Re: How can cats make the "rrrr" sound?



On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:54:11 -0500, "jmcquown"
<jmcquown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> yodeled:

>Cheryl wrote:
>> Rhett, like most cats, has many different sounds. I guess I notice
>> his more than my others because he's just so very vocal. His
>> "hungry" sound starts with an "R". *Rrrow* How can a cat do an "R"?
>> When I do it, it requires the lips to curl up. Do cats have lips?
>> LOL I can understand when they start their words with an "M". It
>> starts with a closed mouth. But an "R"?
>
>That's a funny question! I never thought about it. Persia is very vocal,
>too, but her hungry sound is more like "ma-ma!" :) She saves the
>Rrrowrrrrrrrr! for when she spots another cat out the window.
>
>Jill


That's interesting-- it sounds like she says it when she's unhappy.
For Stinky it's a happy/busy/playing noise. And also he does it for
an especially emphatic meow.


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