8 Sounds Cats Make and What They Mean
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In this video, we’ll talk about the top 8 common sounds cats make and explain the meaning behind them.
When cats make sounds, they’re trying to communicate an emotion or desire. Some cat noises indicate contentment and happiness, while others reflect fear, worry, or even anger.
Hissing
Contrary to popular belief, hissing is a normal way that cats express fear, not aggression or hostility. It is a cat’s clear way of saying, “Back off or I’ll be forced to attack.”
Cats characteristically want to avoid confrontation at all costs, so think of hissing as a warning. You may see cats make this sound when they feel threatened, if a mother cat has kittens to protect, or if the vet is trying to examine your feline.
The hissing sound is usually paired with other feline body language signs like bared teeth, flattened ears, and an arched back.
And remember, cats may also hiss at you when they’re in pain, and you touch them on a particularly sensitive part of their body.
Chattering
Cat chattering almost always happens when a cat is fascinated by a visual stimulus such as a bird or rodent outside a window.
If you watch your cat’s body language when they chatter, you’ll often notice that their eyes widen with excitement, their ears tilt forward, and they are fixated on their target. This is because chattering is often a reaction to prey.
Theories suggest that cats chatter in a response to the excitement of seeing their hunt, and the frustration of not being able to catch it. A prey being near but untouchable is so provocative that it causes a feline to express themselves physically.
Meowing
Meowing is an interesting vocalization because adult cats don't meow at each other.
Kittens meow to draw the attention of their mothers- like when they are cold or hungry. But once the kittens are grown, the meowing stops. This means that meowing is often not part of adult cat-to-cat communication-it is used almost exclusively with humans.
In general, cats meow at people when they want something-like attention, food, warmth, or perhaps access to a closed room.
Keep in mind that meowing comes in several variations, and we can interpret what our pet is trying to say by paying attention to the intensity and tone of the meow as well as observing their body language. In general, the more intense a cat’s meow, the more important or urgent the message.
Purring
Cats purr when they are happy and content.
Cats also purr as a way to soothe or comfort themselves when they’re sick or anxious. Studies have shown that the low frequency of a cat purring causes a series of vibrations inside their body that can relieve pains, heal injuries, and repair tendons. Research has shown that the vibrations caused by purring can promote bone growth. In fact, purr-like vibration devices have been proposed for potential use in space flights to retain astronauts’ bone density. Purring also acts as a relaxing internal massage for felines.
Chirping or Trilling
Trilling is a chirpy, high-pitched sound that is mostly used by female cats. This is because when kittens are young, the mother cat will trill at them as a cue to encourage her kittens to follow her, or as a strategy to capture her kittens’ attention.
If your cat is trilling at you, there’s a good chance they’re requesting the same-they want to get your attention! Cats also trill to greet their humans. It’s a cat’s way of saying, “Hello, I’m here!”.
All in all, the trilling sound is almost always a sign of a positive emotion or a welcoming vibe.
Caterwauling
Caterwauling is a cat vocalization that sounds like a cross between a yowl, a howl, and a whine.
More often than not, an unspayed female cat in heat will produce this disturbing sound to attract prospective mates.
Growling
The growl is another sound that cats make when they are angry or want to scare off a potential threat. It is a very clear warning to step back and may be the last step before attacking.
But remember, if your cat growls frequently, it may be a sign of pain or health issue.
Yowling
Yowling sounds like a long, drawn-out moan that comes from a cat’s throat. Unlike meowing, yowling is not only a cat-to-human communication. Adult cats also yowl at one another, usually during their breeding season.
A yowl may indicate that the cat is not feeling well or is in distress or pain. Yowling may also occur when the cat has some sort of territorial concern - like when something in her environment (such as a new cat in her area) isn’t to her liking.
All in all, yowling is a cat’s way of saying “Stay out of my territory”, or “I want to mate”.
Cats often scream after a mating session or when they are in the middle of a cat fight.
