A Michael Broad Blog
I have described this as a “screaming match” between two cats. It is more a yowling match. One of the cats is inside the home. That is the resident cat. He considers the home and the area around the home his territory or ‘home range’. Just outside the back door there appears to be …
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 on. This genetic history is handed down from one generation to the next. It …
In French you can say ‘your cat’ in one of two ways depending on whether you are familiar with the person with whom you are conversing. If you are friendly with the person or know them well you use the phrase ‘ton chat’. If you are talking to a stranger you say: ‘votre chat’. …
In human terms, domestic cat trilling often means saying, with a smile on your face, “Hi, nice to see you again”. Trilling is usually the sound of a friendly greeting. It would be described as a “close call vocalisation” in terms of assessing cat behaviour scientifically because it means that the vocalisation is made …
Science indicates that purring can reduce pain in cats which is probably one of its purposes. Some scientists think that one reason for purring is that it heals the cat. The reasons why a domestic cat purrs is still under discussion but the best answer I have is provided by Dr Desmond Morris in …
Do wild cats meow? That’s the first question. A familiar question as it happens. For the sake of clarity this is about the wild cats. Why did I write that twice? Because Google tends to overlook this kind of nuancing. Google will no doubt become confused and think I am discussing our feline friends. …
You can tell why domestic cats make a trilling sound by observing the circumstances under which they make it. I can think of two situations but there will be more. Undeniably the trilling vocalisation is a call which is made at a close distance and it is friendly. Those are the two key elements …
The common sense reason why some domestic cats don’t purr is because they just don’t. It will be rare but it is distinctly possible. Feline purring is not an automatic or 100% guaranteed behavioural trait. THERE ARE SOME PAGES ON CAT PURRING BELOW THIS POST…. Some cats don’t meow or they hardly meow. I …
