...and - your cat *is* talking to you. You are not merely
  "anthropomorphizing" the cat. (treating something non-human as
  if its human) - for our human characteristics are our animal
  characteristics, and much much deeper than that - cells DO
  communicate with each other, elements communicate with elements
  to form molecules - these are natural processes that we do
  because we are a part of the system - the difference is - we can
  figure it out - we can talk about it - we can dream about it. "