Cat Informs His Owner That He Is Hungry By Playing On A Little Piano

Judging by his chunky physique, this cat might be playing the piano quite often

Damjan

• Published in Animals
• August 14, 2020

Cats are fantastic, no doubt about it, and doing cool tricks is just part of a cat's charm, apparently. There are some tricks that cats get to like so much they start doing them all the time.

Do cats like their owners’ reaction to them, not the tricks themselves? Unlikely, most cats are motivated by snacks. 

Either way, when a cat starts doing tricks all the time, it can backfire on the owner. For one such chunkalicious kitty cat, the feelings were not mutual.

Kate Nyx taught her cat Winslow to play on a piano every time he wants food. And judging by the fact that Winslow is not really slim, and the plump cat probably enjoys eating more than anything…she probably has to listen to that piano all day long…

This cat learned to play the piano to inform his owner that he’s hungry

The adorable 7-year-old tabby chonk became an internet celebrity thanks to his music skills combined with his big appetite…The thing is -he plays on the piano every time he wants food. And that is, obviously, quite often…

His owner, Kate Nyx, shared a video of one such incident on Twitter. She wanted to show the world what she has to put up with, and the people fell in love with the charming cat.

At the beginning of the video, we can see Winslow pressing various keys, to which Nyx replies, “Is it time for dinner?” Winslow meows. That could be a “yes.”

Then he turns casually to Kate, who asks once more, “When is dinner time?” to which Winslow responds with a long meoow. “It’s not noooow,” says Kate. Poor guy now has to wait another couple of hours.

The 7 Y.O. cat was trained to play the piano because he would otherwise be quite loud

Kate Nyx is a musician, and she bought the little piano on eBay when she was a high school student. Winslow started showing interest in the musical instrument, playing the different notes, and attempting to understand what was producing the sounds.

The cat was actually taught to play the piano because before he used his voice to get what he wants: “He used to run around screaming all the time, and I was like, ‘this is no good,’” says Kate. “The piano is another way to communicate, so he’s not screaming bloody murder.”

“It became some kind of hunting reward because he can’t do much in the apartment. He tends to only play it when we’re in the kitchen, and he knows he can possibly get a snack,” she explained.

Winslow also uses the piano to communicate things like his need for attention and warnings about a dirty litter box

Winslow doesn’t play just for food. He also uses the musical instrument to communicate his need – when he wants attention or litter box cleaned. “It’s his alarm system in general. He learned that I encourage moving his paws up and down the keyboard, so he does that when he really wants something,” said Kate.

This new-found fame inspired a musical single. It was announced in a follow-up tweet: “I guess since this is my first tweet to go legit viral, I should inform you his single drops Friday on http://katenyx.com/music.” It’s called Bean Gotta Scream, and it is also available on Bandcamp.

The Internet community fell in love with adorable cat and his video quickly became viral.

You can listen to the melody here or buy it on Bandcamp:

The internet immediately fell in love with Winslow and his music skills. One person even commented that he liked this way more than he ought to, stating that Winslow is a very gifted improvisational musician and commending his piano solo. 

Here is how people reacted to Winslow’s “music”:

Damjan