How much do you talk to your cat?

I was curious just how much everyone actually talks to their cat. Kami
is Siamese (half) and pretty vocal, except for these later years (her
"meower" seems to be defective. She only makes sound about half the
time and it's kind of a blessing), but I haven't actually talked to her
a lot. Much of our communication is through looks, gestures, and
touches. She usually comes when I call, and I often smooch with her in
our quiet time and tell her she's a good girl, but we don't "talk,"
except for "hi" when she suddenly appears. She knows I love her and I
know she loves me. What's left to say (unless she's chewing string or
power cords)?

So there's my big question for the new year: what does your
communication with your cat entail?

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BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre®
http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
Well, would you?

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:37:19 +0000, BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre wrote:

I was curious just how much everyone actually talks to their cat. Kami
is Siamese (half) and pretty vocal, except for these later years (her
"meower" seems to be defective. She only makes sound about half the
time and it's kind of a blessing), but I haven't actually talked to her
a lot. Much of our communication is through looks, gestures, and
touches. She usually comes when I call, and I often smooch with her in
our quiet time and tell her she's a good girl, but we don't "talk,"
except for "hi" when she suddenly appears. She knows I love her and I
know she loves me. What's left to say (unless she's chewing string or
power cords)?

So there's my big question for the new year: what does your
communication with your cat entail?


Entail? The tail! Move, Baby, or you'll get stepped on. Get out of the
way. Don't get under my feet. Baby if I step on you, we'll both get
hurt. Now MOVE. No, it's not feeding time again. You did not finish
what I gave you a few minutes ago. Are you sure you want to go out? It's
cold out there----etc.

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
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I was curious just how much everyone actually talks to their cat. Kami
is Siamese (half) and pretty vocal, except for these later years (her
"meower" seems to be defective. She only makes sound about half the
time and it's kind of a blessing), but I haven't actually talked to her
a lot. Much of our communication is through looks, gestures, and
touches. She usually comes when I call, and I often smooch with her in
our quiet time and tell her she's a good girl, but we don't "talk,"
except for "hi" when she suddenly appears. She knows I love her and I
know she loves me. What's left to say (unless she's chewing string or
power cords)?

So there's my big question for the new year: what does your
communication with your cat entail?


It's so nice to open the door to my abode and say "I'm home" to another
living being. Other than that, Mico, who is also Siamese, tends to talk in
a whiny sort of voice. I talk back saying it's not that bad, whatever it
is. Sometimes we banter for about five minutes. Other than that, it's
"down!", or "up" or "no!". And other stuff I can't think of right now. The
New Year's champagne is still working it's blessed wonders. (Happy New
Year!)

- Ruby Tuesday


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Brandy Alexandre®
http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx
Well, would you?

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:37:19 GMT, "BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre"
wrote:

I was curious just how much everyone actually talks to their cat. Kami
is Siamese (half) and pretty vocal, except for these later years (her
"meower" seems to be defective. She only makes sound about half the
time and it's kind of a blessing), but I haven't actually talked to her
a lot. Much of our communication is through looks, gestures, and
touches. She usually comes when I call, and I often smooch with her in
our quiet time and tell her she's a good girl, but we don't "talk,"
except for "hi" when she suddenly appears. She knows I love her and I
know she loves me. What's left to say (unless she's chewing string or
power cords)?

So there's my big question for the new year: what does your
communication with your cat entail?


We talk to our two cats all the time, and also "interpret" there responses. If
reported here some of these exchanges would be quite embarrasing.

"Pick me up Jimmy"
"OK - up you come Smudge"

"Hey follow me" - "Ok here I come, what do you want?"
"Let's play *this*"

well, etc etc etc

like nearly *all* the time ...

J

Happy New Year Brandy. We talk to our cat Stinky all the time. In
the morning we always greet her,with"Good morning Stinky, how was your
night?".We comment to her on many events, and we always tell her when we
are going out how long we will be gone. We believe she understands.
Cats are brilliant.

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
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I was curious just how much everyone actually talks to their cat. Kami
is Siamese (half) and pretty vocal, except for these later years (her
"meower" seems to be defective. She only makes sound about half the
time and it's kind of a blessing), but I haven't actually talked to
her
a lot. Much of our communication is through looks, gestures, and
touches. She usually comes when I call, and I often smooch with her
in
our quiet time and tell her she's a good girl, but we don't "talk,"
except for "hi" when she suddenly appears. She knows I love her and I
know she loves me. What's left to say (unless she's chewing string or
power cords)?

So there's my big question for the new year: what does your
communication with your cat entail?

I tell my cat what a handsome boy he is, how much I appreciate him, how
glad I am I found him.

I tell him "Nize Squeaky, et opp all the Petguard, so Daddy'll gonna
tell you a story what with Puss wit de fancy boots, Mmm, soch fancy
boots, don't esk!"
(Anybody else here a fan of Milt Gross and "Nize Baby"?)

Dick

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On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:37:19 +0000, Brandy Alexandre wrote:

I was curious just how much everyone actually talks to their cat. Kami
is Siamese (half) and pretty vocal, except for these later years (her
"meower" seems to be defective. She only makes sound about half the
time and it's kind of a blessing), but I haven't actually talked to her
a lot. Much of our communication is through looks, gestures, and
touches. She usually comes when I call, and I often smooch with her in
our quiet time and tell her she's a good girl, but we don't "talk,"
except for "hi" when she suddenly appears. She knows I love her and I
know she loves me. What's left to say (unless she's chewing string or
power cords)?

So there's my big question for the new year: what does your
communication with your cat entail?


Entail? The tail! Move, Baby, or you'll get stepped on. Get out of the
way. Don't get under my feet. Baby if I step on you, we'll both get
hurt. Now MOVE. No, it's not feeding time again. You did not finish
what I gave you a few minutes ago. Are you sure you want to go out? It's
cold out there----etc.

Ha! This sounds like me! But also I have "conversations" with them in which
I answer back for them. Like when they stop to groom in the middle of a
play session, I have them say "oops, hold it right there, got a butt washing
emergency over here."

"Jim Lawton" wrote

We talk to our two cats all the time, and also "interpret" there
responses. If
reported here some of these exchanges would be quite embarrasing.

"Pick me up Jimmy"
"OK - up you come Smudge"

"Hey follow me" - "Ok here I come, what do you want?"
"Let's play *this*"

well, etc etc etc

like nearly *all* the time ...

J


Or, when they are looking up at you while you are preparing to feed
them, in a little kitty falsetto: "WHY do you starve us like you do?
Better get a move on with that or one of us is going to pee on your
stuff."

"Toni&Nate" wrote :

Cats are brilliant.


Very true.

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote in message
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So there's my big question for the new year: what does your
communication with your cat entail?

OK, this is so embarrassing, but DH and I will talk to the cats, with one of
us being his or her self, and the other talking as the cat. For example:
"Loki, are you supposed to be on the counter?" "No Mommy, I was just
checking something out!" If I'm alone I also talk to the cats. I have a
song for each cat, too. OK, I better stop.
I hope we never have our house bugged! They would probably take us both to
the loony bin!
--
-Kelly
kelly at farringtons dot net
"Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG