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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2005That "prey" sound
Since my kitties are indoors and pretty pest free, I just don't recognize certain meows. Last night, I heard Sugar making this funny merrrrowlly owly sound over and over. I kept sleepily calling "Sugar, come to bed" and the like. Finally, I had to get up because I suddenly thought "Maybe she is sick!!" I flip on the light and see that she is nose to the floor and obviously interested in something ALIVE. I thought "Jeez I hope it's not a mouse or something." Get over to her and find a huge cricket!! She quite obviously didn't really know what to do with it, but nose it around. I'm not sure what all her meowing was about. But I couldn't stand the though of her eating something that big (though, she'd sure had plenty of time and it was not the fastest thing ever). I got a jar and put it outside. At least I know the "prey" alert sound now. > Since my kitties are indoors and pretty pest free, I just don't recognize > certain meows. Last night, I heard Sugar making this funny merrrrowlly owly [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > not the fastest thing ever). I got a jar and put it outside. At least I know > the "prey" alert sound now. I knew cricket season was getting pretty close. Was she terribly upset because you took it away from her? >> Since my kitties are indoors and pretty pest free, I just don't recognize >> certain meows. Last night, I heard Sugar making this funny merrrrowlly owly [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I knew cricket season was getting pretty close. Was she terribly upset > because you took it away from her? Oo. Trying out a new newsreader. This one is much easier to sort etc. No she didn't seem overly upset. Of course, it was the middle of the night and I was SOOOOoooo tired from my trip, I just fell back asleep as soon as the cricket was returned to nature and I got back in bed. > Since my kitties are indoors and pretty pest free, I just don't recognize > certain meows. Last night, I heard Sugar making this funny merrrrowlly owly [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > not the fastest thing ever). I got a jar and put it outside. At least I know > the "prey" alert sound now. Aw, poor Sugar. You spoiled her fun. ;o) I remember that throaty yowling well. Nikki used to do it every time she brought home prey, and sometimes she would sing to her piggy in the same way.  SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > At least I know > the "prey" alert sound now. Waffles tells me in remarkably good English when she's caught something, as she announces it by meowing, "MOWZ! MOWZ!" loudly. Then the rodent gets dropped at my feet :) Speaking of which, I have a live one in the rescue box which can go out in the garden this morning! Cheers, helen s > Since my kitties are indoors and pretty pest free, I just don't recognize > certain meows.// Tigers hunting meow is "YOW!!...YOWYOWYOW!!!! MRRRRROWWWWWW!". He sounds like he's been hit by a truck. ;o) Helen M >> Since my kitties are indoors and pretty pest free, I just don't recognize >> certain meows.// [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Helen M Stinky goes "wah-hah-hah-hah-hah-hah!" I alwasy say to him "How can you sneak up on anything when you make all that noise?" Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>> Since my kitties are indoors and pretty pest free, I just don't >>> recognize certain meows.// [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Persia just "chatters", high picked and squeaky, when she sees wild birds or squirrels on the patio. Were she out there with them, no way could she catch one. Jill Melody (RB) did that, too. I learned to recognize her "Come running! I caught something" sound pretty darn quickly, after she uttered it right before dropping a LIVE bug at my feet. (I have a really major bug phobia.) In Melody's case, she'd holler, "AaaaAAAAOW! AaaaAAAAOW!" at the top of her lungs, while holding said bug in her mouth. The first time she did it, I got scared that she was sick or hurt. Until she dropped the bug in front of me, and I nearly had a heart attack, lol. From then on, every time I heard her make that noise, I knew what it meant. From HER point of view, it might have been an attempt to teach me to hunt like a feline. To my mind, it meant, "Oh, no. A bug. Where's my shoe, so I can dispatch it rapidly, human style?" Fortunately (IMO, lol), I proved to be SO disappointing as a student, she eventually gave up trying to give me hunting lessons. Thank goodness. Donna, and the kitties who'd probably rather play soccer with a bug rather than teach me to hunt it, Captain and Stanley >Melody (RB) did that, too. I learned to recognize her "Come running! I >caught something" sound pretty darn quickly, after she uttered it right [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >to hunt like a feline. To my mind, it meant, "Oh, no. A bug. Where's my >shoe, so I can dispatch it rapidly, human style?" It's so funny how the POVs are different. There are people who think of cats as a means of "pest control," and think they "get rid" of vermin. The cat doesn't think it's vermin, he thinks it's food or toys, and he doesn't want to "get rid" of it, he just wants more! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>Melody (RB) did that, too. I learned to recognize her "Come running! I >>caught something" sound pretty darn quickly, after she uttered it right [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >It's so funny how the POVs are different. There are people who think >of cats as a means of "pest control," I tend to think of cats as moving targets or road pizza :) >Melody <snip boring crap> f.ck you're boring. You spend a lot of Saturday nights alone dontcha? > Melody (RB) did that, too. I learned to recognize her "Come running! I > caught something" sound pretty darn quickly, after she uttered it [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Donna, and the kitties who'd probably rather play soccer with a bug > rather than teach me to hunt it, Captain and Stanley I've only got a real phobia of one bug. These really huge things called Palmetto bugs (or water bugs) which are really just big *flying* cockroaches, except they usually live in trees. They are utterly disgusting and fearless creatures, common in the U.S. southern states. Don't view this picture if you're gonna gross out: http://www.eliminexpestcontrol.com/pages/AmericanRX.GIF There was one time Persia didn't make a sound... I looked at her and something didn't look right. Then I realized she had LEGS dangling out of her mouth! I knew immediately what it was! While it was nice of her to dispose of the big bug that scares mommy, it was just so GROSS! Jill [[I've only got a real phobia of one bug. These really huge things called Palmetto bugs (or water bugs) which are really just big *flying* cockroaches, except they usually live in trees. They are utterly disgusting and fearless creatures, common in the U.S. southern states. Don't view this picture if you're gonna gross out: http://www.eliminexpestcontrol.com/pages/AmericanRX.GIF ]] Good grief! How BIG is that thing, anyway? Philly has some flying cockroaches that look an awful lot like that palmetto bug (to the detriment of my blood pressure). *Not* including antennae, they can get to be about 3 inches long. Thank goodness, normally they live OUTSIDE and only come into houses occasionally. That's the sort of critter that Melody tried to use in her unsuccessful hunting lesson. However, that palmetto bug might be even larger than the bugs we have to deal with. Eek! As if ours weren't bad enough! ;o) Donna, and the kitties who'd probably LOVE to play hockey with a palmetto bug, Captain and Stanley > [[I've only got a real phobia of one bug. These really huge things > called Palmetto bugs (or water bugs) which are really just big [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Good grief! How BIG is that thing, anyway? I've seen some (further south from where I live) get to be 4 inches long or so (not including the anttenae). They are disgusting as can be. > Philly has some flying cockroaches that look an awful lot like that > palmetto bug (to the detriment of my blood pressure). *Not* including [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Donna, and the kitties who'd probably LOVE to play hockey with a > palmetto bug, Captain and Stanley > Fortunately (IMO, lol), I proved to be SO disappointing as a student, she > eventually gave up trying to give me hunting lessons. Thank goodness. Nikki tried to teach me for several years, until she gave me up as a lost cause, and moved on to teach Frank how to hunt. He learned at age 10. :oP SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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