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Cats' body language can tell you almost anything that you need to know about your cat if you learn to understand what they are trying to tell you. In fact, there are some owners that will swear that there are times that their cat is actually going the next step and trying to actually communicate with both body language as well as vocalization.

Is any of this actually true? Wouldn't it be great if you could actually communicate with your cat? It's your cat, you are the judge, but there are some definite forms of body language that can certainly help you to understand your cat much better.

There are several experts that list the different sounds that your cat vocalizes somewhere between fifteen and thirty, depending on who you ask. But there are certainly many different types of meows that your cat makes. They will differ in volume, tone, pitch and rhythm, and can vary greatly depending on the situation that they are in.

The very comforting purr that you are familiar with is used to show both contentment as well as self-assurance by your cat, and is an invitation for some type of a close contact. Cats that are injured or sick will also purr and meow simply because that is a sound frequency that they are familiar with can and comforted by. In fact, a dying cat will communicate with you in the same mode.

However, there are several other sounds that your cat makes such as chirruping, growling, hissing, or yowling that may be an attempt to get you, or another animal, to fully understand exactly what type of body language that they are showing. Generally the first types of body language with come with your cats head.

The head is the first thing that you or other animals see in your cat and the position of the head will tell you several things. If your cat's head is stretched forward, your pet is encouraging you to touch them and as well as actually trying to see your or another cat's expressions. This form of body language is considered to be a greeting.

Friendly cats will also head butt or head rub with other cats that will extend into a full body rub if they connect, but they also use this same head movement with people that they like. If your cat feels inferior or is submissive, they will lower their head in a gesture that is showing you submission. However, if your cat becomes fearful or defensive, they will raise their head.

If your cat pulls their head down and keeps it down as well as pulling in their chin, they are conveying a total lack of interest. However,

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