Screaming may also indicate that your cat is very sick or in serious pain.
Breed Talk
As a rule of thumb, longhaired cats tend to be less talkative and outgoing than shorthaired felines. If you prefer a less vocal cat, consider a Russian Blue, Persian, Chartreux, Maine Coon, or Norwegian Forest Cat.
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1) CHATTERING 0:27 2) PURRING 1:08 3) CATERWAULING 2:30 4) HISSING 3:02 5) CHIRPING (TRILLING) 4:02 6) MEOWING 4:53 7) YOWLING 6:00 8) GROWLING 6:58
@michelleobamafootcream9292
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@thekingsilverado8419
2 жыл бұрын
I have cat that say F U crystal clear wanna come make a video. He also hates Biden hisses whenever the creep is on TV...
@SandyWDZNI
2 жыл бұрын
@@thekingsilverado8419 please enough of that
@thekingsilverado8419
2 жыл бұрын
@@SandyWDZNI I swear I have taken him to a shrink one shrink is actually suing me now after Axle clawed him and ate his pet parakeet after he said something wrong ...
@timeylies
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
My cat trills at me all the time, for attention, I love it.
@bristonknight9315
2 жыл бұрын
I envy you. I think I am the one who needs attention in my relationship with my cat... 😢😀 I go around him kissing mentally his paws, tail, his belly and using all kind of diminutives I'm able of... My cat thinks I'm working on the orchard soil for him ... Whenever I dig a hole he comes and makes pipí in it... I usually thank him for it... 😀
@digger420
2 жыл бұрын
My main coon was the most talkative cat I've ever had. He was this big cat, but he made the sweetest, tiniest trilling sound. Awesome.
@clayjones8890
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too! She jumps up on the bed and knows it’ll startle me! Loves scaring daddy!
@nancypeuraharju
2 жыл бұрын
So does my female kitty with me, but not my male kitty. And I love it when she trills at me
@108hindu
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving me a new way to use the word, “trill”. I always described that sound as “the cat is making “bird noises”. It’s a wonderful sound. 🙂
I love when my cat talks to me. I'll meow back occasionally, and he'll look at me like I'm crazy.
@stephaniebaker6001
2 жыл бұрын
Yep! Lol! 😅
@dianeluna1092
2 жыл бұрын
Lol I meow back at mine too and he'll have a whole conversation with me 🤣🤣
@AlexandraVioletta
2 жыл бұрын
Well, if you insulted it's mother... 😂
@theresaterry164
2 жыл бұрын
You mean I am not the only one that does this!
@davidharrison9501
2 жыл бұрын
i do that millie just looks as if to say dad shut up
"Stay out of my territory" "I want to mate" Now that's a bad case of mixed messages, innit?
@claired1336
2 жыл бұрын
That's because it's often "Stay out of my territory so there is no competition for mating"
@pattyperkins5007
2 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Keyboardje
2 жыл бұрын
I think the first is how other males interpret it from a male, and the second how males interpret it from a female ;)
@calcutt4
2 жыл бұрын
It's all about body language
Cats also use their healing purr on us humans. If ever I've felt ill or had something sore, my cats will curl up with me and use their healing purr. When my son came home after having a major operation his cat wouldn't sit or lie on him like he usually did but instead curled up close to the operation site and purred his head off. My son recovered very quickly (he'd had a kidney transplant). I have no doubt his cat's purr helped. Cats are truly amazing animals.
@Jediluvs2kill
2 жыл бұрын
Keep your observations skill high in others areas also 👍
@obsidianlimb5290
2 жыл бұрын
It also lowers your blood pressure and tension. If I'm wound up about something all I have to do is cuddle my cat and her purr instantly dispels the stress. 🇬🇧🏴🏴
@KushiLungs
2 жыл бұрын
Shame I'm allergic (even though the family has three cats) I'm very happy to hear your son made a well recovery!
