Does your cat talk to you?

[Tootsey11]

Just that really, do you get much 'chat' from your cat. Our 8 month old ginger male named Chitten talks back to me all the time. It really is like dealing with a moody teenager. When I tell him off for complaining he walks off with a grunt!

Our gorgeous girl, Holly chats to us a lot. She has different sounds and mews depending on the situation. Sometimes when we are chatting she chimes in with a well timed 'comment'!

@Clarich007 poor boy, have you tried zylkene capsules instead of feliway?. Does he purr?.

Or there’s this icatcare.org/advice/aggression-to-humans/

Oh thank you I will watch it today.He will occasionally purr if you stroke under his chin and ears.He had really nasty stomatitis last year and had all his teeth out apart from the front fangs and little ones top and bottom That didn't work so had Interferon treatment which cost an arm and a leg but I had to give him a chance.He tested positive for Calicivirus too posssibly caused by untreated cat flu as a kitten the vet thought.
Poor lad has been in the wars too with recurrent abscesses, you name it !
Miraculously the Interferon worked and his mouth is fantastic now.
Unfortunately, all this trauma hasn't helped, and I'm constantly on my guard and very wary of him now.Sad really

He’s been through more than most cats then hasn’t he?.

Some cats are head and shoulders cats, you can only touch those bits or you’ll get scratched.

@Tootsey11

Good for you for giving your cat a safe home.

I used to foster cats so I also have quite a lot of experience.

Don't give up though, they can surprise you, I had Charlie for years before he ever sat on me or even near me. He'd had at least 2 homes before me.

I will try the capsules that you mentioned thanks.My husband absolutely adores him and can do anything with him and touch him all over apart fron his belly which is understandable.Maybe he just doesn't like women I don't know

our cat chats along with you. she doesn't meow but makes a little sound that goes from a grumbly sound to an "I agree" sound to a "wot"? sound. She responds very well to questions with her name in (Should we have supper now Daisy?) and usually answers but if she's not being included in the conversation enough she'll YEOOOOW at you to make sure you've heard her point

Hi sashh
Oh thank you that's a nice thing to say.We've done our best.
We live in hope that he will surprise us.
He's def not a knee cat, he's very independant.In fact it's only when he's out of the house that I relax.I know that sounds awful and never in a million years would I ever think i could say such things.My other cats never ever stayed out at night and they were 19 and 20 when they died, so him beig out at night is very normal now although i know it's not right.He's impossible to keep in becoming destructive and nasty if we try.

Sorry impossible

Clearly lots of chatty cats around! Chitten is delightful, very very cuddly for a little feral kitten. It's when hes told not to answer back, I get the grunt like a teenager! It makes me laugh. We are a multi cat household, 10 at last count, Chitten is the baby, so gets lots of attention. They all have their own little ways of 'speaking' to me, but Chitten has the cutest.

Sleepy Chitten

@Clarich007

I usually have my bedroom window open so the cat can come and go, she's a tiny madam but she sometimes stays out all night, I wish she wouldn't, but I would get no sleep.

She also much prefers men and visitors. My 'bubble' of two people were here the other day, I was completely ignored until they had gone.

My Rafa (RIP) used to answer me if I questioned him - Where have you been 'Out!' What are you doing? 'Nowt!'

Kloppy just squeaks, makes mmmmmm squeeeeee noises when he sees me and dives on my head.

Clarich
I've had a few hard to love rescues too.
My very difficult cat eventually became quite a transformed character. In her dotage became friendly and docile - really not like that when I first acquired her!
I have 3 cats currently, all from kittens so no baggage and only one really tolerates being picked up. Another one wriggles until I hold her correctly and the other one either goes boneless and drapes or gives a firm kick to say NO.
I think sometimes you just have to live alongside them and very gradually earn trust. I've had rescue dogs that I haven't had huge pleasure in owning, like my current old girl, but it is pleasing to know that you have made an improvement to their lives.

Yes, all the time. He has different mews for 'Feed me', 'Cuddle me' 'I'm wet, dry me', 'Bloody hell it's parky out there', 'Can I have a bit of what you're eating?' 'You've been away. I'm not amused', 'Don't think you can go out at this time of night' (gets very distressed if we leave the house after dark, especially with DC) He also does a fair attempt at saying 'hello' It's a bit 'eh-oh' but he gets our intonation right. Very cute. He also rattles the tip of his tail like a snake if he's annoyed with us, and has a very cute 'thank you/I love you' mew-purr.

My current cat is not very chatty - she will sit by her cat flap and quite clearly say the word “out”. So the slave is expected to open the human door, rather than madam be forced to open her own cat flap!
But mostly she communicates with body language. Gazing beseechingly into my eyes and/or butting her head gently against me = “serve my dinner immediately.”
Looking at me in disgust, and making digging motions with her paws beside her food dish, as if burying faeces = “this dinner is shit!”
Jumping on my bed, waving her tail in my face, then repeatedly walking to the bedroom door and back =
“Get up and provide breakfast immediately and I also want my water bowl refreshed”
Standing beside her treat cupboard and pawing the door = “Serve me a large portion of Dreamies. Now.”
It took her about six weeks, but I think her training regime is complete. And I am now a fully competent cat slave who occasionally manages to provide satisfactory service....!

Beamur, you've hit the nail on the head there.He is hard to love, well for me anyway,and I am just trying to let him get on with his life.
There is no joy in this which is really sad.I usually fall in love with a new cat in minutes and it stats that way.Thank you for all your advice.Hopefully in a few years he will be a pipe and slippers house cat 😃

Goodness, all the time! Forget lockdown entertaining DC, trying to keep mine entertained and not disruptive is difficult beyond midday and trying to wfh.

Love them though