Why does my kitten meow when I call him?
Of course,they don't know what we are saying, but he knows you are saying something so he is responding to your sound,say his name a lot, then when you call him he will come running, when i worked full time i would walk in the door and my cat would meow all the time, meow, meow, meow,all the way down the hallway, into the kitchen, i fed her, more meowing, she never stopped,i could'nt get a word in! i used to say things like " really?, i never knew that, oh yes, but what could you do?" then she was off again ! it was lovely really,i had her until she was 16 years old, she died five years ago, i still miss her greeting!
Why does my cat meow back?
Cats don't speak human but still they understand and communicate,just as you don't understand cat but still communicate,cats don't just go by meowing they also read our body language and look into our eyes,so obviously your eyes are bright as your meowing to her so she see's your in a good happy mood so responds back, but as cats form strong bonds with their owners most of the time no words are ever needed,they simply know what we are feeling,but your cat can see your making that extra effort to communicate with her and it makes her very happy,she realises your not a cat as cats are super intelligent animals, so its more about the tone of meow rather than anything that your using,whatever your saying she seems to like it!
Why does my cat meow when I call his name?
That is your cat answering back. Cats know their names. If you have more than one cat they have their owne names know when you are talking to who. Some times with a lot of patents cats arn’t smart, actually they just won't do something unless they want to. The one word that all my cats seem to have a problem with is “NO!”, it not that they don't understand No, it seems to kick in a strong selective hearing syndrom.Cats communicate with each other with other sounds and body language. Meows are for humans. If you pay atttention closel, you will here a different meow for different situations. When you call you call your cats name he is saying “"I'm right here what do you want?”My Calico Ice is very chatty she is particularly good at notifying me when the kibble bowel is low. My Tabby Fire is much quieter she dosent meow it more like low squeak or chirp. When she wants to be petted she finds me wherever I'm sitting , walk back and forth so I can pet her as she passes making her little noises.I don't travel often, but when I do and take them with me in their carriers, they both carry on and on at the top of their lungs. I play the radio up they don't care for music or talk. They only carry on just for my benefit when I leave the car and come back they are quiet until I get back in the car.
What does this meow mean?
When a cat makes a sound like you have described it is a female cat and it is in heat. The sound can make you crazy. It starts out like it is in pain, and then it drags out that sound, and when it realizes that there isn't a mate around it turns up the volume and sounds like it is screaming. The male cat doesn't do the calling. The actual act is rather brutal. The male bites the female on the back of the neck as it climbs on top of it. The male can take a chunk out of the females skin behind the neck. If you have male cats in the house the female could be calling to them. They seem to get so desperate. And it will happen each month until it is spayed. I have heard that orange peels will keep a cat out of a yard, but that could interfere with your cats if they go outside. Go to the top of your computer and type in female cat in heat in your search engine, it will help you understand this process better. Good luck I know how difficult this is to go through. ***Just wanted to respond to your additional information. Female cats in heat will attempt to mate with a neutered male just like they would an unneutered male. So it sounds like it is crying out outside your house because she knows there is a male inside. Especially because you do allow your cats outside. The females just seem to have this terrible need to mate, and once they do they will calm down, for awhile.***
Why does my cat act this way when I play my flute?
I sometimes play the highest note on my flute for fun, and my cat starts purr-meowing (meowing with a slight trill) from the next room and runs over. I play the note again, and he flops down on the floor while trying to press his face as hard as he can against the end of my flute (other times he grabs the flute with both front paws and bites the end of my flute). When I play the lowest note, he acts the same, I think. While I was playing the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, my cat was trying to purr-meow along with the notes, which was hysterically funny, I might add. Why is he acting like this? Does he like the sound of my flute? Do cats usually like the sound of flutes/music?
Do cats talk to each other when they meow?
Well actually, absolutely not! Yes, I said it: they don't talk when meowing. This has been proved. Cats in the wild are the ultimate proof: they don't meow. They use their eyes, ears, tail, back, nose... Body-language! While researching this behavior they noticed the same body language by a big group of house cats with equal responds. Most likely, a cat has learned to meow because 'humans' respond - so basically when meowing, they are letting us know something. For example: a high pitched meow is a typical sound a cat makes if he eagerly wants something you have and he can't reach. Remember this when it is food time for your cat.
When we mimic a cat's meow to them, why does it sometimes seems as if they understand us? Are we really communicating with them in their cat language?
Cats don’t naturally meow as adults — kittens meow to their mother to get her attention because they want something (usually to nurse) but feral cats stop meowing upon reaching adulthood. Cats that live with humans, however, tend to see their humans as a surrogate parent of sorts — after all, you feed them, “groom” (pet) them, and generally take care of anything they need. So they continue to show kitten-like behavior throughout their entire life, like meowing or kneading you when they’re happy. (Kneading is also a kitten trait, usually performed on the mother’s stomach, and thought to increase milk flow. In adult domestic cats, it just generally means that they’re content.) But their meows aren’t a language as we understand language — the meaning is in the sound itself, not a word that the sound represents.But cats are extremely adaptable when it comes to their relationship with their people, especially when that relationship is first starting. They create little “rituals” that are completely unique to you and your cat, a series of gestures and greetings that only two people in the world completely understand. So if you meow at your cat, they’re likely to be confused at first. Then they’ll figure out that it’s a game of sorts. Pretty soon the game will become trying to mimic each other’s meows as closely as possible.I remember reading a post made by a trans person transitioning from female to male. He used to play the “meow back and forth” game with his cat, and was worried that when he started taking testosterone the cat would become confused by his deeper voice and be either unwilling or unable to meow with him any longer. To his surprise and delight, not only did the cat continue to play, she learned to pitch her own meows lower to match his now-gravely ones.
Does my cat understand what I'm saying? Do cats have their own language?
I think of my cats as my sons too. I just call them 'my boys'. (Inca, Prancer, and Edelweiss) Obviously cats can't sound out human words so they do kind of have their own unique language which you learn over time. Oh course, the exact same meow can mean a million different things. My cat, Inca, goes up to the fridge and meows when he wants fed kitty milk and when he sees the milk in my hands, his tail starts to shake/wiggle with excitement sometimes. I've told Inca since I found him when he was 4 weeks old that "Everyone loves Inca" and 'not to worry if other cats act upset they just need a little love because my Inca is an angel' and he has never hissed at another cat or done anything bad like that in his life! It makes me wonder. Even when other cats try to attack him and be mean, the majority of time he just walks away or does simply nothing at all. He has only maybe once or twice done anything in self defense. When i tell him I love him, which I always do when I am petting him or kissing him, he smiles at me and puts his nose up slightly. With Edelweiss, I've always told him that he is very special and I am sure that he knows it, he gets spoiled too. Some of my cats were taught the word "back" by my step dad because they always tried to run into other parts of the house when they weren't suppose to. Moonstripe knows to come to her name or "here kitty". Inca comes when I call him, Kuddles, the dog, or when i whistle though, lol. Kuddles only lifts her head to her name, and yep, that is all she does, lol. No coming to me. Oh, and they can understand a person's actions. Prancer was stuck in the breeze-way when a tornado went through our yard. Instead of hiding in the kitty house, he watched up from the window all go to the basement and he stayed up their the whole time which means that he really -saw- the tornado! My poor baby! So he figured out how to get into the basement through the basement window in the breeze-way when ever a storm passes. He also runs for the basement door during a storm if I let him in the house. I know you can teach cats various words, not to say, just to reccognize ;) Sorry, didn't mean to write a book.