Cat Speak

If you are privileged enough to be owned by a cat, you know that your cat speaks to you in many different ways. Sometimes it is with body language, sometimes with a purr, and with a variety of different meows that you, as the human pet, have learned to translate. There is the "I'm hungry" meow which with many cats is one of the first phrases we humans begin to understand in cat speak. Usually the second meow phrase we understand is "Excuse me! I am not a happy cat!" meow. The cat who has determined that we are worthy enough to be a part of their life finds ways to communicate with us using various methods to convey their thoughts and wishes.

At times the cat in our lives does not speak with a meow but uses the tail to communicate. If we return home or enter a room and our cat greets us with the tail straight up in the air with no bends, we know our cat is telling us "Hello" in a happy and enthusiastic way. If the tail is straight with the tip bent, we are getting a hello but with some reservations. If we, the human pet, pay attention our cat owner tells us quite a lot with it's tail. We will know if they are happy, curious, fearful, or down right upset by the way they speak with their tail.

There are a few humans who have become so in tune with the cat or cats that own them that they communicate in cat speak at a much higher level. Take Grannysage for instance, she is so loved by her cats and so adept at cat speak that her cats Lady Ghost Whispurr and Wileykat convinced her to write their stories and to explain about cat rescue, cat behavior, feral cats, and so much more. You will find her stories humorous, informative, and filled with love. In my opinion, Lady Ghost and Wileykat picked the purrfect woman to share their lives with.

Patches and Chessie, the two cats who adopted my husband and I, use cat speak to let us know when they are hungry, when they are unhappy, to tattle on each other, and to shower us with love that only a cat can give. I asked Patches, the tortoiseshell, why she hasn't hired me to write her story. Her response with a little catitude in her eyes, "I'm just not ready to put my paw print on it yet." Chessie, the playful one, spoke up and said, "You can write my story, Mom!" Patches snorted and walked away with the tip of her tail twitching and purred under breath, "Come here, kid. I need to have a little chat with you!"

Perhaps one day, Patches will let me tell her tail or is that tale? In the meantime, I think you will thoroughly enjoy reading about Lady Ghost Whispurr.

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