well, before i got my male kitten it stayed in a house with cats and a dog. for some strange reason it acts like a dog and growls like one. is it possible it learned it all from the dog? my kitten growls while playing tug a war with a mouse .. he will have it in his mouth and ill pull it and he will pull back just like a dog and he also growls when he is eating. he acts just like a dog, it is very cute but im just wondering if he could learn it from a dog? thanks!
2007-12-23 10:49:13 · 12 answers · asked by Brittany 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
my cats are the same. im sure they pick up habits. my dogs havent started meeowing yet thank god!
2007-12-23 10:52:52 · answer #1 · answered by ~~eddie m~~~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be possible. My friends dad had a dog and somebody gave him a kitten. After a while the dog had adopted the kitten and the kitten would follow the dog. When the cat grew up she still acted like the dog was her mother and when the dog would go and bark at someone the cat would go and growl and hiss at the person at her "mothers" side.
2007-12-23 12:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cats weren't raised with dogs and they act that way, its instinct to growl when eating or it might get nicked and the same with tug of war it could easily be a real mouse. But being with a dog could have made it pick it up more, maybe because they puppy/dog being larger and scarier (to a cat) the instincts may have kicked in even more
2007-12-23 11:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
CATS DO GROWL!!! My cats growl at my pit bull when she gets too curious and they feel like being alone! It was the weirdest thing i had ever heard, but sure enough, the cats were making this low, rumbly growl at the dog! it's natural for them to make this sound, i have heard!
2007-12-23 11:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's possible. My cats were raised with dogs and people always comment how they come when called and greet us at the door like dogs.
2007-12-23 10:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by Butterfly Lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can growl. i have a crazy siamese that never learned to purr. so every time i pet her or give her special treats she growls her thanks. i used to be afraid of her when she did this and would quit petting her, but then i figured out that she growled with pleasure.
p.s. she has never seen a dog.
2007-12-23 12:21:57 · answer #6 · answered by kelley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahah yes I think its possible. I once had a pet chicken that followed my dog around and came when i called it just like a dog....that was one funny bird.
2007-12-23 10:53:34 · answer #7 · answered by idkmybffjill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well no affense but that is 1 weird cat you have there.My advice is to just ignore it.Yes it could be possible.
2007-12-23 11:04:03 · answer #8 · answered by Alyssa P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the cat spends alot of time with it then yeah it is possible.
2007-12-23 11:34:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they could observe behavior from another species, Why not? We do, dogs do, etc.
2007-12-23 10:59:41 · answer #10 · answered by CatDefender 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