She also burbles when she’s grateful for my attention.
It’s Siouxsie’s attention-getting noise and, like the word “Aloha,” it has more than one meaning. The burble has no negative meaning even though it incorporates a growl. These cat noises are hybrids between a purr, a meow and a growl. I interpret this as “Ahem - excuse me.” 9. When my cat Thomas wants to get in my lap, he’ll often sit on the floor staring up at me and make a quick “bip” or “eck” sound. And cat screaming, a variant of cat yowling, is the final warning sound before a serious cat fight begins. Cat yowlingįemale cats in heat make this desperate cry, hoping to attract tomcats to ease their pangs of kitten-making desire. The hiss is the next stage of warning after the growl. These cat noises communicate either excitement or frustration.Ĭat hissing is among the cat noises you may hear when your cat is angry or scared. If your cat sits in the window staring at squirrels outside, ears erect and eyes focused, but he can’t get outside to chase them, he may make a cat chattering or cat chirping noise. Cats growl at one another to say, “Back off before I have to use my claws rather than my voice!” 5. This cutie is meowing and trilling to beat the band!Ĭat growling is among the cat noises that give off a warning. Cat trillingĬats use a trill, a cat noise somewhere between a meow and purr, as a friendly greeting. The auditory frequency of the purr, around 25 cycles per second, is thought to have healing properties, and it almost certainly acts as an internal massage. Cats purr when they’re content, but they also purr as a way to comfort themselves when they’re sick or injured. Purring is one of the most common cat noises. (Humans sometimes meow at each other, but it’s usually for laughs.) Check out this kitten crying for her mother. So, why is your adult cat making these cat noises? Adult cats rarely meow at each other, but they may meow at us for the same reasons. Because kittens are born unable to hear and see, they meow to alert their mother that they need attention. Kittens are much more likely to meow than adult cats. Cat meowing Meowing is among the most common cat noises. Let’s start with the basic cat noises: 1. Of course, because most humans aren’t nearly as good at observing body language and understanding cat communication like subtle cat ear movements and cat tail twitches, they often “use their words” to help us understand these cat noises.Ī cats’ vocabulary is just as rich and subtle as cat body language (including the ways cat express affection), but here are some of my favorite cat noises and what they mean. If they talked as much as they gestured (case in point: when cats rub against you), the odds are good that you’d wish they’d just shut up. You’ve probably noticed that cats spend a lot of time and energy communicating with other cats in their lives, but that very little of that communication is in the form of cats meowing.
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