@TheStar798
2 жыл бұрын
Something similar happened to me. Cats are phenomenal 😻
@MKitchen75
2 жыл бұрын
My cat does that too ,when im depressed and she notices it she comes in my stomach helps me to get better mood
My male cat trills whenever he sees me. I would be in the same room with him and he forgets I am there because he is busy killing his toys. And when he turns around and sees me he trills like I was gone for 2 weeks :))
@deborahstevenson9301
2 жыл бұрын
My Manx is quite big and often busy and at those times very very talkative.
@mike935
2 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo same forever scaring my cat and I get the trills
@rynaseryna
2 жыл бұрын
or it could be him saying "Look what I did! Look! Look!" the person did say it also meant they want u to look at them,right? if im wrong,tell me
@MonIca-jd3xp
2 жыл бұрын
@@rynaseryna never thought about it that way but you might be right
@pegihaider813
2 жыл бұрын
That's funny!
I was looking at my cat when I was listening to this and she responded clearly. she lifted her head up and listened to every sound she heard
I recently learned that cats that live in the same house hold actually for specific sounds they make for communication. Kinda like people from different areas pick up a different Dialect.
My cat communicates with me better than most humans I know. Honestly I truly believe that she is a human.
@tonayafunderburk4763
Жыл бұрын
I love my 🐈 she my baby
@jackie2516
Жыл бұрын
My cat isn’t, he only knows how to say food food food food food food food food food food food food food-it’s SO irritating😂
@lilith8098
Жыл бұрын
she isn't a human.... she is better 😌
My little kitty dude always trills at me- it’s a conversation starter and way to continue! He doesn’t meow, just burbles and trills c:
my male cat trills whenever he sees me in the morning or when i get home from work lol it’s the cutest thing 😭
@voodoomamajuju304
2 жыл бұрын
and people wanna say that cats don’t get excited when their owner comes home 😭 mine goes straight to the door once she hears my keys lol
@108hindu
2 жыл бұрын
Try trilling back!
@inhishands9510
2 жыл бұрын
yass, same with mine! i have 3 that do it, and I have 10 indoor cats all together.
@CandyMsp-gw2qu
2 жыл бұрын
My boy does it when I wake up and get home it's so cute
@lexuses3942
2 жыл бұрын
@@voodoomamajuju304 Mine hears the car before I’m in the driveway lol I can see her pop her little head in the window. It’s adorable
My cat's life in a nutshell: I go out. I come back after 5 seconds. I eat. I go upstairs. I'm up here! Where is everyone. AAAAAAAAA!!!! Ok they are not upstairs. I sleep. Zzz. I go out again. I do this 10 times a day.
@ELBlDu
2 жыл бұрын
eat, sleep, poop, play, repeat. lol Gotta LOVE them, sleep 18 hr/day, and all.
@believeinjesus8862
2 жыл бұрын
🤣😂😅🤣
@msrainbowyellow6436
2 жыл бұрын
I love it!!! Prrrrrrfect schedule!! 💖💖💖🐱🐱🐱
@Mstrskeletor89
2 жыл бұрын
Mine is I go out , i come back in, i scream to wake people inside up to let me right back outside so i can try to come in again
@ELBlDu
2 жыл бұрын
@@Mstrskeletor89 lololololol. So right... Or......would you please just leave the door OPEN so I can make up my mind? If you dont, I WILL make you agitated and whine so you have to get up every 5 minutes. lol
You missed one cat vocal sound,quite loud,when cat calls the human's attention from a distance,when a successful hunt(bird,lizard ,mouse etc is left on your doorstep
@TheStar798
2 жыл бұрын
And another meow (one of my favourites): "where are youuuu??" from the bottom of the stairs 😂
@alainag744
2 жыл бұрын
This is true. I always freak out and think something bad happened .. I think they just want attention and a reward for their hunt
My cat trills about every time he says anything. I love it lol
Some of my cats chatter at me when they are laying in my lap with their eyes closed and I laugh, cough, sneeze, etc. It's like they're saying "stop it, I'm trying to sleep" lol
I'm 70. I wonder if I hum loudly my bones will become less brittle or become stronger? Maybe snoring counts. 😁 I know I feel like hissing at people sometimes & have been know to growl at times when I'm very aggregated. My back won't arch any longer but I do my best to stretch the other parts. My sigh after a good meal or satisfactory experience, is like their purr. I think mumbling or talking to myself in a low voice could suffice for chattering. I'm sure I could think of more but I digress. 😂 But on a serious note, these things are great to know. Can you guess, I have a cat? Thank you. Have a blessed day.
