Cats might enjoy a reputation as being more “low maintenance” than some pets, but just because your cat isn’t running up to you with a ball in his mouth, begging for a game of fetch, doesn’t mean he ...

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Some sounds are music to your cat’s ears, like the crackle of a treat bag or the pop of a wet food can. Others? Not so much. In fact, there are certain sounds cats hate so much they’ll bolt under the ...

This simple sound might just be the Rosetta Stone of interspecies communication, cutting through feline indifference. Here, experts explain why cats respond to pspsps. Cats might walk away mid-cuddle ...

Meeaaaoow rises like a question mark before dawn. Anyone living with a cat knows their sounds: broken chirrups like greetings, low growls that warn, purrs stitched into sleepy conversation.

It’s the feline equivalent of Kryptonite — and no, we’re not talking about catnip. We’re talking about the odd, high-pitched noise of “pspspsps.” If a human dares whisper this strange sound, a cat is ...