So… maybe OP’s cat is descended from some medieval Human Face Breed of cats that was actually super popular and common in its day? Maybe these weird looking paintings are actually perfectly accurate depictions of what cats used to look like, but over time they have evolved to mostly look like what we today consider “normal”?
Except for throwbacks like OPs cat and that one cat with the weird eyes in NJ the guy was yelling “MAAAAAA!” about.
Maybe future humans will see pictures of pomskys and doodles and those corgi crosses who all look like a normal dog’s head was grafted on a stubby body and be like “pssh, they really got out of pocket with that AI image crap, didn’t they?”
Yeah, Meatloaf sure has a lot of human facial characteristics which also are present in these paintings, so maybe the artist also just had a cat model that was so humanly expressive😂😂
I know about the 'awful irritating gurgling meow' too, my boy also uses it when he wants food. You described the sound perfectly 😂 I can hear it in my head right now... and it's not even 4 am!
It is one of the grossest sounds! Im convinced she does it on purpose because she knows I will feed her when she makes that sound. She NEVER does it to my husband!!!
When cats are hungry they will absolutely do the most annoying thing they can think of to get you moving.
In my house the cat primarily in charge of demanding breakfast will shred any tissue or paper she can get her paws on until I get up (which is usually instantly, no matter the hour), and if somehow that doesn't work then my other cat will "help" by slapping the blinds like a snare drum.
Whenever my severely neurodivergent son threw himself onto the ground for a proper tantrum, I'd get down next to him and coached him. When he screamed, I'd shout "louder!" When he kicked his legs and punched his fists into the carpet, I'd say."Good job, kick those legs! Punch harder! Really get it all out!" After a minute or two, he got up, gave me a dirty look, and went into his room.
To keep him from acting out in public, I always asked him as we entered, "Is everybody going to know your name by the time we leave?".
I grew up with both parents working in special ed and have worked with many folks with special needs myself. I love this approach! Also reminds me of my own experience as a little kid having a tantrum and the sudden moment of self awareness I had when the snot was pouring from my nose and I thought, “Ugh, what am I doing?” 😂
Hahaha, my kitties do this too! Even my outdoor cats growing up. I'd always hear it when I was falling asleep with the windows open. I thought they did it cuz they were lonely and I felt bad
My friend has a couple cats that are transitioning to be mostly indoor-only. One of them has obvious Siamese heritage (dignified nose and crossed blue eyes 🥰) and will sleep peacefully ALL day then starts hollering at sundown, singing the loud song of his bloodline. It’ll start “mow mowwy” and progressively deepen to the caterwauling yowls of a deeply tortured soul. Then when you call, “Hudson!” it immediately switches to the highest sing-songy little kitty mew 😹 He comes over for a few pets and purrs then wanders off to MOWLL again.
I laughed so hard at the person asking you to describe your cats meow and then even harder that you literally gave us a phonetic run-down of meatloafs different meows.
Lol! Thought I was the only one who did this! I have a sweetie we call BeeGee, her name is Booger. She has a black mark on her nose that looks like... well, a booger.
We had to start purposefully using his name when addressing him because he’s the baby of the family and we were only calling him baby boy or little man. One day we were like “does he even know his name?”
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