thomasanimalinquiry

**//How to tell what your cat is saying to you by their body language.//**
When your cat comes up to you with it tail high and meows at you it is saying a friendly hello.

When your cats ears down and you try to pat it and it backs away then you walk away.

Never look a cat directly at its eyes because it feels confrontational to the cat.

Understanding your cats meow: 1. short meow: normal greeting 2. hiss: a serious sign of aggression 3. High pitched roow: Anger, pain or fear 4. Chirrup ( a cross between a meow and a purr): a friendly greeting.

When your cat comes up to you and is constantly meowing at you it is asking for food.

If your cat is sitting up and looks alert with its ears up it is listening to a small noise that you can't hear.

When a cat shows its tummy it feels secure and safe because in this position it is at its most vulnerable. If the cat lets you pat it on the tummy it really trusts you.

A cat that is hunting stickes its ears up and bristles its whiskers and fully widens (dilates) its pupils.

There is an old wives tale that says, when a cat blinks at its owner, it is blowing a kiss.

When your cat rubs up against your legs or rubs its head against a corner it is marking its territory by leaving its smell on you or the furniture. It has scent glands on its face.

When you are stroking a cat it is not only good for the cat but it is good for the owner as it lowers the owners blood pressure.

Cats sleep more than any other mammals - an average of 16 hours a day.

When a cat is asleep, you can tell it is dreaming if its tail thumps gently. This means it is chasing something in its dream. When it is dreaming its paws and whiskers twitch and it sometimes makes some little noises.

When your cat is greeting you and its tail is fermly up it is happy to see you.

Often when a cat is being is patted its tail will quiver. This is a sign of a happy cat

Animal inquiry

Makeing the posters was fun and my favourite part of our animal inquirys first I had no pictures at all but later I got lots more and then I could start on my border on both posters. I made my title out of magazen letters