Anyone who has ever raised a cat knows that cats are very clever, especially our domestic cats. They seem to be able to understand simple human words, but they are also very naughty and disobedient. Its series of behaviors are really confusing. How old is the IQ of the cat owner equivalent to that of a human?

In fact, cats are very smart animals (compared with other dull animals), but rather than using their brains to think about the world, they use vision, smell and perception to think about the world. Get to know the world. From this point of view, the average cat is roughly equivalent to a human child of two or three years old, and will not exceed four years old, because children at this period can already use their brains to think about simple things, but cats do not have this characteristic.

Since cats are born, their cognitive abilities have been continuously developing, until they almost reach their peak after half a year of growth, which is equivalent to human children of two or three years old. These are considered smart cats. After reaching this level, the average cat starts to grow only in body but not in brain. If they stay with humans for a long time, they feel like cats that have become sperms. In fact, this is just because it has seen a lot and has a fixed sensory perception. Just like migratory birds that can fly so far, they don't have a navigation system. They just fly for a long time and form a fixed migration route.

The same goes for cats. After seeing it a lot, it also knows what it can do, what it cannot do, and what it can do to please you. It makes people feel like it has become a spirit. For example, when it is hungry, it will directly bark around you or guide you to the food bowl, asking you to give it something delicious; when it wants you to tickle it, it will nuzzle you and behave like a comfortable meow. When it screams, it will reach out to help you. If the scratching position is wrong, it will move its body on its own to get your hand to the correct position. Do you feel that it is not a cat, but a person? In fact, these are all because of the fixed reflection formed by getting along with you day and night. ​​​​​​

In summary, no one can say for certain how old a cat is relative to a child. Generally one and a half to two and a half years old, usually two and a half to three years old for the smarter ones. If it is any higher, it will make you feel like a little kid who can't speak. As a netizen said: I think my cat’s IQ is equivalent to that of a 23-year-old child, and he is a 23-year-old child in a rebellious stage.

For cat owners, whether your cat is smart or has an average IQ, you must cherish it. No matter what happens, don’t abandon it or give it up, especially if you are within your ability. Give it the best, because for a cat, a cold and independent creature, if it recognizes an owner in its heart, it will always silently guard you, accompany you, and follow you. So don’t let down the tacit understanding and emotion formed between you and your cat~