Inside the minds of cats
Dec 17, 2021
5 minutes
By Sirin Kale
I wanted to know the exact amount of time I spend ruminating on the inner lives of my cats, so I did what most people do in times of doubt, and consulted Google.
According to my search history, in the two years since I became a cat owner I have Googled variations of “cat love me – how do I tell?” and “is my cat happy” 17 times.
How do I love my cats? Let me count the ways. The clean snap of three-yearold Larry’s jaw as he contemplates me with detached curiosity is my favourite sound in the world. I love the tenor and cadence of my six-monthold kitten Kedi’s miaows as he follows me around. (High-pitched indignant squeaks means he wants food; lowerpitched
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