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Cat talk
CATS ARE great communicators if you understand their behaviour and read the signals they send out.
Meowing: Cats can make over 100 different vocal sounds... purr, meow, hiss, growl. By listening to your cat and talking back, you can bond better and make your cat more expressive of his feelings.
Purring: A cat generally purrs when it is happy, although some cats are known to purr when they're ill.
Growling and hissing: This means only one thing, your cat wants to be left alone or you will be attacked. Stay away from your cat.
Tail talk: Looking at the tail, you can gauge the mood of the cat and avoid mishaps. A happy and relaxed-tail is horizontally behind or even slightly drooping. A friendly-tail is upright like a flagpole. Friendly but cautious-upright tail is hooked over the top. Intrigued-by-something-tail is straight up but tip is tilted to one side. Very excited-tail is curved like a question mark. If the tip of the tail quivers or twitches, it means mildly irritated. Angry/aggressive/ready to attack-tail is straight up and bristled. Attack mode-tail is swishing violently from side to side. Scared-tail is arched and bristled. Will either attack or defend itself out of fear. Very scared-tail is held low and bristled. Submissive-tail held low and tucked between the hind legs.
Watch that back: If you notice your cat arching its back and bristling, you can be sure it is frightened and on the defensive. It may attack at this point. In contrast, a submissive cat will shrink into a couch indicating that it only wants to be left alone. If this doesn't work, it may sink down to one side demonstrating its submissiveness. Rolling on its back and exposing the belly means your cat is letting you know that it fully trusts you by exposing its most vulnerable part of the body.
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