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ron g - 05 Jun 2005 19:37 GMT

I just got a 2 month old female kitten from the shelter. Shes adapted
very well to the house and my 7 month old female cat. She is always
squeeking or chirping like a bird or meowing. Its starting to drive me
nuts. Shes healthy, spayed, eats good, plays good and seems real happy.
Besides taping her mouth shut any training suggestions?

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Mary - 05 Jun 2005 19:46 GMT

> I just got a 2 month old female kitten from the shelter. Shes adapted
> very well to the house and my 7 month old female cat. She is always
> squeeking or chirping like a bird or meowing. Its starting to drive me
> nuts. Shes healthy, spayed, eats good, plays good and seems real happy.
> Besides taping her mouth shut any training suggestions?

To get her to shut up? No way! It's totally cute that
she talks to you. If she is keeping you up at night,
confine her as far away as possible with her food,
water, box and toys so you can't hear her. Get a
HEPA filter or fan for beside your bed to drown
out any noise.

Other things to consider: Do you play with her? Why
is she trying to get your attention?

Post photos!!

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Wendy - 05 Jun 2005 19:55 GMT

When my son was a baby he had his days and nights reversed. He wanted to
sleep all day and play at 3:00 am. It was driving me nuts until one night I
was laying there in bed furious because he was in his room giggling. It
finally occurred to me that I was driving myself nuts. He didn't have a
problem, was perfectly contented by himself so as long as it was happy
noises and not distress I was hearing then I should just let it wash over me
along with all the rest of the background noise and only bother listening
for distressed noises.

Sometimes it's just mind over matter.

My Boots is a talker. Once I know that he's just talking and doesn't have a
problem, he can talk to his hearts content. If I have time I'll answer him.
I bet that really annoys him when I talk and talk and talk. lol

W

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Karen - 05 Jun 2005 20:57 GMT

My Pearl was extraordinarily noisy when I first got her then it died down to
just occasional wandering meow. Then when we moved it started again. Very
often, I think it is just "adjusting" to a new situation and they handle it
by talking a lot, rather like a nervous person. Some cats are just talkers,
but still, I think it is worse in new environments.

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Philip - 05 Jun 2005 21:09 GMT

>I just got a 2 month old female kitten from the shelter. Shes adapted
> very well to the house and my 7 month old female cat. She is always
> squeeking or chirping like a bird or meowing. Its starting to drive me
> nuts. Shes healthy, spayed, eats good, plays good and seems real happy.
> Besides taping her mouth shut any training suggestions?

She was vaccinated with a phonograph needle. Enjoy the music. LOL You
could try meowing back.

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Spot - 05 Jun 2005 21:38 GMT

I have a calico who will talk up a storm to Mike. He can actually call her
from any part of the house by just meowing to her and she comes running.
The only time she's talkative with me is if he goes to bed and shuts the
door and she can't get in to snuggle with him. I unlatch the door for her
to slip in and then she's happy.

Celeste

> >I just got a 2 month old female kitten from the shelter. Shes adapted
> > very well to the house and my 7 month old female cat. She is always
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> She was vaccinated with a phonograph needle. Enjoy the music. LOL You
> could try meowing back.

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Philip - 06 Jun 2005 00:16 GMT

>>> I just got a 2 month old female kitten from the shelter. Shes
>>> adapted very well to the house and my 7 month old female cat. She
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> Celeste

Hahhaha. That's funny. Assuming Mike is your S/O, what happens when you
and Mike get intimate? ;^)

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Joe Canuck - 05 Jun 2005 22:28 GMT

Yes, relax and learn to enjoy it.

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MaryL - 06 Jun 2005 03:19 GMT

That's perfectly normal. Some cats are "talkers," and some hardly make
a sound. Either way, you need to just relax and enjoy it because there
is no way I know of to "train" a cat to be quiet (or to "talk").

My Duffy is a talker. He walks around the house making these cute
little "mrrrp," "mrrrp" sounds. He sounds perfectly content, and I
love it!

MaryL

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Wendy - 06 Jun 2005 11:48 GMT

> That's perfectly normal. Some cats are "talkers," and some hardly make
> a sound. Either way, you need to just relax and enjoy it because there
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> MaryL

I was just telling people about your Duffy this weekend. It seems that early
spring this year was the year of the URI and that now we're hitting the
season of kitties with eye problems. At any rate the rescue group has picked
up a number of kittens lately with a variety of eye problems. Sadly we had
to have one PTS this weekend. Poor baby had glaucoma in both eyes and eye
infections that weren't clearing up. The feline ophthalmologist said both
eyes needed to be removed as the eyes were so swollen they prohibited the
eyelids from closing but other health problems left the poor kitten too weak
to survive the surgery. At any rate your Duffy was part of my argument for
being optimistic about the ones that we could save but who would be blind.

W

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MaryL - 06 Jun 2005 12:41 GMT

Thanks for writing, Wendy. It is sad that the kitten you described had
too many health problems to save him, but I am really pleased to hear
that you are using Duffy as an argument to save other blind cats. We
have done the same thing, and Duffy became a sort of "poster cat" last
year via newspaper and TV spots to find homes for blind cats in this
area. He is an absolute delight, and he could be a lesson to us all in
how to overcome a handicap and still lead a normal life.

MaryL

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