A trilling kitten

Marlee

The newest member of our family, Marlee, is displaying a characteristic we’ve never heard before.   She trills or as my wife says, the sound is a mixture of trilling and chirping.  Perhaps you’ve heard this sound before from one of your felines.  A search of the web shows that it’s not unique, but is unusual.  It was satisfying to read that it’s a sound a kitten probably learned from its mother when she was calling her baby.  It’s a sound of love and affection which the writer says Marlee is giving to us.   Another cat owner believes the trilling-chirping is a sound of excitement.  That also fits what we’ve seen and heard when Marlee and Misty (our other feline) are playing together.   For whatever reason Marlee  trills-chiirps, we were happy to know it doesn’t mean she’s complaining or is in pain.  Trill on, Marlee!