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Growling, hissing or spitting indicate a cat who is annoyed, frightened, angry or aggressive. Leave this cat alone. A yowl or howl (they sound like loud, drawn-out meows) tells you your cat is in some kind of distressâstuck in a closet, looking for you or in pain. Find your cat if they're making this noise. However, in unneutered and unspayed cats, these sounds are part of mating behavior (and very annoying).
Some cat behavior experts believe that cats hissing came about through mimicry of snakes and has evolved as a feline defense mechanism. It's easy to spot the similarities here... So why do cats hiss and mimic snakes, you may well ask.A cat that's hissing is trying to frighten whatever it's hissing at. This usually happens either because it's scared of being attacked, so is trying to face off the would-be attacker, or it's showing aggressive behavior as an act of dominance.ome cat behavior experts believe that cats hissing came about through mimicry of snakes and has evolved as a feline defense mechanism. It's easy to spot the similarities here... So why do cats hiss and mimic snakes, you may well ask.