Another Random Question: Why do cat's miaow?

Question

Like, I know it's a form of speech, but what makes them make the sound. I know the vocal cords but how is there's different than ours? And dogs. I hope this all makes sense.

OK, I meant HOW do cats miaow?

Answer 1

I can do a pretty good cat impression. The cat I had when my daughter was a baby could modify it enough to sound like "Mom" when I was in the next room. The other person was right. It's what they do to get attention.

Answer 2

Cats meow at people when they want something. So the
vocalizations your cat makes are designed to get some attention
from you, or food, or playtime, whatever. Same thing goes for any
kind of disturbance calculated to get your attention. Any kind of
response other than ignoring your cat will actually reinforce the
behavior.

The meow can mean many things. They can be demanding and very
loud. Perhaps dinner is late, or their litter pan needs changing.
Meows can also be soft and sweet and affectionate, saying,
"Thanks for being my friend". Tiny "mews" are the cat's way of
manipulating the situation to get what they want. Most of us
cannot ignore the little innocent "mew" that pleads with our
emotions for a treat or petting session.

Answer 3

there lived a cat who was very mean and greedy.he had a tortoise as a neighbour every day the cat would seat on his pouch and watch the tortoise crawl by waiting to shout at him if tortoise wen navigating the curves would step into his flower bed.tort would say sorry my fault to which the cat would reply sarcastically no my own obviously.tort then grew grew tired of the insults and went to a voodoo priest who gave him apowder to stop it all the next day the usually occured and the cat opened his mouth all that came out was jumbled and it was miaow..(my own)

Answer 4

Lots of reasons. Cats may meow because they simply want attention or love from their owner. They meow because perhaps their dinner has not been served yet (they are hungry), or they might want to play. They meow when they see a bird or squirrel that is not possible for their tiny paws to reach. They meow if they are hurting or in pain. Sometimes they meow for absolutley no reason at all! Cats need to express themselves and communicate, even though we might not understand them. The Cat Fanciers Asscociation has a lot of helpful tips on things like that. If you would like to learn more about your pet's body language and other strange things they do, I recommend subscribing to their magazine: Cat Fancy. I receive it monthly and never had a thought of regretting it! Check out the link below for more info on the cats' meow.

Answer 5

some big guy upstairs made the decision of sounds for different creaturers. also perhaps of their vocal chords of different sizes, stc may have something also to do with it. Can you imagin a cat barking and a dog meowing?

Answer 6

The only time my cats meow is to inform me that they are hungry. They also make happy chirps when they are happy to show that they are having fun
My dogs tend to bark to alert people that they are around. They also bark to get attention from us.
Basically they make noises for the same reasons we do. They just have less words. Many times they have different pitches in their voices that you can figure out what they want if you know them long enough.

Answer 7

its the only way that they can communicate with us humans by miaowing its them talking to us in there language

Answer 8

Communication, vocal chords like us. Except animals don't have the same chords as us. Different tones.

Answer 9

em they re animals were humans, they evolved differently so they have different voice chords-please stop thinking so much

Answer 10

hmmm, maybe i think its because they have a low-pitched voice box kinda thing ya know