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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Estes on February 13, 2010, 07:16:43 AM
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Ooh yes. I read in one of my bathroom readers, (You guys ever read those?) that cats can make forty something different sounds.
Well, I think mine is broken. Ive had this cat for roughly four to five years, and ive only ever heard her make one. Its the same loud and annoying "moaw" everytime.
Its not even the typical meow, its this more direct straight to the point "moaw" noise. Doesnt seem to matter what she wants, be it attention, cat treats, more food in the bowl, whatever.
And if that wasnt enough, she doesnt even purr like a normal cat does. She just goes into these mini convulsations like she just climbed out of freezing water, and into a fire.
So, her meow box is broken and the purr motor is out of gas. This isnt an ole alley cat or anything, shes a full bred Persian. Is this typical for this breed of cat?
Anyone else here have broken cats? She has her regular vet checkups and is always ship shape. Another oddity is she actually likes baths. If she hears bath water running, she comes screaming down the hallway.
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Only 40 sounds? Heh, my cat would top that in a heartbeat and we have come to understand almost all of them.
She has a distinct meow when she is hungry.
Another one for "the water bowl needs fresh water!"
The, "about time you got home, now pay attention human!"
Next is the, "You need to wake up, it is time for you to pay attention to me!"
We have the, "Why is this door blocking my way to get outside?"
The often used, "You are not where you are supposed to be!"
How about, "Hey! My box is dirty! CLEAN IT NOW!"
Of course there is, "Thank you for taking care of me." (usually accompanied by a head butt)
Next, "If I only had thumbs.." (muttered in frustration as she attempts to open something)
The daily, "Where did it go, where did it go!" (usually early morning hours when she is hunting rabbits in the living room)
And, "When I get my paws on that it is soooooo shredded!"
She also queries, "Why are you ignoring me?"
Ignore her long enough, "Fine, I'll go sit over here and show you!"
Pay attention to her, "Much better human, now you are getting it. I am the center of your world".
The persistant, "I am coming over to see you, get ready for me".
The confused, "What is that smell?" (usually when she is sniffing a human)
The, "ITS PLAYTIME DAD!!!"
The favorite, "What the heck are you doing in my space?!?!"
The scary, "Get away from me or I will rip off your face and feed it to the squirrels".
While looking outside, "Hey guys, come play with me!" (she thinks she is related to the squirrels and racoons)
The ominous, "What the frak are you doing in my yard!?!?!" (birds)
Those are the ones we have absolutely identified. There are many others. Some accompanied by a cooing sound, others with purrs, sometimes a mixture of coo and purr. Growls, hisses. She is one animated kitty and not afraid to tell you about it.
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Only 40 sounds? Heh, my cat would top that in a heartbeat and we have come to understand almost all of them.
Same... my cat even lets me know if my daughter is getting into trouble in the kitchen.
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Mine has at least a dozen sounds just for affection.
A dozen more for annoyance.
If he's lonely he'll pick up a cat toy wandering around the house "yowling" best I can describe is a cat trying to sound like a coyote.
He's a little strange, because he isn't independent like most cats. Acts more like a dog, follows me throughout the house.
But I rescued him at a very young age, bottle fed him every other hour for 6 weeks.
That will have an effect on a relationship.
While I get annoyed at him at times because he weighs 20lbs and he's only happy sleeping across my lap.
I'd never trade him, no not even for a dog. He may be a neurotic, needy, one man can that lets no one else close enough to touch. But he's my neurotic needy cat.
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Used to have one that was half Blue Persian and half Siamese. She made some weird bellybutton sounds for a while, then we got her spayed. I don't recall if she liked baths or not but she did have a thing for running water as well. Whenever me or the ex would be brushing our teeth she would come to the bathroom and jump up on the sink and start drinking the running water. She also loved just curling up in the bathroom sink and chilling there.
Oh, she also loved Aces High. She would sit on top of my big old CRT with just her paws and head hanging over the edge and swat at cons on the screen.
