My first cat, Saima, chirps when she's about to be fed. Chirp! chirp! chirp, chirp! I can do a pretty good imitation of it, if only you could hear me! I usually chirp back to her... Saima also "trills" when she's jumping up or down from somewhere, or when she's upset that I'm not paying attention to her. It sounds like the Spanish double-r (it's not a purr, it's more like a long gurgle), except that it comes from inside her throat. Of course, Saima also purrs loudly when she's happy and being cuddled.

My second cat, Miko, purrs relatively quietly. Like Saima, she also "trills" when she jumps up or down from somewhere. In general, she's my quiet girl. Saima is my noisy girl.


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--Margaret