. drugs. mad. Bargain: 100

[@_zoeyshaa_]

If my cat got his paws on this all I would hear is: *Food* *Food* *Food* *Food* *Food*

[@_zoeyshaa_]

@Jessica Stein yea haha

[@sircompliments5380]

Imagine you're sleeping with the cat and suddenly in the middle of the night, you hear "Mad. Mad. Mad. Mad."

[@martyruth77]

I saw the cut version on Tumblr and I'm in love with this cat now

[@MrHeavyrifle]

Me: minding my own business KZbin algorithm: wanna see stephen hawking's reincarnation as a cat?

[@PaperManlet]

Imagine it's like 12AM and you hear "Mad"

[@Kimi252]

I love how at the start billi is like so offended the moment her mom says later. Like she stopped halfway to press the button!

[@davinator_peepo2102]

1:09 the way he looks back for approval is so heartwarming

[@TonyJaaFan1587]

She*

[@fraggle9337]

This is... fascinating. And has implications on how smart animals actually are.

[@joshuakuehn]

Animals are pretty smart. Humans tend to associate intelligence with the ability to talk (read verbally communicate) so naturally the inherent belief of most people is that animals are dumb. However, animals simply lack the ability to formulate sounds like humans, but are actually quite intelligent. Cats and dogs typically reside around the 2 to 4 year old human intelligence. If you've ever done time with a 2 to 4 year old person, you'll realize that's actually terrifyingly intelligent. Remember this when you discipline your animals! They should not be hit any more than a 2 year old should be hit!

[@tenshimoon]

@@joshuakuehn agreed. Never hit your furbaby, just learn how to discourage bad behaviour & reinforce good behaviour

[@meatballhead15]

Yes! I saw a version of this posted on Imagr and I looked all over the internet trying to find the owner's channel... I found the lady who taught her dog the buttons but she never mentioned a cat, so I wasn't sure if it was the same person. I'm so glad I finally found you, definitely subscribing!

[@venus189]

I hope this is the future of pet communication. SO cool!

[@FelisDestructicus]

Cat: I shudder just thinking of those dark years when they forced me to speak their language! They're animals! Savages! But, oh that nip is so dank!

[@RidleyJones]

It sends a shiver down my spine that a cat can understand a concept like "later." The old linguist in me is genuinely amazed. So many animals are more sapient than we think!

[@myrtle9391]

That's sooo smart 😂 I bet it feels so amazing to be able to communicate with your pet 💖

[@jakeeves2149]

i love how billi asked for pets but then decided she wanted catnip instead of food or pets

[@jakoberickson4616]

i wonder if the animals actually understand what button theyre pressing and what that button does, or do they just know that if they press these weird things then they get something.

[@dragonvarine7553]

Yeah, its defo the latter. She just associates the noise with food or pets. And appears to press random sometimes out of frustration

[@marakalos3838]

@@dragonvarine7553 Regardless. Learning is apparent. This can lead to some interesting developments as the more patient thinkers of the animal world are given these buttons to speak.

[@jalexoneschanel1356]

Dragonvarine that’s technically understanding. Associating correctly a word or phrase with an action or concrete object is sort of how language acquisition happens already. You can very easily teach a cat that the word “food” refers to what you put in their bowl. You can teach a cat that “water” is the liquid you put in their other bowl. You can teach them that “pets” is what happens when you’re touching them. You can do this over and over for all sorts of different things and eventually the animal may be able to press a button and tell you what they want. Other concepts like “later” are harder to teach, but still possible. Skinner did experiments with all kinds of animals about delayed gratification. The animals that waited received bigger rewards and eventually learned patience. I imagine you could teach the word “later” along with this concept by pairing delayed gratification with the stimulus of the sound “later”. Animals absolutely do learn and can understand, we just often have to train them to do specific tasks to show us that they do.

[@Daeyae]

@@dragonvarine7553 Just like how we learn other languages

[@withinthesupernova_]

There's a few dogs like Bunny and cats like Billi that are using these buttons to communicate. Do they inherently understand the word? No. Babies don't understand words like exhausted or need or go, etc; but the language is taught. It's been told time and time again that some animals have intelligence equivocal to toddlers, and we teach them: "Eat" as we 'airplane' food into their mouth. or tell them to "Go run and play" as they zoom around the yard. It's clear to me that you can teach a dog to sit, and match the word to the action, and they associate what they do with the word. I can ask my dog to "Find rope" and "find ball" and because of my persistent training, he understands the difference between the two. He understands what "Find" means, and understands what each object is called. Now if we give him the option to ask back like "Where ball" (which sounds like toddler talk), then the connection can be: Where ball? Ball here. Have ball. As you show and give to him.

[@bananian]

She expresses her emotions better than I do.

[@fuzzypumpkin7743]

Oh my goodness...watching this over a year later. She has so many more than 8 buttons and while she still does very short phrases, she's gotten much more complex in her demands and questions.

[@5ravee5]

It's my first time hearing her meow she's so cute

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

This is proof that cats can understand everything we do and say they just can’t vocalise it in human languages without buttons

[@VOLAIRE]

What else do you want? *Mad*

[@fullchicken4469]

-What else do you want? *Billy wants a nuclear warhead to take over the world. Billy's options are: food and pets.*

[@Emrys91]

Talking dog: want walk, love you mum. Talking cat: mad, mad, mad

[@kanrup5199]

I like how he immediately meowed in protest after the food - later button.

[@tamed4171]

"Her favorite word is mad" same

[@tymray928]

This is actually a cool communication system to train your cat

[@derpmellow2]

he needs a thank you button.