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Very cool Tec, they are definately cool cats. This relieves me a little bit, but reading the other replies it seems like my cat may be broken. :(
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Excellent work Skuzzy. You should try to interpret for our four cats. We understand some of their sounds but some we could use help on.
Tec, all four of our cats fight over the faucet when the water is running. The youngest blue-eyed albino likes to run out of the bathroom with the TP roll end in her mouth. I am not sure if this is her adolescent attempt at partying.
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I discovered these video's the other day.
Simon's Cat
http://simonscat.com/catmando.html (http://simonscat.com/catmando.html)
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My cat has one straight meow, which is more like a deep bellow, must come with age. (20 years)
Some of my squaddies have heard him, it's really a funny sound.
(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg44/redcents/zippyandcole003.jpg)
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(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/68zoom/hiro.jpg)
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My wife and I had a Siamese, with an elongated palate. He meowed, just like any other cat, but he purred like a Siberian Tiger, you could hear him all over the house. He could also, and this is no joke, hock a loogie and spit. He did get some really good distance, it was as the vet told us because of his palate. He would occasionaly snorfel, for lack of a better word, that is what it sounded like. It was a snort mixed with a I am better than all the others Puff.
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My cat is Lazy Cat
(http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s346/Selino30/Mycat.jpg)
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I have 3 cats. One is an almost 4 yr old male and 2 six month old females (sisters). The girls are rather vanilla at this point. One meows the same sound for everything and sounds like a turbo-prop when she purrs. The other almost never even makes a sound, barely meows hardly ever purrs. Neither kitten is even remotely affectionate.
The male....well he's a different story. He was tossed out of a car window onto my lot at work. He was destined for the Humane Society but he never made it. He slept on my chest every night for probably 4 months after we adopted him. He follows me like a dog, he begs for treats (yet won't eat table scraps unless it's raw fresh fish), he talks to birds, etc. He also has this very strange half purr-half chirp. He does it when he sees me look at him mostly, kinda like "Ah, you have finally noticed me". He has two different calls for each of the kittens. On a side note has anyone else ever had a male cat play momma cat? He actually would let the kittens "nurse" the first couple of months they were here. He cleans them just like a mother would (forcefully if they try to get away). And he owns me. When I go to bed he climbs on my chest and parks there for an hour or two...all 15 pounds of him.
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My 6 year old male cat is much more animated than my 8 year old calico female. I dread the day I first gave them canned cat food. To them (much more him than her) it is crack. If it's 7-8pm at night and he hasn't gotten his canned food yet, you'll hear about it. He will annoy you by laying on you, purring, rubbing his face, sitting on your keyboard or in front of your monitor. I've counted 28 times I picked him off my desk and put him on the ground within 5 minutes. The 29th time I said "F it" and fed them.
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Cat or dog, why not both!
(http://www.theleek.net/articles/science_technology/images/catdog.jpg)
-Penguin
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Cat or dog, why not both!
(http://www.theleek.net/articles/science_technology/images/catdog.jpg)
-Penguin
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6 cats.
2- Norwegian Forrest cats 20lb and 15lb.
1- Turkish Angora 12lb - 15yrs old with breath that kills extinct dinosaurs.
1- California Spangled - 11lbs. Looks like a tiny leopard with a mouth the size of an elephant seal in rut.
2- Outdoor cats the wife feeds because she's a softy.
All 4 of the indoor cats talk in some manner or chirp, or in the spangles case has sound effects for everything he does in his life. Two of the cats fly for me or at least hop up on my joystick arm for attention during the game. The spangle is trying to help me write this.......