My cat does this trilling thingy every time he runs or jumps up & down to/from furniture. Has done this since he was a kitten.
@lexuses3942
2 жыл бұрын
It’s like a grunt, when we humans pick something heavy up or use quick reflexes we do the same thing
@thebumbleb3106
2 жыл бұрын
My ginger tom does this too! He also squawks gently at me most of the day. He’s the chattiest cat I’ve come across.
@sueslaiwa8517
2 жыл бұрын
one day that slows enjoy it :(((
This video is proof that my kitty is a very happy girl
@chicysai
2 жыл бұрын
Sameee for me
This has been very helpful, thank you! :) Now I know why our cats "talk" so much. One of those meows is a demand to be brushed, how cute!
my broken leg healed after 3 weeks and i always put my cat on my lap and stroked her. the sounds of purring really heals bones faster. the study came out in the 2000s and i tried it out. my doctor couldnt believe it worked THAT well
My old cat used to trill so much, we always called it a "Purk", lol In fact he did it so much we named him Purrky, & we could literally "purk", into any vent in the house & he would appear within a few seconds, he was the sweetest lil gentleman, I will always miss my lil Purrky.
I have a 20 year old Ragamuffin (grey and white) and she never shuts up......she is even called Waffle as all she does is "waffle on" about everything, it's pretty cool apart from when she does it at 3am because she can't quite find a comfy part of the bed to lay on so she wakes me up so I'll move and she gets the warm spot I've just vacated. She decided to come and live with me 15 years ago and has never left since - I must be doing something right!
@stephaniebaker6001
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you certainly are! 💕
@heenathanki1922
2 жыл бұрын
God bless
@BUTTERFLY-ty3ie
2 жыл бұрын
Love it ❤️!!! We have a Calico, that I named Calico and my dad calls her puss-puss that started coming around our townhouse complex about 8 years ago, and she decided that she was going to adopt us as her new family. We don't know where she came from or who she belonged to prior to us, but she was spayed and a little under weight before finding us. Now she's in a loving, caring home and a little over weight being that she's getting older, less active than before when she was outside more. 🐈🐅😻❤️
That explains it! I get screamed at every time I go in the kitchen. I understand the urgency. That's where the treats are! haha
I have a siames baby cat and she's so adorable! She talks with me all the time, mostly trilling. But she also purl's, especially when I back up to home after work.
I just got a new cat, and I was trying to figure out what that chirping or trilling noise was. This video is honestly really helpful.
@icecoffee907
2 жыл бұрын
@@a7HKdAbmET that makes sense. Because my cats just gotten comfortable enough for climbing up onto my bed and sleeping with me or climbing up onto my tables and desks. And whenever he jumps up or jumps down, he also makes that noise. So thank you for that really interesting bit of information. I genuinely did not know that. 💜 🖤
@icecoffee907
2 жыл бұрын
@@a7HKdAbmET yo! Exact same. Also, when I'm asleep I have to teach my cat how to make biscuits without using his claws. Because I typically wake up in the middle of the night thinking that those claws are a demon dragging me down to hell. LOL
Love when Lucie cat runs by me going to another room. The always trills “Hello!” to me😽
This is so cool thanks for the upload
Your cat vids really help me and my personal life and connection with my cats!
One of my cats starts caterwauling when he's getting ready to throw up.
@boondixie
2 жыл бұрын
Mine does the same. I know immediately to gently put her on the floor and pet her. She'll get that hairball up bit I'd rather it not be in my bed.
