Cats also have to adapt to their owner and learn a few rules.

Here is a summary of the most important rules that a cat should learn as quickly as possible.

Yelling at the dog will not open the food can by itself.

When I hide behind the curtain I have to be careful that my tail doesn't peek out.

I have to practise my "killing look" that I give my owner when I'm angry.

When I once again hit the carpet after overeating, I have to walk away gracefully, as if it's none of my business.

I shouldn't assume that the balcony door is open when I want to run outside.

If I put a live mouse in my food bowl, it might disappear until I get hungry.

The guinea pig sleeps a lot, I don't need to watch it for hours on end.

When I bite a cactus, it bites back.

I will no longer look under the bed and growl for no reason, especially after my mistress has just watched X-Files.

Televisions and computer screens are not there to illuminate my backside.

However attractive they may be, my mum's earrings are not toys.

If I lie down on the stairs and play dead while someone comes through the door, one day it will come true.

The cat food is already dead, I don't need to distribute it everywhere.

I am a carnivore, potted plants are not part of my diet.

It is not a good idea to lick the cream out of the coffee cup before it has dissolved in the boiling hot coffee.

The goldfish likes to live in water, which is where it should stay.

I can't jump through closed windows to chase birds.

The neighbour's dog has been living there for six years, so I don't have to panic every time I see him.

My mistress is happier about my plastic mouse as a present than about the cockroach.

If my mistress wants to share her sandwich with me, she will give me a piece. It's noticeable when I eat it from the other side.

If I scratch the furniture, I get sprayed wet.