Is The Cat Talking?

Editing the first part of a short story.
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“I got the blue nettle!” Milly gasped, charging into the house clutching a bundle of blue plants still with the roots on.
“What? Oh yeah... I was getting worried” Her Cat Nipskit yawned, stretching the full length of the windowsill.

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• Is the cat talking?
• have I just introduced dialog without attributing to a character then described the actions of Milly's cat?

should I make it clearer that the cat is talking like replacing the word "Yawned" with something like "Said"?

 

If this is the first time you've introduced the cat talking, then yes, replace it with "said".

"Cat" should not be capitalised. It's not a proper noun.

 

Since cats don't normally talk, I'd be inclined to write this in a less ambiguous way. Also, try not to use ellipsis (. . .) and use single quotation marks for speech

'What?' said her cat Nipskit, stretching the full length of the windowsill 'Oh yeah, I was getting worried.'

 

Unless the member is North American where the double quote has ever been de rigueur.

 

Dunno about that. Who do you think dictates all my stories?

 

I can not say I have ever seen it suggested to use a single quotation mark for dialog. but I have seen it used for 'parenthesis'

I am a novice, so I do need to research the proper use of punctuation. I'm from the UK, it's best I try to stick to the conventions of how it is done here, then getting a mixed bag.

 

Hence the reason for my specificity of locality.

 

While I agree they should never be overused, you'll take my ellipsis from me when you pry them out of my cold, dead hands.

 

Just the one ellipsis?

 

Okay, my metaphorical cold dead hands.

 

LOL, you are correct, I shall hold all of my ellipses in my metaphorical cold, dead hands.