Regarding cats and the sounds they make -- I was looking over the site page here and didn't see anything regarding a sound my cats (particularly the female) make which I can only describe as "cussing".
For example:
1.) Female ("Moonbat") wants to go outside so she sits by the back door in the kitchen and looks up, making eye contact, watching my every move until I acknowledge her.
2.) It's too late (after 8PM) so I look at her and say "NO", shaking my head.
3.) She immediately runs off, head down, making what I can only approximate in written form as a "erh-erh-erh-grh-erh-grh-grh-grh..." sound.
This only lasts a couple seconds after which, she does this thing with twitching the fur on her back and resumes her post by the door.
I think "erh-erh-erh-grh-erh-grh-grh-grh..." is the cat form of human profanity. Not that I really care that she cusses me out when she doesn't get her way, just wondering how common this is and if anybody has any thoughts on it (like, is it really cussing or just an expression of frustration, etc.?).
For example:
1.) Female ("Moonbat") wants to go outside so she sits by the back door in the kitchen and looks up, making eye contact, watching my every move until I acknowledge her.
2.) It's too late (after 8PM) so I look at her and say "NO", shaking my head.
3.) She immediately runs off, head down, making what I can only approximate in written form as a "erh-erh-erh-grh-erh-grh-grh-grh..." sound.
This only lasts a couple seconds after which, she does this thing with twitching the fur on her back and resumes her post by the door.
I think "erh-erh-erh-grh-erh-grh-grh-grh..." is the cat form of human profanity. Not that I really care that she cusses me out when she doesn't get her way, just wondering how common this is and if anybody has any thoughts on it (like, is it really cussing or just an expression of frustration, etc.?).