Re: Cats--progress note

When my daughter was a toddler, she would try to use "cat language" to
communicate with the cat.  I have a picture of them both stretched out on a
shelf.
Bonnie ETN Zone 7


> [Original Message]
> From: Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 11/1/2005 7:17:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Cats--progress note
>
> Then there is mine that is convinced it is her mission in life to  
> "squeak" in my face at 5:30 am! Where did she get the idea that I  
> needed an alarm clock??
>
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
> On Nov 1, 2005, at 2:49 PM, james singer wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
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