Restless Billi 

Cat existentialism

@@ZangelDemon the meaning of life is clearly pets lol

@@WolfgangDoW I can get on board with that lol

God forbid Billi gets ahold of a "Why?" button 😅

Nah, Henri invented but the thieving filmmaker got the credit. RIP Henri.

I know EXACTLY how that feels. (Numerous Big C surgeries)

Yes!!! This is how I interpreted it after the restricted play was mentioned. Poor Billi wants to be “all done” with this recovery business.

I think you may have it.

@@vbvermont Recovery from what?

@@prntm926 It was explained a few videos back that Billi has some medical issues, including polycystic kidneys and was at the vet’s for a few days getting IV fluids. When she got home, her playtime had to be “gentle” while she was recovering.

yes 😂😭

And to me, she looks thin. Did she lose a lot of weight or fluid? I so love this kitty! Mine is gone.

@@mariantreber8055 so I was not the only one who noticed it! I know that she is recovering but I was so scared when I noticed that she had lost weight

Looks like the doctors shaved several large patches of fur, which may make her appear skinnier than when she had her full coat.

@@lisriba yeah her neck fur is all missing. she doesn't look particularly thin to me.

Right? Billi was so deliberate with that no. One of the most interesting channels on youtube.

She's had a couple of these moments. It's quite interesting. I think she only has about 50% of the words she'd want to use, but sometimes it aligns perfectly and she gives very clear responses. I've always thought animals are like very young kids. They have thoughts, feelings, and opinions.

@@Zhiperser Research says that a cat can have intelligence upto a 5 year old kid. And can learn a decent amount of words (I forgot how many). I think it's similar for dogs and many other animals as well.

The cat is just randomly pushing buttons.

deoxyplasmic I feel like you meant “cognizant” or “sentient” or something where you used “empathetic.” “Empathetic” seems like the wrong word.

Covid boredom

Thank heavens we have Billi

Totally agree!

Bored? What is that? No idea. Never heard of it. I've got houses to clean. Music on several instruments. Tons of books to read...classes to ace. Tons of stuff. I don't know this boredom of which you speak.

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 you're lucky then, I can get bored while playing videogames (my biggest passion in life).

Or just completely forgot "play worm"...

Time for more buttons?

Pets get bored too. They don't usually know how to communicate this, so you end up with destructive behaviors (meowing or scratching at night, trying to open doors, chewing unsafe things, climbing dangerous things, etc.) Billi seemed to be working through this, but it's a shame she can't do much about her boredom right now. :(

Clever girl...

More buttons!

is that still going on in places? where i live things are pretty much back to normal. some people are still walking around with masks on, but it's not really necessary anymore and you can go shopping without them and such

in fact the strangest thing i've seen pandemic wise recently was someone riding their bike wearing a mask. like who does that? lol

@@fionazelmann7541 masks still mandatory here in public buildings and transport. Everything is open but with a lot of precautions still. Also it still exists so I should still be wary, I guess. I've had my first vaccine though 😀

@@fionazelmann7541 I have a job that involves explaining why wearing them for ID photos does not work.

@@doan2300 fair enough, though it seems that by now most people who are at risk when getting covid have gotten vaccinated as it's so openly available now. those who aren't at risk are, well, not at risk so they don't have much to worry about. unfortunately, getting the vaccine doesn't stop you from spreading it. it just stops you from getting the symptoms so the vaccinated are the ones most capable of spreading it around because they won't know they're doing it when they don't have symptoms to alert them. but, again, those at risk should be vaccinated at this point so... yeah. those not vaccinated who are presumably not at risk are basically dealing with the chance of getting covid just as they are the chance of getting the flu, pneumonia, colds, and such. unless you plan on living in a bubble all your life, you're going to have to deal with the reality that disease and sickness exist and you could be exposed to that. if you're more at risk of dying of diseases (like the flu or covid) then protect yourself accordingly by getting the flu shot or the covid shot, but what needs to stop is a full on expectation that everyone in society needs to be wrapped up in a bubble to cut the chances of anyone getting sick. it sounds like a good idea in theory, but realize that if you stunt your immune system in efforts to eliminate the chance of getting sick, when you eventually do get sick (because sickness and disease exist in this world) you have a higher chance of dying simply because of your efforts to not face illness.

Has to take the normal pills

@@onetwo9500 is this a mask reference

@@ansonlee5848 i wonder..

Alot of house pets are way smarter then we give them credit for, they may not be able to fully speak and understand our languages, but they can learn pattern recognition, sound = certain thing happen, sound + sound = other thing. and so fourth.

