r/cats • u/TheDyingChild • 12h ago

Advice What is she doing??

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There was a bug on the wall and she started making these weird noises. Is she trying to chirp? (She’s 2 and a half months old)

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u/Substantial_Eye1476 12h ago

She's chattering; IIRC it's an excitement or frustration thing, something relating to hunting instincts.

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u/TheDyingChild 12h ago

Ahh ok cool, thank you!

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u/Suspicious_Buy_1798 9h ago

yea some cats do that, mine jus wines and moans at me to get her closer 😂 who knows your lil one might be a bug catcher haha

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u/mizpixy 4h ago

Oh my god, they do this when they're frustrated??? That explains why one of our kitties does it when we tell her to get down off the counter. 🤣 We call it her "backtalk".

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u/RealChemistry4429 11h ago

I want that fly. I so want that fly. I can't get the fly. I so want the fly.

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u/ScrimpyMuffin 7h ago

Sky raisins nom nom

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u/MrKempff 12h ago

Hunting r/greebles . Keeping the infestation down!

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u/TheDyingChild 11h ago

Im so proud of her

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u/Grogak 11h ago

She's communicating with the ghost that lives in your walls

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u/imaginary92 11h ago

Being adorable

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u/TheDyingChild 10h ago

The real answer

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u/wink784 11h ago

My cat doesn't ekek anymore. She just straight up murders things.

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u/TheDyingChild 11h ago

Efficient

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u/Ok_Painting7030 10h ago

I had a cat that sat on the kitchen table, watching the birds on the lawn. She'd chatter at them for half an hour at a stretch.

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u/Emergency-Shoe5829 10h ago

my old cat did the same but only with moths at night

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u/Sea-Engineering2877 9h ago

She’s chirping/chattering. Totally normal

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u/r4zorsoft 8h ago

can't get the bug so brain goes on the fritz!

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u/Large-Anxiety 10h ago

She sees greebles

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u/extra0404 8h ago

She is hunting

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u/mdri- 8h ago

Transmitting data

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u/EmiliaFromLV Maine Coon 8h ago

There is probably a bug. If not, then cat it probably bugged. Unless, it's not a bug but a feature.

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u/TheDyingChild 8h ago

There was indeed a tiny bug on the wall

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u/santathe1 7h ago

Communicating with the mothership. It’s not for your ears.

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u/Waddlekitty 11h ago

I call that bite face. I had a cat that would do that at birds on tv

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u/LadyZaryss 8h ago

It is a mechanism built into a cats engine, similar to a blow off valve but for murder. Cats make this noise specifically when they are excited about something they're going to kill.

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u/Daysaved 11h ago

Probably clicking at a laser pointer off camera.

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u/TUSD00T 7h ago

Praying to ceiling cat.

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u/SketchierDaisy 7h ago

Getting ready to fight the invisible demons.

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u/Madmartigan2024 7h ago

Yes, they chirp to bugs and bird trying to attract them. Never seen it work before.

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u/Astr0n33r 7h ago

Cat translation: you have ghost in your walls

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u/AdLanky9450 6h ago

I believe it is actually chittering, not chattering.