Noises

I posted before about my cat moewing a lot when she has everything she needs and doesn't want to be petted/play.

Lately she's now started chirping a lot too. I thought chirping was only a happy sound but sometimes she does it when it seems like she's annoyed.

Today I went to stroke her and she chirped at me and ducked out of the way. So I picked her up to tell her she's silly and give her a snuggle and she did this bizarre meow at me. Think of the way a police/ambulance siren changes pitch as it goes, well that's how her meow was. It was very quiet and didn't sound angry, more sad.

I can't find any mention of this noise. Again, I thought meows were mainly happy noises unless they were loud/harsh sounding.

This may sound stupid, but do kittens take a while to figure out which sounds mean which? I'm 99.99% sure the answer's no, as it seems silly that they would. I just don't understand the noises she makes at the times she makes!

My cats make different sounds.

Molly has a silent meow, a vicious hiss, and barely growls (if you've heard it, your dead) and chirrups at birds (like - "come here, little birdie" - and it is eerily avian).

Bobby meows, 'huffs' in annoyance, growls (but it isn't a warning at all - he is never agressive, it just means "I'm so mad! If you don't stop now I'll, I'll... I'll growl somemore!"). He has a very obnoxious meow when he wants something he isn't getting.

Slayer chirrups and thrills at us - that's about it. She occassionally hisses.

Sláine has this "Mmmmmerrrrup" meow when she wants you to follow her, eat with her, play with her - and she gets louder til she's paid attention to.

Originally Posted by Euterpe

Today I went to stroke her and she chirped at me and ducked out of the way. So I picked her up to tell her she's silly and give her a snuggle and she did this bizarre meow at me. Think of the way a police/ambulance siren changes pitch as it goes, well that's how her meow was. It was very quiet and didn't sound angry, more sad.

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Is she in pain perhaps? My cats meow or make noise only when they want something. Otherwise, they're pretty quiet while awake and active.

My cat Chessy meows at nothing all the time. He has food/water, he doesn't want to play, sometimes he just wants to meow. So I wouldn't really worry about it.

Originally Posted by Jenny82

My cat Chessy meows at nothing all the time. He has food/water, he doesn't want to play, sometimes he just wants to meow.

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Chynna only meows when she wants something.

Abby on the other hand is a real chatter box and will chatter away while being cuddled or brushed. One of her favourite activities is when I'm in the kitchen. She comes in and sits beside me and just chatters away, so I talk to her about "stuff". If someone was to come into my house while I was telling the daily news to my cat, they would ship me off to the loony bin! But she likes it and if I didn't know any better I'd swear that she understood me, hehe

I recommend you to ask a vet, maybe this is a kind of disease or something!

Who knows! Kittens usually dont do this!


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If someone was to come into my house while I was telling the daily news to my cat, they would ship me off to the loony bin! But she likes it and if I didn't know any better I'd swear that she understood me, hehe

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Don't worry, you're not the only one.
As long as I can bring my kitties!!!

Originally Posted by Satai

Bobby meows, 'huffs' in annoyance, growls (but it isn't a warning at all - he is never agressive, it just means "I'm so mad! If you don't stop now I'll, I'll... I'll growl somemore!"). .

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hahaha..too cute