# What does this sound mean to a cat?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 9, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-sound-mean-to-a-cat/488837 "2009-03-09T15:22:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-sound-mean-to-a-cat/488837/21 "2009-03-12T01:11:22Z")

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I find cats always respond to the “kissy” sound, like you’re pulling air in and making kissing smacks at the same time.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-sound-mean-to-a-cat/488837/22 "2009-03-12T01:47:39Z")

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Why don’t you just record it?

If you don’t have a mic, call 646-462-4161 x 00130 and leave a voicemail; the web service [drop.io](http://drop.io) will automatically convert it to an audio file available at [http://drop.io/catsound](http://drop.io/catsound) (totally free)

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**Author:** ![Buran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-sound-mean-to-a-cat/488837/23 "2009-03-15T00:23:09Z")

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> Make a “sssss” sound like you are imitating a snake. Now, instead of just baring your lips for the hiss, relax them and, while you are hissing, use your lips to make a “puh-puh-puh-puh” pucker motion. This produces the Universal Cat Sound™.

Thats pretty much it but not quite, close enough though.

Just wish I had a microphone to record it so people won’t think I’m utterly insane.

It does work on every cat though, they might not come over but it always gets their attention.

Reply - I’m not in the US so can’t use that service.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-sound-mean-to-a-cat/488837/24 "2009-03-15T14:31:47Z")

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[The International Cat Sound:](http://web.archive.org/web/20070901164421/bigmixup.com/content/who-do-you-love-more-the-international-cat-sound/)

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> jay: which reminds me of the fun game  
> jay: that nearly everyone with a cat has played unknowingly  
> jay: called “WHO DO YOU LOVE MORE”  
> jay: where both parties beg and plead with the feline in question to come over to them  
> jay: until usually the cat just walks away from both of you  
> jay: but it’s funny because you start saying shit to try to coerce it that the cat is just not even going to understand!  
> jay: “Who feeds you, eh?”  
> jay: “Who? WHO GETS UP EVERY MORNING AND FEEDS YOUR DUMB ASS”  
> herve: hahah  
> jay: “SUSAN over there said you were a JERK”  
> jay: “but I LOOOOOOVE YOU, you know that!”  
> herve: hahaha  
> jay: PSSSWWSSWWSSSSSS  
> jay: come on!  
> jay: i am making the international cat sound!  
> herve: hahahh pspsswwss  
> herve: hahahahah  
> jay: WHY IS THAT THE INTERNATIONAL CAT SOUND  
> jay: I HAVE NEVER HEARD A CAT MAKE THAT SOUND!

Mods, the above is from [bigmixup.com](http://bigmixup.com), which now appears to be down.

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