Do cats fetch?

It's so funny you brought this up. I was talking to my best friend last night on the phone and she has two cats. She said "I swear Rufus thinks he's a dog!" I asked why. She said, " He found a plastic ring off a the gallon of milk and he just dropped it in my lap. So I picked it up and tossed it back into the kitchen, he chased it down and just brought it back to me!" I have catsit for her cats on a few occasions and Rufus has done the same to me with his little stuffed cow toy. I'll throw it across the room and he'll run and get it and bring it back to me. I've seen a few cats do this but not many. The cat I had when I was a kid would do it with balls of aluminum foil I'd give her to play with. Cats are such cool little creatures!

I know of a few cats who can fetch. Mine don't do it. Not a one of them.

I had a cat that did... would retrieve and even drop the ball to throw it again... I have yet to see another cat that did the same thing. Great video btw. Thanks Zelo

I love that video. My cat will go and get what I throw for her but she don't bring it back to me. hahaha Thank you for sharing that with us, I enjoyed watching that.

I've had cats fetch things and play with it but never bring it back to me..the dogs usually got involved about that time..lol..

One of my two cats will fetch. I'll throw her small soccer ball and she'll zooom after it, knock it around a bit and then bring it back to me in my chair so I can throw it again. We play every night. Now my other cat will have nothing to do with the game. She'll sit and watch the fun, but will not and has not ever fetched at all.

that is really cute, amazing isn't it

Wow. that is neat. I have never heard of a cat fetching before. I knew that dogs did. Thanks for sharing with us.

I don't think it so far fetched that a cat could learn to fetch. Cats are very intelligent animals. Most cats are just not interested in doing that. If you think about it you can also teach a cat to use the toilet in the house. I thought the video was pretty cool. Thanks for sharing that.

I love watching cats fetch. I've had a few Siamese that would fetch and bring back the item you threw. One would retrieve socks (one drawback, she also would steal socks from the laundry!!! LOL) Then I had another that would retrieve and give you little foam balls. It depended on what the cat really liked to play with. Cats may be independent, but they do love to make their owners happy at times. Loved the video too, he sure is a handsome fellow!

A couple of my parents' cats have been 'fetchers', behaving more like dogs than cats. It certainly makes life more lazy when you are playing with them, as you don't have to keep getting up in order to retreive the toy!

What a great cat!! So much enthusiasm and joy at returning his catch to his master. And, I love the condo - I would love to have something like that for my two monsters!! Right now, my Shady has taken to lying under the Christmas tree the way she used to lie under the lilac bush out front all summer. Must be something of a security blanket for her. Neither cat tries to climb trees. But, a condo, I suspect would entice climbing - especially since Chloe loves being up on the table and windowsill. Thanks for sharing that video. Love watching kittehs having fun!!

I love Sparky! I have two cats and neither one of them fetches; only occasionally one of them will retrieve an object and bring it back to me. My friend has a Siamese who fetches all the time. One of my cats is dog like when he walks with a lead and the other -I know this sounds silly- I swear tries to communicate with me vocally, she makes different sounds for different things and if I walk in the room she will actually tilt her head and acknowledge me with a funny little sound. A lot of people think that cats are not as smart as dogs but I disagree. I have a dog also and the three of them surprise me every day, they are pretty clever!

Sparky is indeed a clever and handsome boy. I had a cat that would fetch, too. Unfortunately I don't have any film to prove it, just the story. Every morning I would wake up with a pounding headache. So, the first thing I would do is get a soda and two BC powders and sit in my recliner. When I took the powders I would ball up the papers they came in to throw them away. Every morning Smokey would sit at my feet as if I was opening him a treat. So one morning I threw the balled up papers on the floor to see what he would do. He attacked them with a vengeance and after thoroughly trouncing them he brought them back to me to throw again. It instantly became a morning ritual for us and when my doctor finally prescribed medication for the headaches I had to find a similar material to throw for Smokey each morning.

That is too cute! Sparky is awesome! I really loved the way he would catch the mouse in his paws. I think he needs to come to my house and give my cats a few lessons on fetch. Mine only play 'one way fetch'. LOL! Thanks for sharing that hon.

That is a cute video of Sparky. My cat Corvette love to play fetch with super balls. I throw it to him and he always brings it back in his little mouth, right to me. We keep playing sometimes for 10 or more throws.

I think some cats will fetch particularly if they live with dogs and get to observe that behavior. My cat will go after something if I throw it sometimes but he has never brought it back to me. I think I might be able to get him to do that though because he aims to please, unlike alot of cats.

ABSOLUTELY! I have had a few cats who played fetch, and one that we taught to jump through a hoop from one pedestal to another, just like a circus lion or tiger!

Hi ElicBxn, That was just great to watch, yes very clever cat, wish mine would do that, instead they just wants to sleep after a big meal. Tamara

We breed Pixiebobs, a rather rare breed of cats. At the present time we have 9, 3 of which are for sale and the others are our breeding and show stock. Anyway, most Pixiebobs fetch. The also like to walk on a leash and will come when you call their names. We breeders like to say they're the cat that thinks it's a dog. They are cute tabbies who are born (usually) with a bob tail and many of them have extra toes.