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- Short meow - standard greeting.
- Multiple meows - excited greeting.
- Mid-pitch meow - plea for something.
- Drawn-out mrrroooow - a demand for something.
- Low pitch MRRRooooowww - a complaint
- High-pitch RRRROWW! - anger or pain.
- Chatter (rapid teeth-chattering jaw movements) - excitement, frustration (e.g. when prey is
- out of reach or escapes)
- Chirrup (a cross between a meow and a purr with rising inflection) - friendly greeting sound
Purr - invites close contact or attention
- tail straight up - happy
- tail twitching - excited or anxious
- slowly blinking eyes - affection, equivalent of "blowing a kiss"
sustained eye contact is interpreted as being assertive or even aggressive and makes cats uncomfortable; slow blinking communicates trust - ears back - alarmed
- rubbing head, flank and tail against a person or animal - greeting ritual
- head-butting - friendliness, affection
- face sniffing - confirming identity
- ears back and flattened - fearful and anxious
Vionics - 14. Jan, 19:36
