Another story is told, in the Popular Science Monthly, of a cat who knew
the name of each member of the household. If she was asked about an
absent one, she would look at his vacant seat and then at the speaker.
If told to fetch him she would run upstairs to his room, take the handle
of the door between her paws, mew at the keyhole, and wait to be let in.
A cat will often become especially attached to one member of a family.
Dr. Gordon Stables, who has written a book about cats, tells a story of
a cat named Muffle that belonged to him when he was a boy. She was so
fond of him that when he went away to school she left the house and went
into the woods to live. The boy came home frequently, and whenever he
did so she came back to welcome him. Dr. Stables also tells a story of a
cat who knew the footsteps of every member of the family, and before any
one else could hear a sound she would hasten to the door. She also knew
if a stranger knocked at the door, and would give a low growl.
A remarkable story is told in a French scientific paper. There was a
certain cat named Cadi who lived in Roumania. The winter of 1880 was
very cold, and her master, to save his fuel, often went without a fire.
One day Cadi mewed and mewed until her master followed her.
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