@Pluviophile218
2 жыл бұрын
That sound should be put in an alarm clock. Nothing gets you out of bed faster.
@mcmlxii4419
2 жыл бұрын
@@boondixie I'm 100% with you on that! It's no fun have cat vomit on your bed!
cats are wonderful people
@DontNoahLot
2 жыл бұрын
people?
@TsNTJames
2 жыл бұрын
What
@Coffea.
2 жыл бұрын
Little people with whiskers :3
@mohammadharris4885
2 жыл бұрын
Animal
@charlenefrazier2577
2 жыл бұрын
Better than many people
When a cat purrs on a human, they are trying to beal you too.
@surtcalderam9595
2 жыл бұрын
I had one, just an old calico, that paired with me to the point that if I had something wrong, she'd come over and look at me with this "what's wrong, daddy? How can I help?" and she'd reach up and put her paw on my cheek. She also had the "silent meow", rarely vocalizing.
Proves my "kitty" is nuts
haha the last sentence made my day. I have a 3/4 Russian Blue (1/4 British Short Hair) and he talks the whole day. Never before had a cat talking so much.
@ceejayretired
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I had to laugh as well, I had a Russian blue and she talked all the time as well. She was great, used to come in the car with me, just walk up and hop in like a puppy. If she caught a bird she had a special meow to let me know and would let me take the bird off her ( reluctantly) so I could let it go.
A lot of people don't realize just how intelligent cats are...unconditional love is the biggest...so many things I get all the stuff I've read here-mine do some of those things too. FYI..ALL cats are noisy at times. I had Persians growing up. We use to show them. So, yeah, they're noisy too! I've learned a lot about cats over the years. I can actually communicate with them without saying a word. I've watched their behaviors.Yawning doesn't always mean they're tired--I've learned A LOT of sounds & I use them (I don't know what they all mean, but, I get reactions)...sneezes I do too--eye blinks. My vet told me to keep it up...she said, "Now, if you could only translate to English, we'd really have something!". More than just money, but, we'd be able to help them so much more medically. A LOT sooner than we can now, for sure. CATS ROCK!!!
Such a great video in every way!
So nice! Appreciate
Sometimes, when for example I'm lying on the bed reading, my Kelly trills when she doesn't know where I am. So I call out and she comes running to me and jumps up for a cuddle
My russian blue cat is the most vocal cat I EVER met. He literally screams for pets as he headbutts my hand 🤣
Thank you for your video's they're very informative. I really appreciate it
This channel deserves more subscribers.
I love that little "mrrrp" which I guess is trilling. So cute when my kitty does that.
Our cat makes a soft eh eh eh sound when he is bringing us food (toy) for us to eat and he does this every day several times a day, it's a sweet sound.
@michelleobamafootcream9292
2 жыл бұрын
MINE TOO
I just got my first kitten a few days ago and this morning was chirping and running and jumping around while playing around. I was curious what the chirping meant and im happy to know now that she just was having a good time playing. :D
This was super helpful, thnx!
My cat hisses during play. She chatters when she wants me to pick her up to get a fly on the ceiling. She also "huffs and puffs" by giving a quick exhale during play when being held. Like a really dude kinda thing. Shes an orange tabby that thinks she part human and part cougar.
@margyb7469
2 жыл бұрын
My kitty hisses when playing to, lol.
@rynaseryna
2 жыл бұрын
awwwwwww my kitty had black spots all over him and a little black "mask"
I don't think hissing always has something to do with fear. I watched my cat get angry with the toy that she dropped then hissed at it.
@fr3ddyfr3sh
2 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same. More often it’s an „back of and leave me alone or I rip your face off with my claws“
@girlinthesouth850
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@kaisepicgaming2532
2 жыл бұрын
That's hilarious!!
