You're Not Crazy. Your Cat IS Talking To You. September 14 2016, 16 Comments

Well.. you might be, but it's ok because your cat doesn't think so.

If you have ever lived with more than one cat, you might have noticed they don't really meow at each other. Rather than meowing at each other, they communicate with body language.

Cats will eventually learn your habits and find you don't catch on to their little body language. They also hear the way you chat with others, so they learned to get your attention they need to be more vocal. Now some are more vocal than others but when they are meowing they are indeed meowing to you.

So don't be rude! Meow back!

Unfortunately, if your cat is meowing or talking to you they need/want something. They are not checking in to see how your day went. But it is still pretty cool that they are trying to communicate with you.

An experiment by J Comp Psychol examined humans and cats to see how they were communicating with each other and found that people were better at interpreting the meows from cats they lived with versus cats they didn't know.

So you and your cat basically have your own language!

Comments

Jenny Troutman on September 24 2016 at 05:49PM

I love all things cat and meowingtons!!!!! I have had many cats in my lifetime and currently have 20, they all have very different purrsolalities but definitely talk and communicate with me. I love all your articles and pictures

Jan on September 18 2016 at 11:09PM

I have been talking to my kitties for years and my husband just noticed.
He thought I was talking to myself. Go figure ! I could go on about our conversations (yes they do answer and one in particular talks as he leads me to his destination.) They are such fun,and I’m never alone. I love them sooo much!

Martha on September 17 2016 at 10:36PM

My Kitty Girl and Little Bit always talked to me and I would say it was time to take a bath or go to bed and both of them followed me right into which ever room we were going to.
They both passed away and it just about killed me. When Kitty Girl went into renal failure and I put her down so she wouldn’t suffer I stayed in the bed for 2 weeks crying over her and thought I would never be able to speak her name again without falling apart but then God knew I needed another baby to rescue and then Casper showed up at my back door and I fell in love.
It took me 4 hours to catch him and get him in the house but when I did he got a nice warm bath, cuddled in a towel and fresh food and water and his own big warm (I heat his blankie in the dryer) bed plus he got special kitty treats and he loves them in his Temptations Mouse that screws apart and he rolls it around while the treats fall out for him to eat.
He also loves his bath with Johnson’s baby bath. He just got out about an hour ago and wow does he smell soooo good.

Viki on September 17 2016 at 06:43PM

I not only talk with my 4 cats, I sing to them. They seem to enjoy hearing their names in song.

GHETONDA MOSLEY-SHERTZER on September 17 2016 at 05:18PM

i talk to my cat, LADY SUGAR PUSS, all the time,, & she responds,,,SOMETIMES!!!!!!!!

rebecca i kitten on September 17 2016 at 03:10PM

In my part of the world, my friends call me kitt. I was able to rescue my Talley Car financially but am reaping the rewards along with the bills. She is five months old today and is still a little behind. She has recently discovered she can meow and startles her as much as myself. She doesnt meow often, but when she does it is an event.I love Meowingtons and all the catworthy mews.

Allen Moerer on September 17 2016 at 02:48PM

Nothing wrong with a talk with your fur balls. I carry on or talk to ours all the time. They are smarter then most humans are.

Linda on September 17 2016 at 02:29PM

I’m with Deana; My cat Jesse and I meow at each other all the time and I just love it! He always makes me laugh, he’s so cute and funny without even trying!

Peggy on September 17 2016 at 01:35PM

I have conversations with my three all the time. And each one has their own way of talking back. Love my fur babies so much.

Danae on September 17 2016 at 12:30PM

I have three fur babies and I can always tell which one is meowing and what they need my attention for. They also love when I sing to them in Japanese? It’s strange but kind of cute that they share my love for Japanese music.

Steve on September 17 2016 at 11:33AM

Can someone translate “go get a job you damn freeloaders” so I can tell the damn cats?

ibisa on September 17 2016 at 10:28AM

I JUST WANT LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE 10 CATS, I USED TO HAVE 25 , BUT KNOW THEY ARE DEATH BECAUSE OF OLD AGE, WELL I TALK TO MAY CATS, AND I DONT THING IM CRAZY, IM SOMETIMES I MEOW BACK TO THEM, I ALSO HAVE 3 DOGS AND I TALKED TO THEM AND I ASKED THEM QUESTIONS, AND IM A VERY NORMAL PERSON, BUT I CALLED THAT, LOVE

Ruth Storer on September 17 2016 at 10:25AM

My cat Cinders will only come in through the Bathroom window after its dark but we have to have a whole conversation before she runs up and jumps in ?