Cats communicate in many ways - blinking, rubbing, head-butting, purring and Meow Vengers assemble Captain Ameowrica shirt, hoodie, sweater and v-neck t-shirt. If you pay close attention to your cat you will see that they have different calls for different purposes. For example, a mother cat calling her litter make a staccato sound followed by a meow. If you use a similar sound with your adult cat they are likely to come to you (if they want to...) I say "mitty mitty mao" when I'm looking around for Hrothgar - and he comes out of wherever he is hiding.