Cats have a unique language constructed especially for humans and made of meows. Susanne Schötz, a specialist in human melody at Lund University in Sweden and author of The Secret Language of Cats ...

Wondering about the cat’s meow? No, we’re not talking about the 2001 Kirsten Dunst flick. The English language is riddled with these phrases – "the cat’s pajamas" and "the cat’s meow" are both used to ...

Cats meow to communicate with you. Different noises can indicate a variety of needs and wants. Some cats meow more than others. Elderly cats may do this because of cognitive dysfunction. You can try ...

If you have a cat, you may have noticed that cats don’t meow at each other. Instead, they meow at you. This is the reason feral cats do not meow as much as domestic cats. Meowing is a unique language ...

Cats show their feelings with sounds. One very common sound they make is a hiss. A cat hisses to warn others in a threatening ...

Cats can understand human communication too. Studies show cats know their own names and the names of their companions, and ...

When it comes to cats, those meows mean … well, a lot of things. With each purr, yowl or even blink, felines are saying, “Hello,” “Let’s snuggle” or “Beat it, Mom.” For the increasing number of pet ...