This is copied from GameFAQs message board.
Credit for this FAQ goes to Ronmaru.

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Introduction:
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This faq is especially for those who’ve always wanted to know how exactly the cat skill system
works and how exactly you can get the luscious “Felyne Dismantle skill” or other useful skills for
that matter.

The FAQ is not mine as I did not write it. Therefore, if anyone can show me evidence of whom it
is, I will rightfully credit that person. All I can say is I got it from a friend over at Xlink Kai, named
Wyvern_Killer, but I doubt he’s the actual writer.

UPDATE: I’ve asked Wyvern_Killer and he confirmed that Strew (better known as Strewace
on this board) has written this FAQ. All credit goes to him of course.

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How the skills system works:
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Each cat is assigned one of 32 different skill sets that consist of 3 skills each when the cat
appears in the cat lady’s menu. The breed has no effect on which skill set you get. Each skill set
has 2 common skills and one rare one. The rare one activates less often than the two common
ones.

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List of Skills:
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Martial Arts Lo - You use 1/4 less stamina when rolling

Martial Arts Hi - You use 1/2less stamina when rolling

Defense Lo - There is a 1/8 chance of you taking 30% less damage when hit

Defense Hi - There is a 1/4 chance of you taking 30% less damage when hit

Dismantle lo - You sometimes get one extra carve when carving a wyvern

Dismantle Hi - There is a high chance of getting one extra carve when carving a wyvern

Combine lo - Combination success rate goes up 5%

Combine Hi - Combination success rate goes up 10%

Great Break - When your weapon bounces off of a monster your weapon loses less sharpness

Special Attack - Chance of inflicting a status effect is increased

Heroics - When your health goes below 10, your attack and defense goes up by 50%

Aim - The power of a normal shot goes up

Blunt Force - The power of the melee attack of a gun goes up

Negotiations - When an item is stolen, there is a higher chance of it being found in the item pile

Throw - The damage of throwing weapons goes up

Culinary Arts - It is easier to cook well done steaks

Gunpowder - The power of bombs goes up

Woodwinds - There is a smaller chance of a flute breaking when you use it

Medicine - The health gain of herbal medicine goes up. Antidote herbs cure poison 100% of the time

Charisma - You can talk to the veggie elder up to 6 times

Gathering - You can pick up more items when gathering

Frugality - The chance of a pickaxe and a bug net breaking goes down

Supercat - You use up less stamina when carrying something

Strongcat - There is a less chance of you dropping what you are carrying when you get hit

Escape - You use up 50% less stamina when running if a wyvern sees you

Courage - You don’t become surprised when you find a wyvern

Ultra Lucky Cat - Your luck increases

Mega Lucky Cat - Your luck increases more than with Ultra Lucky Cat

Skill Sets
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# . . . Common . . . . . . . . . . . .Common . . . . . . . . . . . . Rare
1 . . . Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Defense lo . . . . . . . . . . Ultra Lucky cat
2 . . . Blunt Force . . . . . . . . . . Ultra Lucky Cat. . . . . . . Martial Arts lo
3 . . . Great Break . . . . . . . . . .Frugality . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martial Arts Lo
4 . . . Charisma . . . . . . . . . . . Defense lo . . . . . . . . . . .Dismantle lo
5 . . . Woodwinds . . . . . . . . . .Frugality . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dismantle lo
6 . . . Frugality . . . . . . . . . . . . .Defense lo. . . . . . . . . . . Strongcat
7 . . . Great Break . . . . . . . . . .Defense hi . . . . . . . . . . Special Attack
8 . . . Martial Arts Lo . . . . . . . .Negotiations . . . . . . . . .Defense Hi
9 . . . Woodwinds . . . . . . . . . .Combine lo . . . . . . . . . .Dismantle Hi
10 . . Blunt Force . . . . . . . . . . Frugality . . . . . . . . . . . . .Supercat
11 . . Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heroics . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mega Lucky Cat
12 . . Combine lo . . . . . . . . . .Gunpowder . . . . . . . . . .Medicine
13 . . Charisma . . . . . . . . . . . Defense Hi . . . . . . . . . . Dismantle Hi
14 . . Negotiations . . . . . . . . .Combine Lo . . . . . . . . . Courage
15 . . Great Break. . . . . . . . . . Gathering . . . . . . . . . . . Medicine
16 . . Woodwinds. . . . . . . . . . Martial Arts Hi . . . . . . . .Combine Hi
17 . . Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mega Lucky Cat
18 . . Great Break. . . . . . . . . . Gunpowder . . . . . . . . . .Martial Arts Hi
19 . . Defense lo. . . . . . . . . . . Aim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Escape
20 . . Heroics. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Culinary Arts . . . . . . . . . Courage
21 . . Martial Arts lo . . . . . . . . Negotiations . . . . . . . . . Culinary Arts
22 . . Escape . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Special Attack. . . . . . . . Medicine
23 . . Charisma . . . . . . . . . . . Gathering . . . . . . . . . . . .Dismantle Hi
24 . . Dismantle lo . . . . . . . . .Gunpowder . . . . . . . . . . Supercat
25 . . Escape . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Special Attack . . . . . . . .Martial Arts Hi
26 . . Blunt Force . . . . . . . . . . Aim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combine Hi
27 . . Heroics . . . . . . . . . . . . . Culinary Arts . . . . . . . . . Gathering
28 . . Woodwinds . . . . . . . . . .Strongcat . . . . . . . . . . . . Supercat
29 . . Ultra Lucky Cat . . . . . . . Ultra Lucky Cat . . . . . . .Mega Lucy Cat
30 . . Great Break . . . . . . . . . .Strongcat . . . . . . . . . . . . Combine Hi
31 . . Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courage . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dismantle Hi
32 . . Charisma . . . . . . . .. . . . Blunt Force . . . . . . . . . . Throw

To actually activate the skills of a cat, you have to eat its favourite food. To know what the favourite
food of your cat is, check out the info on it. You can do this in the kitchen in the upper right hand
corner. There should be either “Fish”, “Vegetable”, “Meat”, “Drink”, “Oil”, “Milk” or “Grain”.

To know what food combinations work best, please use Lukav2005’s “Felyne Whim Skill/Kitchen
FAQ”