It's funny, I've been reading this comic where the cats have their own king and they only really obey him; everyone else is their employees or customers. Now, whenever I think of Narnian cats, all I can think about is they're just paying Narnian rulers lip service and everyone is just lucky that the Cat King happens to agree mostly with what the Narnian rulers say.

So, I don't think English cats are that smart--and I don't even think Narnian cats are that obedient.

Except for the Pevensies--they genuinely appreciated them for save them from Jadis. Too bad that doesn't extend to English cats, it'd make Edmund's life easier.