When she answers quick like that it makes it clear that sometimes when she takes a lot of time to answer, it's because she is thinking of how to make the buttons work for her, not because she doesn't understand the question or not know the answer.

They learn a lot, predicting and understanding us is important for survival. We don't necessarily understand them and that's why buttons are useful.

It IS a riddle from a Sphinx

I figured it out " look, all done, want mad"

"mad" seems to mean a range of negative feelings. I took it to mean "I'm done feeling bad and I... want.... I don't know what I want but I don't want to be treated like I'm sick anymore."

She's done being mad, and she's looking at what she wants.

@@hagamapama I took it to mean he’s all done being mad too, but I think Billi was mad about being all done. Billi was bored.

😂😂😂

Yay! Happy training 🤗

Homeschool !

After I get settled in the new place I’ll be getting a puppy and you can bet I’ll be doing this.

@@lastfirst5863 Bunny!!!

Leaving a comment so you'll come back and tell us when you start uploading your talking cat too 😏

Yes, forceful flicks of the tail like that is universal cat body language for "I'm mad or annoyed"

I'm sure the creator posted this somewhere before but she said that she's thinking when she's whipping her tail around like that.

@@abbreviatedalex2418 Are you sure? I know a cat that does that after you brush him and he LOVES to be brushed.

Just like humans’ faces twitch & move in all sorts of strange ways & mean all sorts of things, cats tails do the same thing. It could mean anything, we just need to learn!

bands sometimes they do it from feeling energetic. In the context of a house cat, this usually means they're mad. I saw a video of a rock climbing cat, though, that was doing it and was clearly not mad. Maybe the brushing makes that cat feel energetic

da hell is "thwipped"

@@blakops000007 lollll. That's hilarious! It's what 'er tail does. Maybe.

I love it! She didn't have the button so dang it she MADE one!

@@blakops000007 It’s cat language. 😂

Oh my gosh. I'll bet my cat would have been mad mad mad. He was a real lover boy ♡♡♡ My love.

That’s what ChristinaHunger says also add more buttons than they use

Oh, and in the past people have pointed out Billi may understand the word 'hello' to mean something more like 'here' than a greeting. In the video with the cat next door, Billi said 'hello Billi' as if to indicate 'there's another Billi (cat) here'. If that's the case, you are correct that what she's trying to say is 'worm here'!

Hello means "come back" or "stay" and goodbye means "go away". Hello worm makes sense.

Fr, I don't do buttons but my cat understands tons of phrases & words she was never intended to understand.

Boomer?

@@mwdmwd9552 ?

She’s definitely feeling and looking better!

I missed it. What was wrong?

Pets

Is she supposed to be leaner? I noticed that, too.

She just lost fur from the surgery! She’s pretty fluffy typically so it makes her look thin

That's 99% of why this works better with an older pet. The cat understands English already. The buttons allow for smoother communication.

Wow, and I didn’t even notice that

😂😂 been there!

That’s cool! Is it working?

@@BilliSpeaks way too early to say, but I've had some promising early efforts - ironically using the "cat" sign (with a cat sound, followed by pointing which I already established is understood)

@@BilliSpeaks I'm an amateur behaviorist with a $0 budget, experimenting with local wild fish crows. It's not very well-documented work thus far, they're very shy about eye contact, especially cameras. But some relationships are developing.

I think the issue there would be how to model it. How do you form an association between her wanting to do something that isn't already covered by the other buttons? If she's bored she could press play, or want, or any other number of buttons to express needing stimulation.

@@SexySkeletons69 Not too hard if you pair it with restlessness despite doing activities

I had a cat who you could see sulk, usually when she lost her favourite toy.

There's "ouch" for pain i think she'll use ouch for sick toi

@@adylaar6708 Well, I am not sure-I have thought about it, but if she feels lethargic to assume that a pain or discomfort was the cause? I am not sure she might make that connection. That I would not be sure to predict...but it is very well possible with Billie, she has surprised me a lot already...so I would hope Kendra asks her...

Her all-done sentences usually work the way [bad thing that was until now is now] [all done], so i'd rather agree w/ those interpreting [mad] [all done] into: "the bad thing is over now"

what's good other sketchy

I could see her using "Look" for that. Perhaps it's more nouns or kinds of attention mom can give her...like back pets or cuddle etc. Although Im not sure what is left. 🤷‍♀️

@@krcmaine show me would be what Kendra says to Billi. Look is a command and show me is more of an ask, in this sense.

Sometimes I hit it on accident. I usually find it and reverse it.

Because a cat pressing random buttons and a human misapplying meaning to said random button press is not talking. It’s just marketing to sell more pads to gullible cat owners

Of course!

Would you like 🪱 worm!