{"id":3137,"date":"2018-12-14T03:47:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T11:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3137"},"modified":"2018-12-14T03:47:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T11:47:07","slug":"frivolous-friday-communicating-with-your-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3137","title":{"rendered":"Frivolous Friday \u2013 Communicating With Your Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0M1A3996-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0M1A3996-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0M1A3996-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0M1A3996-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Cats are genius at generating smiles and oftentimes laughter. Who doesn\u2019t get a chuckle out of a cat\u2019s antics, whether she\u2019s dancing on her back legs trying to catch a moth or draped over a chair totally relaxed and oblivious to what\u2019s going on around her? You bring in new toys in order to entice a reaction from your cat and she seldom disappoints. Oh there\u2019s the occasional cat who will take one look at the goofy stuffed veterinarian toy you gave him and walk away. But generally he will go bonkers when he sees something new in the house even if it\u2019s an empty bag or box.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to read the body language of a cat at play. But what about some of the other poses<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LilySophieScrapping-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LilySophieScrapping-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LilySophieScrapping-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LilySophieScrapping.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> a cat may display? If you want to know what\u2019s going through that furry little head, pay attention to his eyes, ears, tail, stance, and even his whiskers. Here\u2019s a pretty good rundown of what your cat\u2019s body language indicates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowyourcat.info\/info\/bodylanguage.htm\">https:\/\/www.knowyourcat.info\/info\/bodylanguage.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some say that a cat does not communicate verbally\u2014but if you\u2019ve been around cats for very long, you know that they can get their point across quite well using sound. Ever heard a cat purr or growl? Some cats are talkative and will actually look at you and meow or meh or mew or prrrt or make some other cat-like sound. When you put that sound together with the cat\u2019s body language you can often figure out exactly what she\u2019s trying to tell you\u2014\u201cI\u2019m hungry.\u201d \u201cPet me.\u201d \u201cBird\u2014do you see that bird\u2014I want that bird\u2014oh, this is so exciting!!!\u201d &#8220;Leave me alone. Go away.&#8221; I\u2019m sure you can add many other cat phrases to this list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cats are genius at generating smiles and oftentimes laughter. 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