How does your cat "talk" to you?

[GaryT]

Theodore is the first cat I have ever had that talks all the time. Mostly it is trills. He doesn't meow a lot. When he is charged up and I am playing with him with a toy, he trills as he races to catch the toy. If the toy lands on him, Trill! He also coos and makes grunting noises. He always has a smile on my face when he talks. Such a cute little voice. Does your cat mostly meow or trill?

 

[verna davies]

One of mine gives a demanding meow which gets louder if ignored. I think she's a bit of a spoilt brat.

 

[Neko-chan's mama]

Neko-chan is chatty. She meows like she's still a little kitten, high pitched and squeaky. She doesn't trill unfortunately.

 

[rubysmama]

Ruby is also pretty chatty. She'll chirp if she walks past me. But if I reply, that starts a back and forth between me speaking English and her replying in "meow-ish". This can go on for a while. She usually has the last say, too.

 

[GaryT]

Here is Theo trilling.

 

[Katie M]

They're both chatty in their own ways. Selene seems to meow and trill in equal amounts. Charlie has a high-pitched, squeaky meow. While Selene tends to make noise wherever and whenever, Charlie seems to reserve it for direct communication.

 

[Graceful-Lily]

Felix will do a combination of trilling, intense eye contact, and tapping me on the shoulder when he wants something. If he can't reach my shoulder, he'll just tap wherever he can reach.

Fayola will "chat" my meowing and making chirping noises. It's amazing how they can communicate what they need. It's almost human like in a way.

All this and also facial expressions. Felix's eyes tend to narrow and the skin between his eyes wrinkle when he doesn't want me to bother him. If I still try to play with him or pet him when he's like this, he usually bites me.

I've had him for almost a decade now so I'd say we know each other pretty well where communication isn't mind boggling. Quite easy in fact.

 

[vince]

Chesterfield is almost silent. He makes a little greeting meow for me once in a while or will make a low-pitched call to find out where I am. Sir Eats-A-Lot meows normally, but makes few other noises. Meep is very vocal, and has a raucous voice. She cries and trills all the time. You hardly can handle her without some kind of verbal protest.

 

[aliceneko]

If I imitate his meow to Fudge, he will meow back at me in return. Toffee does head gestures or paw gestures to converse with us, or just listens really intently to what we're saying.

 

[GaryT]

If I imitate his meow to Fudge, he will meow back at me in return. Toffee does head gestures or paw gestures to converse with us, or just listens really intently to what we're saying.

Theodore will stretch out his paw reaching for me when he wants me to pick him up and hold him.

 

[molly92]

Delilah has a pretty quiet little meow, so if she's tried that for a while and thinks it's time for an early dinner, she'll start knocking over whatever will be the loudest.

 

[susanm9006]

Willow mostly does a closed mouth whine/whimper but sometimes she will just stare at me until I figure out what she wants.

 

[neely]

If it's meal time and I'm late Carleton looks directly at me and lets out a "yowl." If he seeks affection all he has to do is roll over on his back with his paws curled under and he knows I'm a sucker for his adorable antics.

 

[kitkatgurl]

Here is Theo trilling.

ahhhhh so darling!!!!

 

[Tik cat's mum]

Patches meows first but when I go him he trills at me and we have a conversation about what he wants and he gets it. I have tried to tell him I don't speak cat but he's having none of it.

 

[Boris Diamond]

Diamond doesn't meow so much as he yells. Kinda "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh" at a loud volume. And yeah, he definitely wants something. Fed first or through a door.

Seal's meow is a pitifully cute sound. It's usually when he wants something - a treat or through a door.

Leonid hardly makes any noises. When he meows, It's just a little squeak, more like a door hinge that needs to be oiled than a noise a cat would make.

New kitten Boden has a demanding meow. But as he becomes more comfortable in his new home, he meows less and less.

My first Siberian, Boris constantly trilled and chirped. I'm not sure if he ever meowed.

 

[marfol]

My cat recently started meowing whenever we talk to him, so now we have full on conversations with each other!
"You hungry, Preben?"
"meow"
"You want your dinner?"
"mEow"
"Come here!"
"MEOW"

 

[Purr-fect]

Arnold very definitely talks to me.
He also makes eye contact when doing so.
Loud purrs when cuddling.
A " row row" when just walking by me and saying hi
A demanding looooong winded howl when he feels he has waited in inappropriate amount of time for.......anything. ( its a mystery as to how he fills his lungs with so much air to be able howl for so long without taking a breath.
Very forceful head butts when he first jumps on the recliner at night to watch tv with me.

Greg is a triller. He also has a very quiet little kitten meow (strange from such a large cat).

And then of course there is body language and expression.

"What am I thinking now?"

 

[Silver Crazy]

Blue makes lots of weird sounds and chats his head off but the one that gets me is his growling when eating..especially some nice and bloody raw meat
Its...rowwwrowrowrow..swallow...rowrowrowrowrowrow..swallow..etc. And when he has finished walks over to me saying ..meeyap...meeyap..while face rubbing my legs. I am sure he is saying he enjoyed his dinner.
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[SpecterOhPossum]

When she was a baby, she used to scream a lot - especially when she was eating. I think it's because she was a street baby. Nowadays she's very quiet; rarely talks.. UNLESS she's trying to do something she's not supposed to! She whines if you're trying to stop her from doing something bad. Even if you say "hey, spec, stop" she'll go "..Mew...." very softly, otherwise she only begs for her dinner very loudly!