| Cats, tigers, panthers, leopards, lions and cheetahs | | | | of happiness and content but on rare occasions it |
| all communicate in similar ways. When you own a | | | | can mean your cat has a serious illness. Other |
| cat it is very important to understand how it | | | | sounds such as growling and hissing mean that |
| communicates. By reading this short article you | | | | your cat is angry, upset or scared. |
| will learn the basics of cat communication. You will | | | | Body language |
| learn how to tell what mood your cat is in and if | | | | Cats use a variety of body language, some |
| anything, what it wants. Your cat will | | | | examples are the movement of its tale, the |
| communicate differently with you than other cats | | | | position of its ears and even how it is standing. |
| and animals. They use a range of different ways | | | | The most obvious body language your cat uses is |
| to communicate including noises, body language | | | | the movement of its tale. In general, the higher |
| etc. If you spend some time observing your cat, | | | | your cat's tale, the happier it is. When your cat is |
| sometimes it can be easy to understand what | | | | in an extremely happy mood it will point its tale |
| type of mood they are in and other times it can | | | | directly up and when it is scared and afraid it will |
| be impossible. This section will give you the right | | | | tuck it between its legs. When your cat is angry |
| information to understand your cat's | | | | or annoyed it will throw its tale from side to side. |
| communication. | | | | Short quick movement's and twitching indicates |
| Noises and sounds | | | | restlessness and excitement. |
| Cats can make a great number of noises and | | | | In conclusion, when a cat is happy or excited it |
| sounds; some scientists think they can produce up | | | | raises its tale to a vertical angle and rubs against |
| to 81 different sounds and pitches. All of these | | | | you and may possibly lick you when you put your |
| have different meanings. The amount of noise | | | | hand out, an example of this is when you are |
| your cat makes depends on its personality; some | | | | about to feed it. On the other hand when your |
| cats don't make any noise. The most common | | | | cat is angry it puffs up its hair, its eyes become |
| out of all the sounds that cats make is 'meow'; it | | | | big, it growls, flattens its ears and spits. When a |
| can mean that your cat is hungry, curious, angry, | | | | cat is happy and content, it lies on its stomach |
| and happy or welcoming you home. The second | | | | with its paws tucked under its body. When your |
| most common sound is purring, scientists don't | | | | cat wants to play it lies on its side with its paws |
| know much about it, most of the time it is a sign | | | | and feed outstretched. |