Mine has to be when they purr...it's so relaxing when the cat comes on the bed, i'm asleep in no time! I also like it when she wraps herself around my head. I can hear her heartbeat, her tummy rumbling. Also, whilst I don't like to see a cat in distress, I like the spitting sound and a growl or two!

Being in the process of introducing a kitten to cat - purring is also my favorite noise in the whole world at the moment, whereas hissing and growling is starting to get me down.

The kitten makes a lovely squeaky noise too, that is a "look at me" call.

Whereas my older cat- who is very vocal makes wonderful "Churrup" noises to greet me.

I like it when I'm watching tv, and my kitty comes and gives me a really croakey half-dying miow because she's hungry..AGAIN!

It's so funny! It gets quiter and quieter.. Bless her.

the squeaky noise jack makes when he is looking out the window and he see s a bird like he cant contain his excitement

I love that noise - "Nadging" I call it when my Oscar does it . . .

I've been told that the noise is what the cat makes when it is frustrated.

I love the little 'mrrrppp' noise my cats make when they want to get my attention.

Also love hearing a happy cat purring

i have 2 - Chico used to make a " barrrrup" noise whenever you petted him when he wasn't expecting it, and turn around and miaow sweetly

Coco does this silent miaow when she's hungry, gets your attention then when you look at her she half closes her eyes and does the mouth action of a miaow but nothing comes out!! Like she's really too hungry to miaow

Oscar loves it when I haven't shaved for a few days - he'll sit on my lap, rubbing the top of his head on the underside of my chin, whilst making the loudest purring noise I've ever heard - orientals are VERY vocal . . . .

My she cat says 'muroop' when she's happy and galloping about the place like the Grand National!

When I go to bed, I can always tell which cat (I have 2) is in the room in the dark...my Tom breathes heavily because he suffers with his nasal tubes being blocked and my She keeps licking her lips as if she's just tasted her favourite fish or says muroop!

Is that the one they make when you wake them up (aka the disturbing noise)?

The higher the noise, (a bit like us), the less of a threat it means and the nicer the cat is being. So, I suppose the cat is trying to be SO nice to you, that the noise is so high that it goes off the scale! Although, it could be that sometimes when the cat meows, and no sound comes out, that isn't really the case. perhaps the noise is there, but so high that our ears can't hear it.

Nothing beats the purring of a contented cat but my girl does have the cutest little wimper / 'yap, yap, yap' sound she makes when she spots something she wants (usually a moth or critter of some kind!!)

One of my cats doesn't purr at all.

I love the chattery noise they make when they see birds outside.

My two kittens both start purring really loudly as soon as I stroke them but I love the noise my boy makes when he is hungry- he puts all his effort into it with his little pink mouth open wide and all that comes out is a silly little squeak!

I thought that nature automatically made a cat not want to go for a kitten (to keep the species going etc). If anything i'd have thought that a cat would want to protect a kitten. I once had a Tom cat who was fine whilst I looked after a kitten for my ex. I've also read on the internet that one of the jobs of Tom cats when they go outside is to watch out for pregnant and/or kittening females.

...I bet that he likes it 'cos it's the nearest we get to having fur, like them.

Yes! I'd forgotten about the lip licking noise! I think cats tend to do that when they are 'put out' about something or disapprove eg when you try to get them to play when they aren't in the mood.

My current female cat didn't purr for the first couple of years and then suddenly started. I was beginning to wonder what was going on.

I once read a childrens story that brought a tear to my eye. It was about a cat that had been mistreated. Then, when it found a good home it started making a strange noise. It turned out that it was trying to purr, but it had been that long since it had that it's purr had gone rusty!

Love the title of this thread!

Mojo my 8th cat in my lifetime is the naughtiest but has the weirdiest nosie almost sounds like 'where are you?' -i sound mad but it really does sound like that, and he only does it when he comes in and we are upstairs, i love it, might have to video it and send to You've been framed!

LOL - we're well used to returning home after an evening out, only to get a telling off from Oscar, who's waiting for us at the front door . . . .

One of my cats makes a funny yowling noise when he comes home after being out for a long time (he'll disappear for a day or more) - It's like he's announcing his arrival, and the fact that he's starving. He's always tended to go for a day or so at a time, but I still panic a little, and hearing him yowl when he comes home is very comforting. Of course, the purring is always lovely too. He sometimes likes to clean my hair aswell - and makes a kind of yacking noise when he does it, it always makes me smile.

One our cats "Billy" has a meow that's done in little installments. It sounds like he is saying "mii ii ii ii" Rhymes with bit without the t. He also loves to wonder around the house in the wee small hours talking to his toys and moving them around so we can fall over them later.
We used to have a cat "Jet" who would do the silent meow and it would gaurantee that what ever naughty thing she had done would win her almost immediate forgiveness.

awww!

Actually it's the opposite! Male cats may kill the offspring of other male cats as this brings the female into oestrus again & ready for mating. The same applies to lions. It is because each individual animal's genes are programmed for reproduction in the best way possible ~ not necessarily for the survival of the species as such, but for that particular animal's survival & ability to pass on its own genetic material.

Adult male cats have nothing to do with the rearing of young ~ once they've mated, their job is done & it's up to the females to rear the young & teach them how to survive as adult cats. So there are no "paternal" feelings in male cats. However related male cats can form brotherhoods to defend a territory & its population of female cats ~ similar to lions.

Entire male cats may well look out for pregnant & kittening females but only to find females capable of breeding ~ then they can kill the kittens & mate with the female themselves.

Most of our pet cats are now neutered so the behaviour of most male cats we see is very different from unneutered males. This could explain why some, more sociable neutered males are prepared to be friendly towards kittens & young cats. Their drive to breed is no longer there & likewise the drive to kill other kittens will also be gone.