@jodo1971
2 жыл бұрын
Hissing is more like, “ I’m getting really pissed”
@believeinjesus8862
2 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget when my kitty was about 7 months, while jumping from the mattress to the floor, her legs scraped on the wooden foot board. 😬 She turned facing the bed and hissed, plus what sounded like cursing. She gave that bed a talking down!!!😅🤣😂
Thank you. It was very helpful. ❤️❤️
Thank you for the great post 😍
Lots of great information about cat sounds...BUT something people should know...and that is dogs and cats CAN get along. Many do famously. We're just taught that cats and dogs dont get along. So we are put or put ourselves in that frame of mind. To keep one's dog away from a cat in a park. I grew up believing that. Till I watched a few KZread videos over the last few years. Though, these cat and dogs might mostly have been raised together. Still that shows 2 animal species CAN get along. They aren't born to fear or hate the other.
@ELBlDu
2 жыл бұрын
Anderson: Not so much what we are taught, but what we have observed as the "norm" over time. In most situations cats dont like dogs, they are bigger and frightening. Once they are forced to live together, if the dog shows the cat he isnt going to eat him, and the dog is trustworthy, (in the cats perception) its a beautiful thing when they do bond and become best friends. The younger the animals are when introduced, the better it seems to go. It can happen with Many species who are natural enemies. Its merely survival instincts of the smaller species to RUN........
One time I had a kitten in my lap and a dog came into the room, it started hissing and scratching when 3 seconds before it was purring :(
The stock video footage of the lady hugging her cat is adorable! also my male cat when we first got him and his sister, used to trill in the hallway when he was lost and wanted his sister to find him :)
Thanks for this! Im so used to dogs lol, my cat trills! When i come home shes just runs straight to me, glad to know she loves me😂💕
I ones had a kitten that always spoke with two words. I called her Mimi. I often spoke French to her and after every sentence she replied with: "Oui, oui". So cute. I don't know the father, but I think it's genetic.
@annalieff-saxby568
2 жыл бұрын
My cat can say "meringue" and "Peru". Also, if you want a tomcat to be able to say his own name, I recommend calling him "Raoul".
"Long haired cats are usually more quiet" My long haired cat: *Meows when I walk in the room or everytime they see me My short hair cat: *Stares at me when I walk in the room silently*
@dcwatashi
2 жыл бұрын
Well they’re probably just generally speaking. I have a long-haired tortoise shell snowshoe white and she talks all the time
@bennie631
2 жыл бұрын
That's ok. They also mentioned Russian blues as quite cats. My Russian blue talks with me more than any other cat I've met. He's a very vocal little boy!
@OpalToday
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too. My short-haired is female is quiet but my long-haired male ginger cat meows when he sees me, when he wants food, when he gets food, when he wants to go out, when he wants anything really. Unfortunately, its such a high pitch that it seems to drill a hole in my head first thing in the morning and find it hard to tolerate his sound. I deliberately avoided the talkative breeds for this reason and am thinking of having my morning coffee in the quiet of my bedroom. The vid was interesting but didnt really help me strategize a way to stop his incessant mewing.
@graziellecostapsi
2 жыл бұрын
I laughed hard at this one. My long-haired cat meowing is quite a bit maddening 😹
Awesome!so informative
Amazing request!!! Brent (singer) wrote this song when he was just 16 y.o. Great job on the song breakdown.
After a long hard day of work. Nothing better than going to sleep with a cat purring laying on you.
My long haired ginger talks all the time. She is so funny.
@believeinjesus8862
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too....some days, it drives me nuts!!!!😆😅🤣😂
@frickinawacs
2 жыл бұрын
@@believeinjesus8862 ohhh 🤣🤣
@rbruce92
2 жыл бұрын
My cat talked... with a series of short chirps, loud purrs and meows with distinct consonants. She was definitely imitating human speech, with "sentences" that could last 10 seconds.
Just realized that my cat trills a lot when she's around me :)))
AWESOME video! 👏👏👏
A moment for the dead bird😔, RIP 🐦
@janethohenberger5517
2 жыл бұрын
Funny!