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The 20lb Wegi waits till you are in the shower shampooed with eyes closed then stands up and wraps his fore legs around your thigh. Try that home alone and you just watched a Friday the 13th marathon. The oldest cats breath has been so bad the wife woke up one night and hit me thinking I had chilli and beer again before bed. I wished I had because that goes away the next morning. Last but not least you never go to the kitchen in the wee hours in my house without turning on the lights. The spangle has such a long body that he can stand up and wrap his paws around one of your kester cheeks. The Wife swore she heard a young girl shreik just before I tipped over the half gallon jar of olives. But then a week later the spangle got her rinsing the dishes. We bought 3 types of claw nippers an hour later. There is a reason in my house claw clipping is on a 2 week schedule now.
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7 cats
2 turkish angoras one black and one white (long hair)
2 torti calico mirror sisters (long hair)
2 tiger (short hair)
and one manx that belongs in a rubber room
all of them have their own unique voices and are not afraid to use them
my white angora his name is LT.Fuzz he has a silent meow but he does chatter
my black angora will scream his head off trying to woo the calicos
the calicos are little HOs to put it nicely (both fixed) but they still tease the boys, and will sing and coo to them
the male tiger,he is 21lb and the only sound he makes is a coo or chirp
the other tiger,witch is his mother,is a petite lil thing she only weighs about 4 lb but she has the attitude of a velociraptor
she will attack dogs on sight :D
all cats have their own personality,and their own way of communicating.
one thing to allways remember,NEVER laugh at a cat...... they will seek revenge
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this is my big fella
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unfortunately there is nothin to scale against but he is huge.
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I do not have an actual photo but my Grandmas cat looked like this.
(http://z.about.com/d/cats/1/0/I/8/3/BlackCatTux.jpg)
His name was "Mog", he was a very animated cat. But the thing I remember most is that when I visited Grandma and Grandad in Tasmania, my parents and I would go for a walk. And it would be pitch black in the middle of the night and suddenly 2 glowing yellow eyes would appear floating beside you with a
"Brrrrp" noise
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Very cool Tec, they are definately cool cats. This relieves me a little bit, but reading the other replies it seems like my cat may be broken. :(
I wouldn't say that. Cats are like people in that they are all different in one way or another. :aok
I am not a person who can identify a cat's race just by looking at them (though some are obviously easy to id, like a Siamese). I had 2 cats that lived with me, 1 an all while, blue eyed cat. He wasn't albino (when I think albino, I think red eyes and/or very pink skin under fur), but he was a big cat. I was also told, that cats like him usually had a genetic defect of some kind. He had none. Snowball was is name, and I know it's a tad weird for a name, but I was only 8-9. I use to play pranks on him and man he'd get me back. When he would get tired of my pranks, he would run to my dad. After a little bit, he'd come back and just purr and demand attention. Shortly there after, he'd get his revenge. :lol Anytime I was down, or sick, he would always be at my side. If I got really sick, he'd always alert my father. He had a good purr and a strong voice when he meowed for attention.
I still remember the day my mom and I came home and we could smell that he left us a present for us somewhere in the house (didn't keep the litter box in the house but in the garage. Moms orders). Man, she got so mad at me, thinking it was my fault that I didn't put him into the garage. I never liked that, and would always bring/leave him in the house. We went searching high n low for where he left his "mark" and I finally found it....under the x-mas tree. :rofl I think I know why too. My mom was fussing over the x-mas tree and put her time into putting it up (she did this while I was in school, which made me mad as well), and she never treated my cat too well. So when he was left in the house, I'm sure I know why it was the tree that got "marked". :rofl She got so mad at me that she grounded me (which was fine with me seeing as I had a NES and SNES). It later turned out that it was my father who left him in the house. For the life of me though, I can't remember if it was ME who left him in the house, and my father took blame, or if he really did leave him in the house by mistake. I did NOT like putting into the garage, and would always try to keep him in the house. I even tried sneaking the litter box into my room but man...when he went, he cleared out the house. It was a 2 story house to boot, so you can only imagine. :lol
