[vannrox]

You might find this to be of interest.

[George Rand]

Does it really surprise anyone that a feline might have jealous tendencies?
LOL.

[exDemMom]

We know that our cats do not understand what we say. If they did, I think they would escape and never come back. The number of times I’ve called my polydactyl a mutant would make him never want to see me again if he knew. We took a cat to the vet to be shot a couple of days ago...

[rightwingcrazy]

Perhaps wandering about talking to strays leaves a scent trail that helps the lost pet find its way back.

[Red Badger]

They are all of one mind...........................

[ladyjane]

This is sort of like burying a statue of St. Joseph in the yard when you’re trying to sell your home. The home is sold soon after.

It may be that by the time you’re ready to bury a statue or talk to neighborhood feral cats you’ll try just about anything and sometimes it works.

[fwdude]

I’d like to know if the cats in question had been “altered.” Unneutered cats can be gone for a week on a pleasure spree.

[BenLurkin]

[dynachrome]

In my neighborhood, you may have to ask the coyotes.

[Pravious]

Well, this proves the Japanese can be almost as stupid as Americans.

[from occupied ga]

Idiots confusing coincidence with cause and effect - no wonder so many people believe the globull warming hoax.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

What is really happening here is that the stray alley cats are contacting the missing cat and telling it that the master is losing it, talking to them like they could understand or something. So, based on that they feel that the master is about to lose it and stroke out.

So, they let the missing cat know about it, and that they expect to be invited over for dinner when the owner passes out and dies.

Cats are pretty vicious like that.

[Chickensoup]

there are no strays permitted in our area.

the cat ladies are in firm control.

[norwaypinesavage]

This may be somewhat along the lines of the old stories that talking to your house and garden plants makes them grow better. It was 'demonstrated' to be true. There were even some theories that breathing extra CO2 on them helped them grow better. It's more likely that talking to them regularly made YOU more observant of the need for water and fertilizer.

Similarly, with cats, the act of looking for them (and talking to other cats along the way) can make your hiding cat aware of you. Our cat loves to play 'hide and seek'. There are times when we know she's in the house, but we can't find her. Generally, shortly after we make a point of looking for her, she shows up a bit later.

[Sans-Culotte]

“This weird trick...”

[sparklite2]

Heck, what would it hurt to try?
It’s a silly notion, but people
believe in sillier ones.

[minnesota_bound]

Well ah... cat people are known to be crazy!

[boatbums]

These were just a small sample of dozens of testimonies attesting to the effectiveness of talking to cats when searching for lost animals. Could it really be just a coincidence in all these cases? Or do pets only seek to return when they fear they might be losing their human servants to feline competition in the neighborhood?

I'd say answer #2. ;o)

[shotgun]

Just use a cardboard box. Its a cat magnet, but you may have to go through a few strays before yours comes home.

[devane617]

God made all things great and small. I do believe animals like cats and dogs have souls—even pigs and cows—but on a different level as ours.