Purr:В The jury is still out on precisely how the purr is produced. A smothered or muffled yowl may indicate a hairball comingВ up. Yowling can also indicate discomfort or emotional upset. The sound is вЂњwow-wow-wow,вЂќ but modulated: вЂњwoOOOoUse the yowl to move a strange cat off your property. Yowl:В This is a step up from the hiss and is definitely a threat. You can use the hiss to tell your cat to stop doing something-this will get its attention and usually stop theВ behavior. The cat is saying, вЂњBack off.вЂќ Depending on how confident the cat feels or whether it is in its own territory, it may fight or run. When you hear your cat meowing, it is generally talking to you-so payВ attention!

Kittens mew loudly when theyвЂ™re hungry or frightened, but once theyвЂ™ve stopped being dependent on their mother, they also stop this kind of calling behavior. To communicate with each other, they use a range of vocal signals, and some cats willВ use meows in this case, too. Meow: Cats tend to use meows more with humans than with other cats, though there are exceptions. If the whiskers are bristled:В Usually seen with other cues that indicate fear orВ aggression.Д¬at Voices: What Does a Meow or PurrВ Mean?.If the whiskers areВ back:В The cat is calm,В relaxed.If the whiskers are hard forward:В The cat is alert, interested, perhaps sees a threat, prey, orВ food.Pupil dilation is also important:В Wide pupils can signal high interest, excitement, or possibly fear orВ aggression.If the eyes areВ lazily open or closed:В The cat isВ relaxed.If the eyes areВ narrowed:В The cat is alert, but may be fearful or aggressive.Other cues will tell you if the cat is relaxed orВ threatened. If the eyes are wide:В The cat is alert.It may also be asking you to play or rub its stomach (proceed at your ownВ risk). A cat does this when it is absolutely confidentВ of safety. If itВ rolls on its back:В The cat is very relaxed, trusting.If the body is relaxed, soft, feet tucked under or kneading:В The cat isВ relaxed.If the back is arched, and theВ cat is standing face-on:В The cat is aggressive and will almost certainlyВ fight.If the back is arched, theВ cat is on its toes, standing sideways-on:В The cat is fearful and may fight, but will probablyВ run.If the tail is bristled: The cat is fearful or aggressive other body cues will tell youВ which.If the tail is held low: The cat is cautious it may be looking for a safe place, especially if the body is also held low to theВ ground.If the tail is trailing behind body but not held low: The cat is relaxed butВ alert.If the tail is high, relaxed, and waving: The cat is relaxed, happy,В confident.If the ears are flat back on the head:В The cat is angry, threatened, frightened may scratch ifВ cornered.The cat may also hear something behindВ it. If the ears are back but not flat:В The cat is agitated, threatened, may jump or run away.Eyes will be closed or slit the cat is usuallyВ purring. If the ears are slightly down and to the side:В Usually seen when the cat is very relaxed and happy.If the ears are forward but relaxed:В The cat is also relaxed, aware of her surroundings but notВ alarmed.If youвЂ™re holding your cat and the cat suddenly looks at something and pricks her ears forward, she may be getting ready to jump, either to pounce or toВ run. If the ears are hard forward:В The cat is alert, interested, and ready to move.

Thus, a cat with slitВ eyes and ears hard down will probably also be arched or tense, whereas a cat with narrowed eyes and ears slightly down and to the side may also be purring and will beВ relaxed. Most actions included here exist in combinations rather than singly.

Vocal speech, in the sense of sounds with a particular meaning, also exists, but it isВ secondary. Have you ever wondered what it means when your cat purrs? We know that you feel the love when they let you rub their belly, so find out what all these little gestures mean according toВ catspeak!Д«ecause most of an animalвЂ™s speech involves body language, posture, and gesture, the key to understanding your cat is learning to read its body language.

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