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:) Interesting. Some cats just do "talk." My other cat, Bobbi, is a Japanese Bobtail. She just has a rabbit tail, not a real tale. Perhaps you've seen photos of the breed? Usually white with blotches.

Anyway, this breed is known as a "talker." And Bobbi is no exception. When she's waking up, when she's moving from room to room, when she's playing, she'll often "talk" to herself. She'll also scold me. Like if she's happily on the bed asleep with me upstairs and I move downstairs without taking her with me, she hates that. She wants to move with me and she'll "scold me" with a ya-ya-ra-ra sounds. It's very funny and just impossible to take seriously. She's a very intelligent cat. She also clearly knows several human words: "Bill" (my boyfriend), "chicken," "door," "not now" -- meaning please this is not a good time to jump up onto my stomach as I'm drinking this hot tea, and other words.

I think it's a good sign that your cat talks more than she did with the Humane Society. It means she's more comfortable exhibiting natural behavior. Not all talking is a sign of distress. Some cats and some breeds (like my Japanese bobtail) just get in the mood to happily jabber away. Hee hee, kinda like girls like me! :)

Your Bobbi sounds wonderful. I've never heard of that breed so it is interesting to learn about them. I think Lucy has a little Maine Coon in her. She has little wisps on the points of her ears and quite a bit of fur between her foot pads. Her fur is really thick - almost like a double coat. And incredibly soft. I believe Maine Coons can be talky also. She doesn't talk as much to my husband though. He says when he feeds them dinner that she's pretty quiet. She always yaks up a storm when I do the honors.

She's also quite helpful when I'm getting dressed to go to the rink. I get up at oh-dark-thirty to skate at 6am most mornings. She usually comes in the bathroom to "help." She especially likes attacking the laces on my sneakers and the waist ribbon on my skirt. Or she'll plop herself down on my jacket - I think she's warming it up for me. It is kind of funny.

We don't have kids so the cats more than make up for that lack.