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2 years, 3 months ago

Why do cats "bark"?

For the first minute or two when playing with my cat, he makes a series of noises that sound like high pitched barks. He does this nearly every time I play with him using a laser.
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jamied | 2 years, 3 months ago
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Your cat is probably doing what they call "chattering" - a noise my cats make when they want to chase a bird or a bug. (I let them chase the bugs.) I call it the "anti-aircraft noise".

Cats make a lot of interesting sounds. I've sent you a link with a list of some of them. Soon you might be fluent in Cat.

(Right now, one of mine is sitting beside the computer glaring at me and meowing. This one is easy to interpret - he wants a treat. NOW.)

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potterarchy | 2 years, 3 months ago Report

If this is what your cat sounds like, then @jamied is correct, it's just "chatter" cats make when they see something they want to hunt that's out of their reach.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66iN3vzM98U

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wizputer | 2 years, 3 months ago Report

Thank you for the article link!

I've had him 5 weeks (he's little over a year old) and he's a very vocal feline. Didn't know there were so many different types that cats can/may do! He doesn't really meow though, it's more of a ra-ow. He's also an attention whore. Constantly asking for attention by pouncing feet, walking around your feet and of course meowing. He has a very different personality than all cats I've known (it's dog-like).

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whill59 | 2 years, 3 months ago
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Cats sometimes mimic other sounds they hear, especially if they are really intellitent. We have a siamese/manx cross and we raised him with our dogs. It was only about a week and he learned to bark. He also runs to the door barking with the dogs when someone comes over. That is why cats learn to talk or sing, they only have human companions.

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