Cats might also bite you or hiss ... To try to get to the bottom of this, make sure your cat has all of its essentials — did you forget to feed them, refill their water bowl, or clean their ...

Why do cats hiss, and what are they trying to tell us? ©Getty Images A hissing cat is often seen as expressing hostility or animosity. But this unique vocalization is far more complex than you think.

But once kittens grow into adult cats, they use other sounds — such as yowling, hissing, and growling ... talking a little more than you'd like, try to figure out the cause first.

But what sounds a cat makes and how vocal it is varies from feline to feline. Cats communicate with meows, chirrups, hisses ... or message the animal is trying to convey. At Treehugger, we ...