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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2004cat partially opens mouth and chatters teeth
my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his tail started swishing a bit - then it looked and sounded like he had his mouth partially open (like when they do that smelling thing through their mouths) and it sounded like his teeth were chattering - does that happen? its possible too that it was some sort of broken meow, it was just too hard to tell whether the sound was coming from his throat or his teeth anyone know about this? thx! ok, i was able to catch a full sideways look at what he was doing - its not his teeth - he is "uttering" this sound is it a common hunting noise? my other cats have never done this while looking out the windows Yup. That's the "A BIRD! A SQUIRREL! GET! GET! GET!" sound. Very amusing for hoomans. Karen > ok, i was able to catch a full sideways look at what he was doing - its not his > teeth - he is "uttering" this sound > > is it a common hunting noise? my other cats have never done this while looking > out the windows > ok, i was able to catch a full sideways look at what he was doing - its not his > teeth - he is "uttering" this sound > > is it a common hunting noise? my other cats have never done this while looking > out the windows One of my cats does this; the other does not. I've never noticed a cat do this until my present one.... Linda >my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his >tail [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >anyone know about this? thx! We call it "cat chattering." Mine seem to do it when they see prey that they can't catch--like a bird outside the window. I've read what they're actually doing is practicing the killing bite they are about to inflict on the vertebrae of the prey...if you look, you'll see their jaws are clenched tightly. It's a weird sound, isn't it? Sherry Both my cats have done that and one still does. I think it is normal and not to be confused with teeth grinding. > my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his tail > started swishing a bit - then it looked and sounded like he had his mouth [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > anyone know about this? thx! > my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his tail > started swishing a bit - then it looked and sounded like he had his mouth > partially open (like when they do that smelling thing through their mouths) and > it sounded like his teeth were chattering - does that happen? > > anyone know about this? thx! This is common. And it is amusing to watch. Absolutely normal. Any cat I've ever owned has done this, usually when sitting at the window and "watching" birdies outside. [ med ] > my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his tail > started swishing a bit - then it looked and sounded like he had his mouth [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > anyone know about this? thx! >my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his tail >started swishing a bit - then it looked and sounded like he had his mouth [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >anyone know about this? thx! Yes, this is a common occurrence. I've never figured out what it means -- Maybe coaxing the birdies to come closer? I think it's the cat complaining that he can't reach the birds? [ med ] > >my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his tail > >started swishing a bit - then it looked and sounded like he had his mouth [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Yes, this is a common occurrence. I've never figured out what it > means -- Maybe coaxing the birdies to come closer? I call that the "bird call". The cats think if they do that the birds will come over to them. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. Yes, it's normal: all cats - my cats all have, at any rate - do this (chatter) when watching birds. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > my newly adopted cat was watching birds out the window this morning - his tail > started swishing a bit - then it looked and sounded like he had his mouth [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > anyone know about this? thx! > it sounded like his teeth were chattering - does that happen? I thought my cat was having a seizure the first time i saw him do this....lol |
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