Does your cat meow incessantly? (kitten, eating, siamese, food)
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We have a 6 month old kitten that meows incessantly ALL DAY LONG. There is no medical reason for this (we took her to the vet). She has toys, a kitty condo, we play with her, and we also have a puppy that she loves playing with. Her litterbox is clean, she always has access to dry food and gets her other food twice a day, so it's not like she's being abused in this house. She begins meowing at 6am an doesn't stop until well after 11pm. My husband works from home and is really frustrated because she meows when he is on the phone with clients, which makes him sound very unprofessional. He's been locking her in the bathroom for the last couple of days during his work hours because he can't get any work done. We live in an apartment, and our neighbors are less than thrilled. They can hear everything in their apartment. Our puppy rarely ever barks (maybe once in a while when we're playing with him). But this cat just will not shut up. Is it normal for a cat to meow this much? I had cats in the past and have never experienced anything to this extent.
My present cat is like this. None of the other's I've had meowed unless food are bothersome activities were involved. He even meows when we're petting him or he's snuggling, so it's not in order to get attention. I really think he may just be a talker. Sorry I have no advise, just some comisseration.
My present cat is like this. None of the other's I've had meowed unless food are bothersome activities were involved. He even meows when we're petting him or he's snuggling, so it's not in order to get attention. I really think he may just be a talker. Sorry I have no advise, just some comisseration.
Yup, she meows when we're petting her too. It's funny, most apartments don't allow dogs because they bark, but we have the opposite problem here. She's more like the dog in the family.
My Mocha is the FIRST cat I have ever own who talks to me practicly all the time, unless she is napping or doesn't want to be bothered/resting or of course eating. She wakes me up chatty in the middle of the night, she tells me all about her day when I get home and all about her night when I wake up.
Its her breed. She is a Tonkanese which tend to be very chatty. If you know the breed of your precious talker check out animal planets cat breed selector and select her breed. if not ask you vet if they have an idea as to what breed she could be or leans towards with all that chatting. I know most vets default to DSH or DLH even then you can imput your cats traits as desires and get an idea.
Don't know of anything to combat it cant feed it constantly... will get too fat. I just have fun with it till she slows down. Lots of time it could be a seperation thing. Check with vet, since she is kitten she might grown out of it once she settles into you home and routines.
Glad to hear others have talkers too! She is a sphynx, though other sphynx owners say their cats are not quite this vocal. She's not home alone much and plays with the dog all the time, so she is entertained. But she would sit on my shoulder all day if I let her.
Our young Tortie is also a chatterbox though it's not all day. She usually is vocal at night, waking us up with constant talk while we're trying to sleep. I was just telling my DH that the pets in our house have been way more disruptive than our kids!
He had a Siamese when we met who talked a lot and LOUDLY! It got worse as she aged and became deaf. Then her verbalizations could make me jump.
If there's nothing physically wrong then it's just the cat's nature to talk too much, just like people we may know.
If there's nothing physically wrong then it's just the cat's nature to talk too much, just like people we may know.
Got a hoot from that! I have one chatterbox in my crew. I barely breathe and she goes, "WHAT?" and I go to do something and she's right over my shoulder going, "WHAT'RE YOU DOING?" and then if walk away she's, "HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?" She's still the baby of the household at 9 months old now and no doubt will quieten down in due course but the duct tape sometimes looks very tempting ...
Yup, she meows when we're petting her too. It's funny, most apartments don't allow dogs because they bark, but we have the opposite problem here. She's more like the dog in the family.
Glad to hear others have talkers too! She is a sphynx, though other sphynx owners say their cats are not quite this vocal. She's not home alone much and plays with the dog all the time, so she is entertained. But she would sit on my shoulder all day if I let her.
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Mocha is a chatty cathy!
