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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2007My cat howls!!
Hello all.... I have a domestic female.. She is two years old and has been spayed.. She is jet black and a lovable sweetheart.. She greets me when I come in from work (I am single male, 48...) and sleeps with me every night.. I make sure she has plenty of water and food every day before I leave for work.. But in the past couple of weeks she has taken on an annoying habit: she howls.. It is the most deep throated long meow I have ever heard out of a cat... I have never heard a cat do this before.. Sometimes she does it on the end of my bed, I will pick her up and she will stop, but sometimes it is in other parts of the house.. I will call her to no avail.. I am loosing sleep !! :-) All the interior doors of the house are open for her to roam.. She is an entirely inside cat.. I have explored the outside on the night she howls looking for another cat she might be seeing but there is none.. Her vet is clueless and so am I... Any ideas or suggestions?????? > Hello all.... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Her vet is clueless and so am I... > Any ideas or suggestions?????? Has she been tested for hyperthyroidism? That would be very rare at her age, but vocalization is sometimes a sign (especially when it occurs suddenly). If this is the problem, it is easily treated -- but it is important to get an early diagnosis because it can lead to a reversible form of heart disease. Have there been any other symptoms, such as increased appetite or hyperactivity? MaryL >> Hello all.... >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >MaryL Her appetite has been normal as far as I can tell.. She was the runt of the litter so she is small.. She was one of six, I think.. As far as hyperactivity and hyperthyroidism, she had a full check up last month.. I mentioned the howling to her vet so I'm sure that she checked her for that, but I will check.. And she is not hyperactive.. Thanks for the tip! > <Snip> > Her vet is clueless and so am I... > Any ideas or suggestions?????? If there is no medical reason, get her a companion.  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@umr.edu) >> <Snip> >> Her vet is clueless and so am I... >> Any ideas or suggestions?????? > > If there is no medical reason, get her a companion. I have four cats (two are "pals" and the other two are "pals"). It's normal for the males to howl for seemingly no reason without there being a medical problem. Sometimes, one of them even goes into the bathtub to hear himself "sing" better. The other favors the closet, almost like he goes in there and wails, he gets all "chirpy" when we open the door like he is playing a game of "come rescue me". The females to it much less often, but still do. (One with a toy in her mouth, which makes a really creepy-mournful sound.) I think it's a territory or "hey, I am here! where are you!" kind of thing, as it happens more often among the two that hang out with her more if she's out of town for a few days. My parent's single female cat did it late at night all her life. A solitary cat probably does it more, but it's not necessarily bad aside from the "waking you up" part. Sometimes they come if you call out to them, sometimes not. A companion cat might help, humans are probably an incomplete substitute for cat - cat social needs, but don't expect it to cease entirely. Every cat I have known has done that occasionally. Some of them don't do it for years at a time, some weekly. I wouldn't be too concerned with medical issues being the cause. >>> <Snip> >>> Her vet is clueless and so am I... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > out of town for a few days. My parent's single female cat did it late at > night all her life. Our female stared a few years ago and has gotten very good at making some really weird sounds. I think you may have it with "hey I am here". That seems to fit in best with the situations we hear it from our cat. I think it's important to remember when trying to understand animal behavior that it's a very small brain. There is not going to be a lot of reason behind anything they do. Look for the simplest explanation but don't expect consistent reasoning. I'm pretty sure they like to hear themselves too. >>>> <Snip> >>>> Her vet is clueless and so am I... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >I'm pretty sure they like to hear themselves too. Y'all should really hear this cat! It would make an excellent Halloween gimmick!! It is the most forlorn and hopeless sound I have ever heard a cat (or any other animal for that matter) make.. I will probably get used to it, but now, it's like having a wolf in the bedroom!! I have heard that some cats have odd habits but this is one I could do without!!! Much thanx for all the info >>>>> <Snip> >>>>> Her vet is clueless and so am I... [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Y'all should really hear this cat! If you have the technology, try to record it. I think we'd all love to hear it. Check out youtube for funny cat noises, I just did, it's a riot. Proof of faggot cappy's sh.t fetish: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.flame.faggots/browse_thread/thread/be1f372eb3 3c5f08 >Proof of faggot cappy's sh.t fetish: > >http://groups.google.com/group/alt.flame.faggots/browse_thread/thread/be1f372eb3 3c5f08 YOU CALL YOUR FORGERY "PROOF" YOU POOR PATHETIC CUM DUMPSTER BLOBBY? BWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! BLOBTARDIA IS A DESPERATE FORGING FAGGOT BWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! BWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! BWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! BWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! 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