Originally posted by susant:
Recently visited my cats, where they live with my ex in rural splendor in Northern California (why they are not with me). One of them came bounding across the fields at the mere sound of my voice, this after a year and a half seperation. It was kind of a Disney movie moment, if you ask me. The other two were also quite sweet and welcoming, but not nearly as much as Cappucino. Here's the question: my ex says that cat memories are based on smell, and my recent experience tells me that either Cappucino can smell something from a huge distance -or- she DID actually remember me by the sound of voice. Comments, experiences, information welcomed....
SusanT ~

Love your Disney experience!

Without a doubt voice alone will spur a cat's memory. Try this and see what happens: Call your ex and have him put you on speakerphone with one of your cats present. If your cat doesn't try to figure out where you are hiding and purr at the sound of your voice, I'll eat my hat!

Speaking of hats... Visual memory is also all that is necessary to jog your cats' memory. Try this: Put on a big strange hat and/or walk in a halting, unusual manner toward your cats and see what happens!! If they don't go running to the recesses of your abode, I'll eat my words.