Anybody seen this behavior with female cats that have had kittens?

arcadian

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Mon May-24-10 08:23 PM
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Anybody seen this behavior with female cats that have had kittens?

When I make a high pitched whistle the kitty starts to twitch her tail and freak out a little bit. If I'm sitting down she'll jump into my lap and if I'm standing next to a railing, she'll jump up onto the railing. She also does it when I make "meow" noises at her. It's like she is looking for something. I think it's because she had kittens and thinks the high pitched noise is a kitten in distress.

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Captain Hilts

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Mon May-24-10 08:50 PM
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1. I don't think it has anything to do with kittens. They hear higher pitched sounds than we do and

the sound could be irritating.

We had a cat that was very gentle...until you played a harmonica. She would attack it.

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applegrove

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Mon May-24-10 08:52 PM
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2. I hate a kitten who would attack fruit if I was eating it. She didn't like the smell.

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applegrove

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Mon May-24-10 10:43 PM
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5. Had. I had a kitten. I still have her. CORRECTION

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UTUSN

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Mon May-24-10 09:12 PM
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3. I don't know about cats, specifically, but maturity counts for something. n/t

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jp11

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Mon May-24-10 09:12 PM
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4. I read somewhere cats take on a 'parent' role with eachother or can be the 'kitten' to a

human. When I was younger I could make high pitched kitten meows/cries of meow distress and drive our cats nuts, they'd come looking for me to 'rescue' me.

Best I could digg up quickly:
http://www.thecatsite.com/Behavior/44/Cat-Sounds-Feline-Vocal-Communication.html

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MilesColtrane

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Tue May-25-10 12:44 AM
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6. It's not related to maternity.

Cats of either sex react to human whistling by trying to find the source and making it stop.

It's probably painful to them.

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