Does your cat whir?

[happylabs]

I've had many cats who whirred or trilled- but we recently finally caught a very smart feral momma-cat named Sophie, after catching three litters-ful of her kittens without being able to get her- and ALL of her family members do that, to an amazing degree- it's like a special language she and her children have all to themselves, when it's mealtime it sounds like a roomful of PIGEONS or something here! But it's a very happy sound, and they do make it a lot when they're getting ready for a good treat or at mealtime or when they're charging around the house at Mach 2 in the middle of the night- it's a very pleased, contented kind of sound and I'm glad they make it-

It really is a happy sound. I had a litter of kittens at my house a few years back and my brother adopted one, Max. My brother is actually the one that came up with the term whirr for Max.

I am glad I started this topic. I love hearing what everyone else's cats do and sound like.

[Freedom]

I read this thread yesterday and thought it over. I DO have a cat or 2 that whirs -- I just can't remember which ones!

Mine do it when they are obviously on a mission - not at a full gallop, but a very quick walk. I've never seen them start or stop a whir; they are always just passing through the room I am in on the way from one place to another. Yes it is a happy sound!

It reminds me of the friction cars my brother had as a boy. You hold the car on the ground, roll it backwards to "wind" it up, then release, and off it goes.

Oh, and when mine do the whir, they are not interested in a quiet walk either. More like stomping he hee.

[happylabs]

I read this thread yesterday and thought it over. I DO have a cat or 2 that whirs -- I just can't remember which ones!

Mine do it when they are obviously on a mission - not at a full gallop, but a very quick walk. I've never seen them start or stop a whir; they are always just passing through the room I am in on the way from one place to another. Yes it is a happy sound!

It reminds me of the friction cars my brother had as a boy. You hold the car on the ground, roll it backwards to "wind" it up, then release, and off it goes.

Oh, and when mine do the whir, they are not interested in a quiet walk either. More like stomping he hee.

Yes! That is exactly what happens. Definitely on a "mission" when they whirrr by.

[moosmom]

My cat "chatter" whenever they run around the apartment, or when they see a bird or squirrel in the tree. It's a riot to watch and listen to them.

[happylabs]

My cat "chatter" whenever they run around the apartment, or when they see a bird or squirrel in the tree. It's a riot to watch and listen to them.

I know...don't you love it! It is almost like having little ones in the house again.

[cassiesmom]

You know, Helen, now that I think about it. We used to have a tree that Cassie could see from the bedroom window. It had box elder bugs and so was cut down, and the replacement tree is quite small yet. She would sit in the bedroom window, watch the birds in the tree and click her teeth at them and make sort of a chirping noise. It would be just barely light out and she'd be fussing at me to open the blinds and the window so she could see and hear the birds. I'm so sorry we lost that tree because it was good shade and good cat entertainment!