I have had many cats in my life (family cat or my own) and have heard the many sounds of purring (high pitch, low pitch, etc), but the cat I have now has sounds during purring that are unlike any cat from before. It is kool and sounds so awesome! Makes me happy to hear these other purr like sounds along with his normal purring sound. It's kind of like a symphony. How does he do these different sounds all at once? And why in all my years around so many cats is he the only one I heard this from?
@angusmacgyver3673
Жыл бұрын
got a 12-14 week old kitten, when it purrs, it makes me think of a gasoline engine with a burned valve, as there is a bit of a "chirp" in the purring. first time i had on that sounds like it needs a valve job.
I recently moved and "inherited" my Dad's longtime feral cat that had always stayed outside. I made friends with it and turned it into an inside cat in less than a month. But one thing I've noticed is that once the cat became 100% comfortable with me, it basically stopped meowing and replaced that sound with chirping. Now all my cat does is either purr or chirp (and chirping seems to mean that the cat is very, very happy). 🐈
This is a brill video! cats are complex critters - it's important to try to understand them more as cat woners!
My three cats ran away with the caterwauling sound in the video!
Mojito banzai's me when it's gonna rain, an paws on my neck in a hug, cute quiet Mew....
Thank you for the video, I am going to try these things out.
My orange boy is always trilling and following me around. I love my sweet boy.
Okay I have two Russian blues they were and are the loudest cats I’ve ever had. They talk all the time to great me, to tell me to change there water, for more food, to tell me to clean there box. Lol all of the ones I’ve had have been loud af. Amazing cats though! There true little friends!
When I was super depressed, my cat laid on my chest and purr to cheer me up.
Very informative video thanx
My 6-month-old female cat has recently started chattering at flying insects that she can't catch, whenever they land the ground. I'd never heard such a noise. It was super puzzling. Good to know what that is all about. ;)
My cat was a Norwegian Forest Cat and he was very talkative.
@honoraryknight8607
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss 😓
I’ve had two Russian blues and they never shut up! I believe they are cousins to Siamese? Dunno but veryyy vocal in my experience
Really informative
yeah my kitty is always in combination of meow/purr and like requesting somethin. I'm still learning thank you for channel 😸
My Himalyan cat used to sing bariton in the morning,knowing that it was breackfast time and he also "skipped",the way kids do when they run and are happy! 🐹
I like how my cat doesn't dare to hiss at all my family members, she just make these low frequency sounds to warn me when she needs space. She's also very territorial when other cats come to my window. She hates all cats that come on our territory
I like the "what can you do for me " tone
My cat does a lot of random chattering. It’s fun to hear because when I turn my head to look towards the noise, she’s there to pounce on me
What does it mean when your cat does the barely audible squeak/meow? My late elderly cat would do this sometimes while hanging out with me.
@lizzyfolks9116
2 жыл бұрын
She is probably saying something more, but because our hearing is very limited, we cannot hear all of it.
@roukerasati9611
2 жыл бұрын
@Ami Thomas He seemed to do it though out of an affectionate manner though.
@roukerasati9611
2 жыл бұрын
@Ami Thomas My poor old cat would have senior moments where he'd walk into my parent's room (he KNEW he's not supposed to go in there) and do that calling meow thing. Funny thing is that even at 21, he'd have a squeaky meow. He never had the creaky meow you'd expect from elderly cats.
@roukerasati9611
2 жыл бұрын
@Ami Thomas Yes. On June 12th, my cat was unfortunately killed by two neighbor's pitbulls that had no business getting into our front yard.
@roukerasati9611
2 жыл бұрын
@Ami Thomas Sadly their dogs are still there. They also now have a baby there. People aggressive dogs that have killed something small before + a baby + careless owners? I'm scared for the baby.
Hey, thanks for showing the two yowling cats! I've heard this so many times, usually at night, but I've never seen them at it.
