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Why do cats hiss at dogs? Answer: because they feel threatened.

PoC avatarPosted on January 3, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 3, 2022

Why do cats hiss at dogs? I have answered the question in the title. I will expand on it. The domestic cat hiss is very similar to that of the same sound produced by a snake. It is claimed that … Continue reading →

Posted in hiss | Tagged cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat hiss, cat sounds, cat vocalisations, hissing | Leave a reply

A word describing a cat sound is an onomatopoeia

PoC avatarPosted on December 14, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 14, 2021

I am discussing words which describe the sounds that domestic and wild cats make and which are based on those sounds. An “onomatopoeia” is a word describing a sound and the word itself evokes the sound that it is describing. … Continue reading →

Posted in onomatopoeia | Tagged cat hiss, cat meow, cat purr, cat sounds, cat sounds meow, meow | Leave a reply

When do cats learn to hiss?

PoC avatarPosted on July 19, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 19, 2021

The question is interesting because living, newborn kittens don’t learn to hiss. I would say that newborn kittens know how to hiss the moment they are born. They have inherited that vocal ability from their parents and grandparents and so … Continue reading →

Posted in hiss | Tagged cat evolution, cat genetics, cat hiss, cat history, cat memory, cat sounds, cat vocalisations, evolution, genes, hissing, inherited personality | Leave a reply

Should you hiss at your cat?

PoC avatarPosted on December 29, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 29, 2020

It’s an interesting question. When a domestic cat hisses it is a signal to the recipient that they are dangerous, as a snake is dangerous. It is a evolutionary behavioral trait learned by the cat for self-protection. A cat hisses … Continue reading →

Posted in hiss | Tagged cat hiss, cat training, hissing, human to cat relationship

Cat silent hiss?

PoC avatarPosted on December 13, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 13, 2020

Sometimes domestic cats make a silent hiss. Some cat owners want to know why they do it. Perhaps they know that the domestic cat hiss is an act of “protective mimicry”. It is meant to replicate the hiss of a … Continue reading →

Posted in hiss | Tagged behavior, cat behavior, cat hiss, cat sounds, cat vocalisations, hissing, threatened

Trump hissing like a cat

PoC avatarPosted on June 10, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 13, 2020

A short video on a loop of President Trump hissing like a cat. It’s all fake but it made me laugh. That’s all I can say.

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Posted in hiss | Tagged cat hiss, cat sounds, hissing | Leave a reply

Here are 4 ways domestic cats imitate snakes

PoC avatarPosted on March 30, 2018 by Michael BroadJuly 7, 2019

Domestic cats imitate snakes in four ways. These traits have been inherited from the African wild cat. They are designed to aid survival as predators are wary of venomous snakes.

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Posted in Cat Behavior | Tagged cat behavior, cat hiss, cat tails, Curled Cat Coiled Snake Comparison, snakes | Leave a reply

Static Electricity at Water Bowl Causes Cat to Hiss

PoC avatarPosted on October 22, 2015 by Michael BroadJune 8, 2021

A women says that one of her cats sometimes hisses when he is over his water bowl. He hisses and then drinks from it. He shares a large water bowl with another cat in the kitchen and a small glass … Continue reading →

Posted in hiss | Tagged cat aggression, cat behavior, cat hiss, cat sounds, cat vocalisations, multicat households, static electricity | 3 Replies

Curled Cat Coiled Snake Comparison

PoC avatarPosted on August 30, 2012 by Michael BroadDecember 23, 2018

Nearly all of us know about cats mimicking a snake’s hiss as a way of defending themselves. The snake is obviously known throughout the animal world as a dangerous creature. The whole defensive measure is based on that. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Anatomy, Cat Behavior, Cat Coats, Sounds | Tagged cat coats, cat hiss, cat sounds, Curled Cat Coiled Snake Comparison | 9 Replies

Why is my cat kneading and hissing at the same time?

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadApril 10, 2018

by c salzano (columbia, md) Our cat has been getting into our bed and kneading the comforter and hissing at the same time, sometimes when we are in it. Do you know what this means? Thanks! c salzano Hi… thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in hiss | Tagged cat behavior, cat hiss, why do cats | 3 Replies
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