This cat in Japan and his strange meow: 'ololiloliloliloliloliiiloli'

[JHan]

Link to tweet

"“Chobimaru is talking again…Scary…” tweeted @llritotomohiro, who says this is the second time the kitty has emitted this guttural, rhythmical series of sounds...

A few other cat owners even chimed in to say they’d had similar experiences with their own animals, often as portents of trouble soon to come.

“Did Chobimaru throw up after this? When my cat sounds like he’s casting an incantation, I always run to grab some newspapers and tissues.”
“My cat does the same thing! After he makes this kind of noise, he throws up. It’s nice of him to always give me an advance warning.”

However, @llritotomohiro, while thanking everyone for their concern, was happy to report that Chobimaru was in fine spirits. After his minute or so of chanting, he returned to normal, eating dinner as he always does and playing energetically in the house."

https://boingboing.net/2018/11/16/this-cat-in-japan-has-the-most.html

[Iliyah]

1. Interesting

LOL

[JHan]

2. it's how the other cats kept their distance, like "wtf dude"

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Didja notice the flat ears and big eyed stare?

That sounds exactly what I have heard in a prelude to cat fights.
They yell at each other back and forth, ears flat, emit a similar type of "talking"...well, cursing, perhaps.

[area51]

11. +1 n/t

[eShirl]

3. My cat does that right before she starts hairballing.

[Solly Mack]

4. My calico did that. I always assumed she was talking to me.

It's adorable - better in real life though. I loved it when my cat would "talk" to me.

[The Blue Flower]

5. Sounds like the voice of doom!

The other cat looks like he's saying, "You okay, bro?"

[Laffy Kat]

6. Kitteh sounds stressed or threatened. nt

[BlueInRedHell]

9. ITA. That sound combined with the ears pulled back and pupil dilation equals scared kitty.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. I think the cat belongs to this guy, which would explain the lolololol sound:

[JHan]

13. lol

[KayF]

10. play it backwards

it's a recipe for lentil soup

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. One of my cats says that when she's about to hork up a hairball.

Translated, it means:"OMG, I've got a hairball and I'm gonna puke; where's the nice rug?"

[JHan]

14. it's always the nice rug isn't it.

[Duppers]

15. This cat hates the camera.

His posture would be different if he were about to throw up. He is just voicing his anger at and objection of the weird object aimed at him.

- 72yo cat expert's humble opinion