Whenever my cat meows someone else in the family will meow back to it and the cat will meow as if he's replying and they'll do this for a couple of minutes... why does the cat do this? (don't ask why my family meows... they're just very weird/cool people)
2007-07-22 13:22:21 · 13 answers · asked by 5475uj1/// 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
I read that cats do not meow to each, except while they are kittens. They use this, meows, as communication with their mothers. As substitute parents they transpose. I have since watched our cats and it seems to be true. As a footnote, the female does it more than the male. This may be due to the fact she was taken from her mother too early.
2007-07-22 13:38:00 · answer #1 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one cat that does this and one that doesn't. My first cat is 12 years old and she has done the meow/meow back thing since she was a baby. She also will mewo back if you talk to her. I have complete conversations with her and believe she understands at least half of what I am saying. My other cat is 3 years old. Has never done this, does not respond back to hardly anything unless it is her idea in the first place. She hears, and does make noise, but she is not very interactive. I do not think your family is weird. If they are, I am right with them. Both of my cats are cute.
2007-07-22 20:39:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk to my cats too. They talk to me. Siamese cats are famous for this. If you listen carefully you can decipher between the pitch of the meows. Sometime they want outside or hungry or attention. Cats don't meow at other cats. Cats only meow to communicate to people.
2007-07-22 20:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by snakenhunter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just communicating, my cat does this too. And one of my other cats watches tv.. im sure they understand everything we say. I can talk to my cat without meowing and she will meow back. (though i have no idea what shes saying lol). Cats understand humans alot more then we think.
2007-07-22 20:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure it's normal. They're just chattin'.
Some of our cats will meow if I say their name. We can spend several minutes @ a time going back & forth like that, it's fun & visitors often get a laugh out of it, too.
2007-07-22 22:24:35 · answer #5 · answered by Catkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i guess its normal for cats. like mine, when it meows i'll meow back to it and it constantly meowing at me.. i think it wants to attract our attention, and when we reply, it feels like it has managed to capture our attention.. that's all.. i think its a part of communication with human in order to ask its master for food, too.. hehe..
2007-07-22 20:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by nzNora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does that too , its actually fun to talk to her , Ill tell her she s a dummy or call her a slu.t . Then shell meow back . Hilarious stuff !
2007-07-22 20:25:51 · answer #7 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a cat or a cat person, this is very normal. I converse with my cat every day. It is called a relationship.
2007-07-22 20:25:41 · answer #8 · answered by Sassi-The Happy White Kat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk to my cats too my one cat is usually begging me for food and being generally flirtatious
2007-07-22 20:33:54 · answer #9 · answered by gato_negro88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh sure it is. I've had cats for years, and I talk to them all the time....and they "talk" back to me as well. Siamese are especially talkative...I've had 4 and have 1 right now. cats like attention...and like to talk to you about it, too!
2007-07-22 21:30:06 · answer #10 · answered by redcatt63 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