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