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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2006cat meows with no sound?
My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru the motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are present. Is this normal for a cat? CR Sometimes when a cat loses its voice it can be a sign of a infection in the throat or an abscess it is something that you need to have a vet check out > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru > the motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are > present. Is this normal for a cat? > > CR I should have mentioned he does this along with his normal meows and sounds. His voice seems OK . This seems more like a psychological thing. CR > Sometimes when a cat loses its voice it can be a sign of a infection in > the throat or an abscess it is something that you need to have a vet [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> CR If it only happens when strangers are around it probably is a stress factor IMO is there is no change in his habits ( bathroom, eating ) other than that I would mention it on your next vet visit. I would not hurt to make a phone call to your vet you trust. It sounds like something normal a cats does it is hard to describe something like what you are trying to. If I am off base I am sure someone will point it out here. So keep checking the post Good luck >I should have mentioned he does this along with his normal meows and >sounds. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>> >>> CR > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru the > motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are present. > Is this normal for a cat? Does he make noisy meows, too? Maybe he has been reading Paul Gallico, The Silent Miaow: A Manual for Kittens, Strays, and Homeless Cats. My cat will look up and give a silent mew. Bud > > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru the > > motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are present. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Gallico, The Silent Miaow: A Manual for Kittens, Strays, and > Homeless Cats. My all-time favorite! "Take Over" "I can think of no better phrase to apply when we move in upon human beings. Overnight everything is changed for them; their homes, as well as in time their customs and habits, are no longer their own. From then on they belong to us." (p.16) No truer words were ever spoken. Here's an actual picture of the author writing the original manuscript: http://www.maxshouse.com/origin_domestication+biology/Silent_Miaow-01.jpg > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru the > motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are present. > Is this normal for a cat? > > CR My cats do this all the time. They can control the volume level of their vocalizations. It's a sure way to play cute. > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru the > motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are present. > Is this normal for a cat? That's the infamous "silent miaow". >>My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > That's the infamous "silent miaow". Dudley was more of a squeaker, so we called it the "silent squeak" :) Suddenly, without warning, UseNet exclaimed (11-Sep-06 7:05 AM): > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru the > motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are present. > Is this normal for a cat? > > CR I have this theory that the meow is audible - to the cat anyway. If they can hear well above the ranges that humans can, it makes sense they can vocalize in these ranges as well. When Meep's making these little 'aatch' sounds like she's doing now behind me (telling me about how good the lambswool feels between her toes), I do get the distinct impression that there's more but I just can't hear it. jmc > Suddenly, without warning, UseNet exclaimed (11-Sep-06 7:05 AM): > > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > jmc That's what I've read as well. Even though we think these are "silent meows", the cat can hear them--they are just beyond our own hearing range. When you think about it, cats (and dogs and other animals) hear and smell a lot of things that we can't, yet for some reason human beings tend to believe that what we can't sense ourselves must not be real. Most cats learn what range of sounds a human being will respond to. In this case, perhaps the cat isn't looking for a response. One of our cats has a very high meow--so high, in fact, that my husband can't hear it, and I hear just a little squeak (as a rule women can hear higher frequencies than men can). But I do respond to it, so our cat knows I can hear her. She must think my husband is just inattentive, although of course being a cat she has other means of making her opinions known. -yngver I noticed my cat's can't meow after sleeping for several hours. Seems their vocal chords have to "warm up". Next the meow is raspy then comes back to normal after a few attempts! John > My cat recently started making silent meows , where his mouth goes thru > the motions but I barely hear anything., especially when guests are > present. Is this normal for a cat? > > CR
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