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Cat Rescue Ed 101: What You Say?

CAT RESCUE ED 101 - WHAT YOU SAY?

To a cat, “meow” is an all-purpose word. They say “meow” as a greeting (“Hey, how ya doin’?), a command (“I want up, I want down, more food now”), an objection (“Touch me at your own risk”), or an announcement (“Here’s your mouse”). Some people have watched their cats walking around the house meowing to themselves… just like some people talk to themselves.

Chirps and trills are how a mother cat tells her kittens to follow her. Aimed at you, it probably means your cat wants you to follow him, usually to his food bowl. If you have more than one cat, you’ll often hear them converse with each other this way.

Purring is a sign of contentment (usually). Cats purr whenever they’re happy, even while they’re eating. Sometimes, however, a cat may purr when she’s anxious or sick, using her purr to comfort herself, like a child sucking his thumb.

Growling, hissing, or spitting indicate a cat who is annoyed, frightened, angry, or aggressive. Leave this cat alone.

A yowl or howl (they sound like loud, drawn-out meows) tells you your cat is in some kind of distress - stuck in a closet, looking for you or in pain. Find your cat if he’s making this noise. However, in unneutered and unspayed cats, these sounds are part of mating behavior. If your cat is elderly, he may be suffering from a cognitive disorder (dementia) and may howl because he’s disoriented.

Chattering, chittering, or twittering are the noises your cat makes when she’s sitting in the window watching birds or squirrels. One of KD’s president’s cats also does it any time she or her husband sneezes in addition to watching the nature show on “Kitty TV” at their large living room window. Some experts think that this is an exaggeration of the “killing bite,” when a cat grabs her prey by the neck and works her teeth through the bones to snap them. It’s also speculated that the chattering is a sound made out of frustration that they can’t get to the prey they see.

Link:www.kittydevorerescue.org

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Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:05:42

Brother’s abode, Pomona, CA Reds and greens forever…

Brother’s abode, Pomona, CA

Reds and greens forever…

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#pentax 6x7 #portra 400 #southern california #pomona #portrait #motorcycle #motorbike #telescope

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Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:38:58

These two little fashionistas had so much fun spending the day together!

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Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:56:48

just another joj in the desert

#joshua tree #dog in the desert #southern california #road trip 2017

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Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:28:37

#los angeles #el matador #thelifestyle #esteem #socali #southern california #sunset #vscofilm

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Sun, 26 Apr 2015 19:57:35

#el matador #engagement photos #romance #sunset #losangeles #socalife #southern california #vscofilm

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Sun, 26 Apr 2015 19:55:58

Bob’s Big Boy - Downey, California USA - January 28, 2014

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Found via The Indoor/Outdoor Atomic Aged Beauty Pool.

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#americana #big boy #california #dining #downey #googie #photography #restaurant #southern california #twilight #vintage #clouds #coffee shop

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Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:00:00

took these at the end of last year around the beginning of october…not sure. used my favorite little cannon ae-1 camera. both were taken during an ex-classmate’s photo shoot at the beach.

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#rock climbing #black and white #flying bird #southern california

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:57:00

Postcrossing US-8485669 by Gail Anderson
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Postcard with a night view of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Sent to a Postcrossing member in Germany.