You say you KNOW why this happens? Tell MAMA!
Well, inspired by a comment from a man who actually is selling books on how kitties talk and what their myows mean or in his words, what their myaws mean, not meows, I am putting out feelers to all of you who have attempted to decipher, translate and understand your kitties voice patterns and any help you can give is WELCOME. I, for one, purr most of the day. Now I am told that that can be happiness, contentment, or simply a way to assuage my fears of something or to comfort myself, sort of like self-healing. But I think I purr because I am so cuddled and loved and…YES, YOU ANTHROS, INTERRUPTED…when I am trying to get my beauty rest.
BUT, I know there are many of you out there who know far more than mama (sorry, mama, but facts are facts; I don’t care how many different kitties you have had in your lifetime) and frankly, I am asking, for HER sake, for your input and knowledge and insights into my language. Any kitty’s lingo for that matter.
So do let me know what I mean when I myow at precisely the moment I finish my breakfast (THEY are still at table), stand at the bottom of our stairs, and look in their direction, myowing steadily and looking up the stairs.
- Take me upstairs, I can’t well with my left paw any longer.
- I want to play the String Game ( but normally, I only play before breakfast and before dinner when the hunting instinct kicks in).
- I want ATTENTION.
- I want papa’s office door opened so I can take up his chair all morning and snooze there until he moves me to another place.
- I want mama’s atelier door opened so that I can beat her up about GOING TO WORK AND PAINTING—NOW!!!
- I want all the doors open so that I can wander around before flopping down on the bed in a sun puddle and sleeping for a gazillion hours until food.
- None of the above.
If any of you out there can shed light on these questions, thank you. Mama is offering her private recipe for ANY dish you might wish to have as she has a gazillion recipes for just about everything that she has compiled over many years of playing the pots and pans.
Love,
Me, looking for answers anywhere I can find them.
(By the way, I lost a day this week because WordPress went out and I wasn’t sure my blog had been saved, but WordPress SAVED it! No harm done, but a day missed…I hate when that happens.)
Loulou – let’s talk your momma into writing a cookbook for homemade cat and dog (well, just a few) treats!!?? Just imagine – we could be the official tasters!!! OK – get going – tell her THAT with the meows. Or maybe you can just sneak her the e-mail………….?
Hey, let’s get with it, Mya. $$$$$$$
My guess is that you want to be carried upstairs or just want attention, but I am not sure.
Ah LouLou – the answer to your question is :
ALL of the above !
Anyone who has known kitties knows it is a trick question !
You are so funny.
Oh, no! So glad your blog was saved and not lost. We missed so much this week we didn’t even know WP had a problem.
Can’t have you disappearing!
JUST GET YOUR MAMA WELL, OKAY?
Wish I could remember some of the books that I have read that decipher “meows”…I think there is one called “The Meaning of Meow”…there are others too! About the gazillion recipes? I have about a gazillion too….books, boxes of recipes, and tons I pinned. I love to cook and cook all of the time! We should talk!
Oh, mama has her mama’s cook box and tons of oookbooks and yes, she would love to talk! ssdunaway@aol.com
Our mom says that you want all of the above and will be happy with whichever you get. Are you sure you are purring and not snoring when asleep? Mom knows some of our specific meows, like Lily’s “food now” one. She also knows when Lily is mad as her meow is more like a bark. And she knows when Lisbeth is saying “back off” because she snorts like a pig while hissing. And she knows when Misty May is bullying Astrid as Astrid screams like a banshee. Meow is a hard language to decipher by mere humans, and we kitties only meow to communicate with them. It’s a tough world. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy
Oh, you all were VERY helpful. Think I’ll work on that hiss and pig snort. Might come in handy.
Well LouLou, we’re glad you didn’t lose your bloggy. And it’s good to know dat WordPress backs up our bloggies. Good mews indeed. As fur your meowin’ at da bottom of da stairs, mommy says it sounds like you want to go up but fur whatever reason, can’t/don’t. Maybe you have a bit of arthritis and takin’ all those stairs kinda hurts?. Or maybe you don’t wanna go alone? Or, you want your mommy and papa to know you’re finished and you’re headin’ up fur a rest? Without seein’ ya’ and hearin’ da meow, it’s kinda hard to say. Either way, you’re tryin’ to communicate with your pawrents fur sure. Big hugs fur you all.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Oh, Dezi, thank you for that. Mama did follow me yesterday and I wanted her to take me into two rooms that had doors shut!! Imagine that. Shutting a door on me. I was happy then and wandered around doing what I do which is none of anyone’s business and then I took a nap.