He had meows, meows of "Get me my food!" and "Let me out! LET ME OUT! I'VE GOTTA GO!!!!". A also found out, never leave him in the bathroom with access to 3 fresh rolls of toilet paper. I toss him into the restroom because we were moving stuff around (and I didn't want to toss him outside) when I heard my brother call me to the restroom. "Um, what the hell? Dude, YOU are cleaning that up. You left him in there after all." "What are you talking about?" "Just look inside." I opened that door and just dropped the floor, I was laughing so hard. He had shredded all 3 rolls COMPLETELY, making himself a little bed on the toilet seat and covering the ENTIRE floor with a 3" layer of toilet paper! It even covered BEHIND the toilet. He just sat there and gave me that look of, "What? What is wrong?" :rofl I thought my dad was gonna kick my ass, but instead started laughing himself. lol He disappeared JUST before we moved to our newly built house. According to my mom and dad, he ran away when we moved, but to this day, I still blame my mom for his disappearance. She never liked him too much and would always threaten to give him away, and his disappearance just happen to take place when we were moving to a brand new home, which she was against bringing him along. :mad:
The 2nd cat, whom I named Odin, was a Mini-Black Panther. That's the best way to describe him. He looked just like a small Black Panther, and he was big for a cat. Petting him was like petting the coffee table, little fat, lots of muscle. And man, could he move. Anytime you heard something fall (which most of the times, wasn't his fault), you see a black streak go right by. lol Odin would use his ears, along with his meow, to tell me what he wanted. I was able to tell what he wanted and what his reaction to something was by the way he positioned his ears without a meow though. Anytime I would play a prank on him, he'd give me that, "Oh you son of a biscuit!" ear, or the, "You bastajej." ear. He would then give me the, "I'm gonna get you back for this..." ear. :rofl Which he did. He'd always get back at me by sitting on my hands while I'm at the computer, or taking a seat in front of the TV and stare at me while I was playing games. Another way was to kick litter all onto the floor (which meant he was really pissed). Anytime I got sick though, he would always meow until I opened the door to my room and then just come up and lay down on my chest. He's even saved my life. I was going to cook something in the oven (the stove was gas powered, as was the rest of the house), and I fell asleep waiting for it to heat up. I was woken up by him pawing at me, meowing loudly. I was having trouble breathing and was very dizzy. He kept pawing and meowing at me, he even clawed my leg. I quickly realized what was going on, turned off the oven and moved outside. I could tell, by the way his ears were positioned and the way he was looking at me, that he was very worried. He did not leave my side for a couple of days after that. He made sure I left the door to my room open and would even whine if I didn't take him into the restroom with me. After about two days, he returned to his normal routine, but I won't forget what he's done. After that, I left the door open whenever I went to sleep, so he could come into my room whenever he wanted. Before that happened, whenever I left my door open, he would usually sleep at my feet. But after that day, I would find him by my head most of the times I woke up. Most of the times, he woke up when I did and started purring, but sometimes, he would be in a deep sleep and wouldn't wake up until I tried to get out of bed. lol Unless I had to use the restroom, I'd just wait there and let him sleep.
When I moved from Cheyenne WY, to TX, I moved in with my mom. Right off, I knew I would have to protect my cat. She's very superstitious, and him being a mini-black panther, yeah, you get the picture. I had no real choice, as I didn't have a job in TX yet. Odin would piss her off when he would sit on her bed and he would meow a lot when I left the house. He disappeared one day, while I was at school. Her story, "I accidentally left the door open..." I love my mom, but at the same time, I loathe her for what she did. *sigh* It's hard to not be angry at her.
Most people don't realize, that a cat will generally look at you as an equal, not a master. Your cat, likely looks at you as a friend. But every cat is different, so you will have ones that don't. There are cats that are cruel and mean, while others are very friendly and kind. Some are strong willed while others are very timid. You can raise two cats the same exact way, but each will be different.
I recall seeing a story somewhere, about a blind cat that attacked a would-be robber, and chased him off. A lot of people would've put down the cat, but these folks didn't. They were strongly against that idea, and kept her.
Here's another cat, that normally would've been put down...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQG6V1MOVY