and you think you can tell what he or she is saying by the different meows? i trying to see if there are subtle differences in my one year old.
2006-12-29 06:13:21 · 18 answers · asked by Scot 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
My Stimpy has been my best-bud for going on 14yrs. and "yes" you can tell what they mean after a fashion. I know that occational "dirty look" anywhere.
2006-12-29 06:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by renhoez 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I have 3 cats. My little siamese is the most talkative. She mostly talks back though. I tell her to get off the turtles tank or off the counter and she meows back at me as if to tell me no. She also talks a lot when she wants attention. She will sit in another room and meow until you get up to see what she is doing, then she will guide you to one of her toys, or her kitty tree to play.
My other 2 arent so talkative, but one meows when she wants you to pet her. And the other meows a lot when we first get home from work, she is the nice greeter. You can also tell when this one is mad. If you try to pet her and she is in a bad mood, she gives you mean sounding meows, so you know not to touch her.
2006-12-29 14:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by Shell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As time goes one you will understand what your cat is saying to you. They make you understand if you just try to understand. Mine is not very talkative with sounds, she uses her hole body :-) but yes there are big differences in a hungry meow or an angry meow or a wake up meow or if they just want to talk about there day.
2006-12-29 14:21:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
[HUMOR]
Here, for the first time, is my guide for interpreting what our friend felis domesticus has to say (and it's a lot):
meow - I'm hungry
meow - I'm talkative
meow - I want attention
meow - I'm plotting your demise
meow - I'm plotting mischief
meow - That door is closed, open it.
meow - That door is open, close it.
meow - Wake up!
meow - Your head smells interesting.
meow - Look! A sock!
meow - I think I shall devour this piece of ceramic tile.
meow - Look at me climb the wall.
meow - I am attempting to annoy you.
meow - Hello.
meow - Go away.
meow - Hey, I was sleeping.
meow - What are you doing? I wish to assist you.
meow - meow
As you can see, Cat is a varied language, rich in tradition and meaning. Learn to speak Cat and the cats of the world will thank you by saying.....no, wait "thank you" doesn't translate.....
2006-12-29 14:23:44 · answer #4 · answered by TurnMeOut 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
My cat definately has different meows, and I'm pretty good at telling them apart. He has one when he's in trouble (ex: stuck somewhere), he has one when he's angry at me (when I've been gone too long or haven't done something the usual way), one that's an acknowledgement, one to call me to see where I am, and one when he is impatient. There are a couple of others too. As you can tell, he's pretty vocal! Once you spend some more time with your cat you'll be able to tell them apart or get the basic idea most o fthe time.
2006-12-29 14:23:38 · answer #5 · answered by wilye21680 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my one year old cat is extreamly talkative. I can tell the difference between the 'I'm hungry' and the 'hold me!' meow as one sounds more 'ow'ish and the other more 'mer'. It's quiet neat really ^-^ She doesn't really have an 'I'm thirsty' meow though.
2006-12-29 14:17:22 · answer #6 · answered by Ghost-Chan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a domestic shorttail who has physical and behavioral characteristics similar to both Manx and Siamese. She is a big talker. She usually sounds like she's whinning or begging but that just seems to be her tone of voice. She comments on everything and yes, there are degrees of difference. From a human point of view, it sounds like she has a wide range of opinions about many things. When the conversation is accompanied by her body language, the results can be highly entertaining.
2006-12-29 18:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by shulasmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a maine coone and when we went to get her from the breeder she talked soooo much we named her Gabby, well she is now 13 and she has started a meow that sounds like she is saying "hello" in different tones..like is" anybody there" to, a pissed off is "anybody there" lol. she does this when she wants to come up stairs in the morning.
2006-12-30 09:16:21 · answer #8 · answered by miss may 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a purebred Siamese and she yammers all of the time. She has been with me for 9 years so I pretty much know what she wants and she wants all of the time.LOL If I don't have time just at that minute--for instance--Cat Snacks--her voice goes up a full octive and she yells at me. I am to stop whatever I am doing and tend to her. ROTFL. You will learn in time what he or she are saying by watching her actions. And,
by the way, take the time to talk to her.
Goldenwren
2006-12-29 20:41:58 · answer #9 · answered by Beverly H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She definitely had different meows for different wants.
2006-12-29 14:18:33 · answer #10 · answered by tombollocks 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do.
When we go up to one of our cats, he gives a short greeting meow. If we are on a walk, he follows and gives a pitiful meow and wants us to slow down for him. If we are feeding him, he gives sorta long meows to tell us to hurry. And, of course, he purrs when he is happy.
2006-12-29 14:16:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