Cat Sounds. Identify the various sounds cats make including the reasons as to why cats purrr, meow and yowl.Discover what a quiet cat could mean and identify the different emotions each sound could represent.

Meowing

The single most common reason a cat will meow excessively is because it has been trained to do so. Your cat has probably learnt that all it has to do is meow and it gets whatever it wants - food, attention, affection.


Often, what starts out as a demand for attention soon becomes a self-reinforcing habit. This situation becomes even worse if the cat is lonely or bored.

The first step in breaking this habit is to exercise your cat daily with active play sessions. Secondly, pay attention to your cat and give it what it wants - but ONLY when it is quiet.

Purring

Purring has been described as a low, continuous, rattling hum and often is interpreted as an expression of pleasure or contentment. Purring also occurs in cats that are injured and in pain.

The Purr, is created, according to some feline experts, by the vibration of a Cat's vocal cords when it inhales and exhales. Yet, others who have studied felines believe Purring is a vibration caused by blood passing through a large vein in a Cat's chest.

'While lions and other big cats roar, domestic cats and other Felis species purr.

A cat will produce a variety of meowing calls that actually sound different from one another. These sounds convey different emotions which are:


Anger

This high intensive sound made when the cat is extremely angry is called "caterwauling." The sound can vary but it is usually very high and extremely intense.

Fright

If a cat is cornered and cannot run away or hide, it may make a throaty yowling noise. The cat may also spit and hiss.

Pain