HOW CATS TALK AND COMMUNICATE

[JOLIE]

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[atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][style=width: 370px; height: 270px; background-color: #fafafa; padding: 10px][style=width: 370px; height: 270px; padding-right: 5px; font-family: calibri; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify; color: #222; line-height: 100%; overflow: auto;] [style=font-size:30px; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing:-1px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]CAT COMMUNICATION![/style] Cats have many methods of communing with one another. Cats identify their property and territory by scent marking. They utilize various glands for this certain purpose. They have scent glands on the head, called temporal glands, which are situated above the eyes on both sides of the forehead. The perioral glands, along the lips of the cat, are used along with the temporal gland when the cat rubs its head against a friend or object. Some cats, usually grown males, mark their territory by spraying urine. Head rubbing is mainly used for identifying objects instead of boundary marking. Cats will also scrape their claws on an object, sharpening them and leaving a boundary marking. Cats initially recognize each other by smell. When a cat is friendly, they touch noses or rub foreheads. An alert cat has a direct gaze and points its ears and whiskers forward. If it is slightly nervous, its nose will twitch in an attempt to identify the scent. When the animal or person has been identified as a friend, the cat’s expression will relax and its tail will rise in greeting. A cat under a threat will freeze, staring at the provoker with wide eyes. Its tail will flick slowly from one side to the other. If it is further intimidated, the cat pulls its chin in and lays back its ears, and runs sideways onto the antagonist. Almost simultaneously, the hairs on the cat’s body and tail will straighten up to make it appear bigger. The cat will draw its lips back to show its sharp teeth and will let out a growl as a warning. The cat’s muscles are in a position to strike at the opponent or flee from it, the body weight taken on three legs with the one paw raised for the blow. A nervous cat is a hazard to come too close to, for it will show aggression as violently as if electrocuted. A nervous cat will be crouched down with its chin tucked in, wide eyes, and its ears held sideways. It must be calmed out of this state, or left aloe for it to regain its composure. The means of the cat’s purring is not completely understood. Some cats will purr softly and only rarely, but many cats regularly purr with contentment and to show affection. Tiny kittens are even able to purr as they nurse. Cats may purr in response to their owner’s voice or touch, and some purr when suffering the pains of labor, terminal illness, injury, or in the presence of an aggressor. Most cats can create a range of sounds in three basic categories. The quietest is similar to a human murmur and includes soft purring. These murmurs are made with mouth closed. The middle category of the cat’s sounds can be thought of as vowel sounds, each being a variation of “Meow”, with each being used to express a different basic need, like meowing to be let out, mewling for food, or meowing for attention. The last range of this cat talk is the mother cat teaching her kittens to eat solid food, to follow her from the nest, and to behave appropriately. The kittens are able to purr, spit, and growl, as well as emit a loud distress call which they cry to their mother when they are lost or frightened.[/style][/style][/style]

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