cats GRRRR
POSTED BY: boris
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 02:02
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That's generally a combination of greeting and interest in what you are doing, best translated as
(hello/curious/uncertain?)
Feline ecstasy or super happy is tail straight up and vibrating/quivering, best translated as
(omg omg omg yay!)
The quick upwards flick best comes to
(Sup?)
And rapid lashing it irritation, and bottled/poofed out is rage/fright.
Some cats, siamese in particular, will do this wacky multi-direction repeated tail flick, almost like it's a semaphore, which carries multiple meanings depending on the cat in question.
Vocalisations are a bit harder to translate, as cats have different ranges, but one funny trick of mine, and this took a year and more for each cat, is to get them to mimic human words.
It's tough because first the cat has to already make a similar noise, AND they have to like you enough to want to try - first you have to get the concept across to them that you want them to make a sound, and then a particular sound, and keep it within their attention span and patience when you try.
Squirmy can say "Mei-Mei?" which, when she did that to a friends daughter, nearly caused her to drop a plate in shock, that was funny.
Puppy can say "Rarab!" (RAY-rab) which is an evil little critter from Final Fantasy XI, which used to drive my ex bonkers since she is solidly addicted to the game and hates the bloody things, heh.
-F
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