Re: Cats--progress note

Yeah, me too. I think they are ether asking questions ["Can I go out?"] or telling you something that's important to them ["Hey, bozo! My food bowl needs attention!"]. And once they learn that you will respond to them in a certain way to a certain sound, they seem to do their best to use the same sound that got desired results the last time. Animal behaviorists say cats make something like 109 distinct sounds [dogs make 8 or 9], and I don't think any of those cat sounds are without somewhat specific [if primitive] meanings. It's just that we're too dumb, usually, to figure it out.

On Nov 1, 2005, at 3:08 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:

I just love cats that are verbal. I had one once that just followed me
around having little kitty conversations. He even sounded like he was
asking questions sometimes. It was so cute.



james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
Just got back from the animal shelter where I put my brand on 12+ month
old tricolor. I'll pick her up tomorrow. Her shelter name is "Patsy,"
but that will likely change when she comes home. She's a homely little
thing, but she chose me--followed me around talking to me the whole
time I was there--so I figured I had to take her. Maybe we ought to
name her "Pearl"--remember that doll in the 60s, "Poor Pitiful Pearl"?

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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