# Kittens **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 2, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens/140057 "2002-12-02T22:38:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jake2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake2)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens/140057/1 "2002-12-02T22:38:01Z")
Can pets (Cats and dogs) know if you’ve been drinking? My cat seems to know but my dog dosen’t. Love them both anyway. Any cat or dog ownere out there? ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens/140057/2 "2002-12-02T23:10:17Z")
Animals can be very perceptive to non-verbal communication. Your cat isn’t aware of the cause but probably is aware of your abnormal behavior. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens/140057/3 "2002-12-02T23:13:09Z")
The smell would be obvious. Why do you think one can tell and not the other? ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kittens/140057/4 "2002-12-03T00:22:17Z")
That’s really strange - I can always tell when my dog has been drinking, but the cat’s bowl never seems to go down. I change it daily anyway, so’s it won’t spoil. I always leave the toilet seat down, if that helps…