A bit of background before I get to my question. My beautiful 7 year old black girl, Lucy, is a bottle fed baby. Other than the occasional late night catawauller and a sonorous purr, she rarely vocalizes. Instead of talking, Lucy shows me what she wants. First she will gain my attention, then trot to a specific location. If she wants to play she will run to the music room, if she wants a drink of water she goes into the bathroom, if she wants to be petted she climbs to her favorite hamper on one of the cat trees, etc.
Over the last month, Lucy has developed a new behavior that has me stumped. She lounges in the dinning room and waits patiently for me to enter the room. When she sees me, she sits up, trills, and then trots to her food bowl with her tail straight up. Once I follow her to the bowl, she starts eating and raises her butt - another sign she wants to be petted. Of course, I oblige. I find the new behavior endearing and the trill wonderful.
I know trills are thought to be an expression of happiness. But I'm perplexed that she started trilling so late in life and clueless as to why she wants me to follow her to her food bowl. Any thoughts on what Lucy might be trying to tell me?
Thanks in advance.
Over the last month, Lucy has developed a new behavior that has me stumped. She lounges in the dinning room and waits patiently for me to enter the room. When she sees me, she sits up, trills, and then trots to her food bowl with her tail straight up. Once I follow her to the bowl, she starts eating and raises her butt - another sign she wants to be petted. Of course, I oblige. I find the new behavior endearing and the trill wonderful.
I know trills are thought to be an expression of happiness. But I'm perplexed that she started trilling so late in life and clueless as to why she wants me to follow her to her food bowl. Any thoughts on what Lucy might be trying to tell me?
Thanks in advance.