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I was just watching two of our cats, Lucky and Daisy. Daisy was bugging Lucky, wanting to wrestle and Lucky wasn't in the mood. He simply gave a long meow and she backed off and left him alone. It wasn't a mean meow, just sort of "leave me alone, I'm not in the mood."
I've seen them communicate before too. We used to have a Mama cat who came to my shop every night to eat and one night she came and looked around to make sure it was safe, and then she let out a little meow. Out of the bushes came running a little kitten that she had and it somehow was told by her that the coast was clear and it was safe to come eat. I have seen that a lot of times when other Mama cats had litters, they would give a meow and the kittens would respond. How did she tell them to wait until she called them when it was safe ?
It just seems odd to me that a simple meow can have so many different meanings and cats seem to be able to interpret those and respond accordingly. They must have some language that only they understand.
I was just watching two of our cats, Lucky and Daisy. Daisy was bugging Lucky, wanting to wrestle and Lucky wasn't in the mood. He simply gave a long meow and she backed off and left him alone. It wasn't a mean meow, just sort of "leave me alone, I'm not in the mood."
I've seen them communicate before too. We used to have a Mama cat who came to my shop every night to eat and one night she came and looked around to make sure it was safe, and then she let out a little meow. Out of the bushes came running a little kitten that she had and it somehow was told by her that the coast was clear and it was safe to come eat. I have seen that a lot of times when other Mama cats had litters, they would give a meow and the kittens would respond. How did she tell them to wait until she called them when it was safe ?
It just seems odd to me that a simple meow can have so many different meanings and cats seem to be able to interpret those and respond accordingly. They must have some language that only they understand.
Don
They definitely communicate. It's most noticeable with a queen and her kits. It's a lovely sight to see and hear.
Funny! Orion was laying next to me this morning, it's our routine, when Joe came up behind him. Orion only moved his ears and Joe backed off. I see this type of body language communication a lot with my guys. Orion doesn't like other cats much, he usually won't play with either of the other two much preferring Judy the dog or me for company. A twitch of the ear seems to speak volumes =D
when Joe came up behind him. Orion only moved his ears and Joe backed off. I see this type of body language communication a lot with my guys.
I see that, too with my cats. Checkers is a bit of a bully, and he likes to roughhouse with Cookie, who is rarely in the mood for that sort of nonsense. If he approaches her with that troublemaking look in his eye, and she doesn't want to play, she'll raise one paw a few inches off the ground. That's usually enough to stop him; if he persists, that's when he gets the full swat.
I don't have two cats, I only have one, with two dogs. They all seem to be able to communicate with each other, even between the dogs and the cat. Also, my cat is just a good communicator in general - he's very verbal. For instance, if he's out of food, YOU WILL KNOW IT because he just WON'T STOP mewing and circling around your legs and running toward his dish if you even head in that general direction. It's the same if he wants to go outside - he'll trot to the door, with a long meow, looking up at me, etc. He'll go sit right by the door with his nose on the crack! He's so obvious!
With the dogs, they are all pretty affectionate together. My cat likes to play with the dogs but he has his limits and he lets them know it by growling and twitching his tail when they get out of hand. But usually they all just look like this:
I've seen the same type of communication among the ferals at my workplace. I do not, however, see it with my guys at home. My 4 females have not been on speaking terms with each other for years, and my sweet old man Stormy does most of his communicating with me, but he's a cat of few words (meows).
Here's an amazing video. I watch it because it reminds me of my now-lost Empress Precious Pye, who had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard from a cat. She taught our three "old guys" to trill then taught kittens we added to the household after our old boys died. Not all of the cats are talkative. Our big, black female, Stormy, must have Siamese in her, judging by her less-than-pleasant yowling. But, she's a sweetheart. Her brother, Sunny, doesn't talk too much. i miss my Precious so much and wish that I could have recorded her voice.
BTW: I can speak mamacat convincingly enough that kittens will start walking toward me. It's that high-pitched prrrrrrt with a lift on the end that can bring them running. They truly have so many expressions, body movements (especially ears and tail), and sounds. I'm 60+, and we have ALWAYS had at least one cat. We love watching them and trying to interpret what is going on. It's eerie how much they seem to understand US! I could tell so many stories about them!
The vibrating meow that the two cats in the video are making is EXACTLY what our newest cat, Daisy, does. Our other two have regular meowing sounds, like most cats do, but she makes that weird half purr, half meow that I have never heard before. It is almost like a throaty, guteral sound instead of a meow.
Whatever it is, it is really cute when she does it.
Don
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