Adorable way orange cat who can't meow gets his owners' attention

A 'nonverbal' orange cat named Spaghetti uses his own method to get his owners' attention since he does not have a meow. 

Vince, known as @sanvicenteblvd on TikTok, went viral after he posted clips of Spaghetti tapping one of his owners on the back with his paw.

The adorable feline was standing up on his hind legs and used their other paw to stay balanced on his owner's armchair.   

'Turning this into a daily series,' Vince wrote in a video description box last week.

According to Vince, Spaghetti is mostly nonverbal, and has only meowed a 'handful of times.'  

Spaghetti's attention-seeking method is called kneading - a common behavior for felines.

This behavior usually starts when cats are kittens, who knead on their mothers to help stimulate milk flow while nursing.

Most cat owners may spot their young and adult cats kneading frequently after nursing for various reasons.

'It's a way for them to express comfort, mark their territory, and show their affection,' Dr. Alejandro Caos, a general practitioner veterinarian, told Forbes in 2023.

Although kneading his a common attention seeking method for cats, the way a feline performs this action can vary.

'While most cats make the same rhythmic motion with their paws while kneading, pushing forward with their front paws and alternating between left and right, they don't all do it the same way,' Dr. Susan Krebsbach explained on Preventive Vet.

Some accompany this action with a loud purr, some with a soft purr, and others with silence.

Krebsbach added that kneading felines can use all four paws, which Spaghetti used in order to successfully knead his owner.

'Kneading may induce such a state of relaxation that the cat appears to be hypnotized. How a cat kneads is a reflection of their unique character,' she said.

The veterinarian also told Preventive Vet that surfaces cats knead on could be different, but they can often do this on a soft surface or 'beloved family member.'

'Very respectable, very polite, very cute,' a TikToker wrote about Spaghetti.

Other TikTokers wrote about their cats' behavior and how it's either similar or different from how Spaghetti acts.

'My cat doesn't meow either she just watches us and tries to show us what she needs/wants,' a commenter wrote.

Another person wrote: My cat comes really close to my face and then screams as loud as he can - and yes he’s orange.'