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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2005My Cat lost his voice
Hello, My adult neutered male who is usually very vocal, seems to have lost his voice. His meow which is normally high pitched and strong is coming out scratchy and soft. Do you think this is cause for concern? Are there any serious issues I should be on the look out for? I'd appreciate any input. Thanks, -Ray- > Hello, > > My adult neutered male who is usually very vocal, seems to have lost his > voice. His meow which is normally high pitched and strong is coming out > scratchy and soft. Do you think this is cause for concern? Are there any > serious issues I should be on the look out for? I'd appreciate any input. You did not go away for a while, did you? > You did not go away for a while, did you? Nope. > > You did not go away for a while, did you? > > Nope. I asked because once I went to Europe and left my cat Gnarly at home with daily vists from a neighbor, and when I came back she had lost her voice--presumably from crying for me. >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >-Ray- How long for? Sometimes our tom cat comes in "voiceless" after a hard night's yowing. It's always come back after a few hours rest ... J > How long for? Sometimes our tom cat comes in "voiceless" after a hard night's > yowing. It's always come back after a few hours rest ... Been about 24 hours. Otherwise his behavior is pretty normal. Cat flu? >> How long for? Sometimes our tom cat comes in "voiceless" after a hard >night's >> yowing. It's always come back after a few hours rest ... > >Been about 24 hours. Otherwise his behavior is pretty normal. Cat flu? I'm not any sort of expert - if he had flu I would assume he would have other symptoms, I found this :- http://www.catclinic.co.uk/health/cat%20flu.htm as in humans - long term voice changes would need checking, but again like humans apparently cats can get laryngitis, I also found this :- http://www.vetinfo.com/cvoice.html If he was mine, and he's frisky and eating, I don't think I would worry at this stage. I bow to the experts in this group if they feel differently, of course. Jim My female cat was also very vocal. I recently had to put her down because she had lymphosarcoma. Part of the reason for the diminished vocalisation was the lymph nodes pressing on her throat. She had just started having trouble swallowing as well. You may want to have your cat checked out. I've found (unfortunately) that some of the most minor symptoms (such as more sneezing than usual) are symptomatic of something very serious. Best of luck to both of you. When this happened to my cat it turned out to be an upper respiratory infection. You may want to have your cat checked by your vet. S. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -Ray- > Hello, > > My adult neutered male who is usually very vocal, seems to have lost his > voice. His meow which is normally high pitched and strong is coming out > scratchy and soft. Do you think this is cause for concern? Are there any > serious issues I should be on the look out for? I'd appreciate any input. Our kitty did this when he ate part of a "dumb cane". Check your plants to see if any are poisonous and chewed up. Unfortunately the plants can cause more problems than just making your cat mute for a time, if he actually ingested them rather than just chewed on them... Good luck! Shelly > Thanks, > > -Ray-
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