Cats have a unique language constructed especially for humans and made of meows. Susanne Schötz, a specialist in human melody at Lund University in Sweden and author of The Secret Language of Cats ...

The issue of why cats meow -- along with many other questions -- is tackled in a new book called "The Cat's Meow." dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images What do cats mean when they meow? Why do modern ...

It's time for you and your cat to have a real conversation If you’re like many cat owners, you probably spend every day, including Oct. 29’s National Cat Day, wishing you and your feline could have a ...

Anyone who’s lived with a cat knows that there’s no “one-size-fits-all” meow. Rather, a cat has a diverse meow-cabulary, with different sounds used in different situations. Other animals have similar ...

When it comes to cats, those meows mean … well, a lot of things. With each purr, yowl or even blink, felines are saying, “Hello,” “Let’s snuggle” or “Beat it, Mom.” For the increasing number of pet ...

Everyone who has ever been called a crazy cat lady now has reason to rejoice: Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA and coauthor of How to Speak Cat, has officially ...

Cats have a curious allure. Even the most pampered house cats seem to flaunt their independence, as if to say that they do not really need us to get by. Despite this hauteur—or perhaps because of ...