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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2005Extremely vocal female kitten
Hello Everyone We have a 6 mo. old female kitten that does not shut up. She even seems to talk to herself. She was always yappy but it increased after she was spayed. I should point out that she is an indoor cat that only gets outside if one of us is with her or sometimes by herself for a short period on a harness with a long leash and tied to something so she doesn't wander away. I don't know if its "that time of year" but we have had quite a few male cats wandering through the property and one even visited her on the other side of a window on Halloween. Is this normal behavior? Is it teen angst? None of the people I know are sure if spaying just stops the ability to procreate but leaves the hormones intact or if other hormones come into play anyway causing our meow-fest. Sometime we can figure out what she wants and other times it makes no sense. We do give her attention and play with her as she is a very loved cat. We just don't get it! Any insight would be appreciated as all this meowing is giving us a headache. Thanks spaying should include the removal of the uterus and the ovaries.. no way they could 'procreate'. and just so you know, an unspayed female cat can go into heat as young as six months, and it is dangerous for her to get pregnant this young - think 10 yr old human getting pregnant. Yes, cats in heat are VERY vocal - and just so you know, there is no 'time of year' cats can go into heat several times in one year, and left intact and on her own could get pregnant three times in one year. Just because she is vocal though does not mean she is in heat. She will stick her back end up in the air, and roll around a lot looking like she is uncomfortable. Its not pretty, its not nice for her to suffer with it. Get her spayed. > Hello Everyone > We have a 6 mo. old female kitten that does not shut up. She even [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > appreciated as all this meowing is giving us a headache. > Thanks > spaying should include the removal of the uterus and the ovaries.. no way > they could 'procreate'. and just so you know, an unspayed female cat can go > into heat as young as six months, younger, 6 months is an average. > and it is dangerous for her to get > pregnant this young - not particularly. > think 10 yr old human getting pregnant. > > Yes, cats in heat are VERY vocal - and just so you know, there is no 'time > of year' cats can go into heat several times in one year, every couple weeks depending on conditions. > and left intact > and on her own could get pregnant three times in one year. > Just because she is vocal though does not mean she is in heat. She will stick her back end > up in the air, and roll around a lot looking like she is uncomfortable. She is. And she wants *aouuuuuuuut*. Easiest way to tell if your cat is in heat is the amount of visitors goes way up (and they will camp out, too) rpl The cat was spayed, she got more vocal after the spay. It's in the first few sentences. Gina > spaying should include the removal of the uterus and the ovaries.. no way > they could 'procreate'. and just so you know, an unspayed female cat can [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> appreciated as all this meowing is giving us a headache. >> Thanks Thanks ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >Hello Everyone >We have a 6 mo. old female kitten that does not shut up. She even >seems to talk to herself. She was always yappy but it increased after >she was spayed. Try getting her a buddy two cats aren't any more trouble then one and it will give her company, however they will gang up on you ;-} Darryl >>Hello Everyone >>We have a 6 mo. old female kitten that does not shut up. She even [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Try getting her a buddy two cats aren't any more trouble then one and > it will give her company, however they will gang up on you ;-} One of my cats is very vocal anytime he is alone. Fortunately, he considers the other cats to be suitable company so he's quiet most of the time at home. But put him in the cat carrier or in a room by himself and he will holler and holler and holler. That's actually the reason I noticed him at the shelter. He was making so much noise and would only shut up when someone was paying attention to him. He's not siamese, but he has the long lean oriental body-type -- and the voice -- so maybe there's siamese somewhere in his ancestry. : >Hello Everyone : >We have a 6 mo. old female kitten that does not shut up. She even [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : : Darryl I'm not sure if the meowing has to do with hormones, but I do know that it takes a while for the hormone household to settle after spaying. About the noisiness if the cat: I know the feeling. Our Micky has got himself the nickname 'Miau'. Spray her with water at night. carola My spayed kitty is very vocal, especially when she wants tuna mixed with her dry food. She paws at me and meows when she wants attention. She does it all the time. It's probably just in your cat's personality to be vocal. My cat was spayed as early as it is safe to do so. I think it was at 6 months old. She's always been vocal. Beth We have had many cats over the years and several siamese ones. If she is in heat well there's not much to do but get her fixed and wait until it "takes." If she's already fixed what we always did is whenever they yowled we would tap very lightly on the nose (NOT hit just tap) and say NO very firmly. After a while you will have a cat that opens their mouth and just a little quiet noise will come out. It has never failed for us. If you go and pick them up and play with them when they yowl it just reinforces the behavior that this gets them attention. > Hello Everyone > We have a 6 mo. old female kitten that does not shut up. She even [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > appreciated as all this meowing is giving us a headache. > Thanks > We have had many cats over the years and several siamese ones. If she is in > heat well there's not much to do but get her fixed and wait until it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > and pick them up and play with them when they yowl it just reinforces the > behavior that this gets them attention. You're the kind of person that pinches your nose when you sneeze, aren't you. > You're the kind of person that pinches your nose when you sneeze, aren't > you. hell no, I let it all spew out. |
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