Texts From Mittens by Angie Bailey for February 16, 2022

Achilles does it as well.

#poormittensiscrushed! (Spencer also does it.)

My cat, Marvin, can ONLY chirp!

Tough and fancy #battlecry not #chirp

Our Rocky refers to it as his WarCry.

Morticia was doing it some this morning, about some sparrows in the neighbor’s gutter.

Sanibel doesn’t “chirp” so much as she “clicks” or “sputters.” I think of it as short-circuiting.

#chichering

Mitty, you aren’t the only fierce predator whose war cries are misinterpreted. Eagles, for example, don’t ‘scream’: “For such a powerful bird, the Bald Eagle emits surprisingly weak-sounding calls—usually a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes.” (from https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bald_Eagle/sounds).

Cats make the cutest chirping sounds.

They are not chirps. The sounds are a combination of self-psyching and threats. :)

Buffy never meows; she trills or purrs quite a bit, especially when she’s getting her tummy rubbed (which she loves).

I agree the little “battle cries” are the cutest things ever, but there are some thinks a good cat mama keeps to herself.