I knew all of these, from years of being owned by cats and interacting with felines, except yowling. I have never been able to figure out what cats are trying to convey with that. I always called it, "singing you the song of my people at 3AM"...
I love the trilling noise from cats that's my favorite my kitten always trills when playing excitedly or at me ❤
My cat trills when she’s in heat
@mikeydavid4500
2 жыл бұрын
Same. It felt like she was dying for a week
@charlenetown8194
2 жыл бұрын
My cat trills everyday but doesnt purr
@hycubing
2 жыл бұрын
Spay her
@laurafradkoff660
2 жыл бұрын
Her her spayed. Be responsible
@melissadurante1450
2 жыл бұрын
Spay her!!
Yowling is a precursor to a fight...and growling is usually a warning can be an intruder or some noise the cat is not familiar with.
@KG-cr4bc
2 жыл бұрын
My late mother in law used to say two cats yowling at each other in a kind of stand off were really saying, "Go home!" Noooo, YOU go home!" "Go home NOWWWW!" Noooo, YOU go home!" LOL
@warrensimpson3276
Жыл бұрын
@@KG-cr4bc LOL..
The ginger kitten at the beginning is adorable❤️❤️❤️
Love it when I come home and I get a meow 💜 like my cat is saying hello 🤣 so cute and it's notvfor food either as my roomy has already placed her food down
My cat has specific meows. Accompanied by a hard stare in my direction there's the one for 'my food dish is empty - please come into the kitchen and fill it'. There's the 'my litter tray needs cleaning NOW'. And there's one very very distinctive meow that means 'I don't feel so good and I'm about to throw up!'
@jambodave72
2 жыл бұрын
Mine does that. After 2 years I understand most of her meows
My cat is a long hair, and he is the most talkative cat I've ever heard.
@michellesanmiguel2353
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too! He’s a Siamese!
@graziellecostapsi
2 жыл бұрын
Mine as well - she almost drives me mad 😹
@Gardenchick18
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too. I have siblings, one male shorthair and one female longhair. She talks up a storm. He's building his voice, but she's the talker.
Tank you for this video🥰, I love cats so much😍😍🥰🥰
thank you!
I love cats 🐈⬛!!!
My tabby cat lily will meow at me and if I don’t tend to her quick enough she’ll bite at my calf. It’s so cute so I’ve learned to tend to her quickly lol
@user-pw8gs5nr2w
8 ай бұрын
I go crazy with constant meowing. I am taking him while my daughter travels. Is this meowing a lot good or bad. When I feel it’s bad how do I react? If I ignore it becomes louder. Can I use NO?
My torbie only trills/chirps at now. In the off chance she does does meow, it is so high pitched you can barely hear it. However, her purrs are so loud you can hear them in the next room 😂 Her "sister" is a long haired mini panther, who loves to talk and announce that she's caught one of my dirty socks. The sound is almost like a yowling/crying? But she stops when I've acknowledged her catch.
The last statements about which cats are more or less noisy is a generalization, I've seen very chatty cats of all hair types myself. I have a a half main coon who is very talkative, and has a very unique voice. Our neighbors also have a fluffy cat that talks all the time, I actually call him Chatterbox because i'm not sure what his actual name is. So, if you really need a quieter cat, best to make sure you can hang out with your prospective new pet for a while and see if that cat is going to be a good fit.
I only can sleep if my cat purring besides me.
A MaineCoon? Quiet?! Seriously?! XD I have 3 of them - all are extraverts!!!
@dianethompson9525
2 жыл бұрын
My Maine coon mix Is pretty quiet except for whennhe wants treats!!
Cats shape their language around you. Whatever sounds they make is specific to you and when you respond to their needs (my cat makes a very special meow when she's out of food and when I feed her after she makes that meow she remembers to use that meow for the next time she's hungry)
0:27 chattering 1:08 purring 2:30 caterwauling 3:02 hissing 4:02 chirping (trilling) 4:53 meowing 6:00 yowling 6:58 growling 7:30 screaming