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OT vets -- cat can't meow

Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:34 am
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:34 am
She'll open her mouth and no sound will come out, or the meow will be faint and raspy.

She's asymptomatic otherwise. 8 1/2 years old, indoor/outdoor cat. No coughing or sneezing, still eating and drinking.

I know there are a lot of things that can cause a weak/nonexistent meow, but everything I turned up on Google came with other symptoms.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
30228 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:36 am to
Whatever it is, I wish my cat would develop it. My cat meows non-stop and it drives me fricking nuts.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:40 am to
A cat that dosent make noise?

You want to sell it?
This post was edited on 4/13/14 at 10:41 am
Posted by weadjust
Member since Aug 2012
15072 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:40 am to
Cats got her tounge
Posted by Power-Dome
Member since Nov 2012
1111 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:41 am to
My Dad's cat has the same problem. My girlfriend's cat is hit or miss. When he gets amp'd up he will do a big howl/roar which can be heard all across the apartment. That lets me know his vocal cords are working.
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
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83314 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:42 am to
quote:

Cats got her tounge


:rimshot:
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
Member since Jul 2005
22076 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:42 am to
Same thing happened with my cat at about the same age. She lived another 11 years. Pretty healthy until her heart gave out at age 19+.
Posted by Voorhies7
Rounding 3rd
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:46 am to
Can't meow right. Haha
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:51 am to
Does Cootkiller work on cats?
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:52 am to
Uh oh
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 10:55 am to
quote:

Same thing happened with my cat at about the same age. She lived another 11 years. Pretty healthy until her heart gave out at age 19+.


Thanks -- that's good news
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10602 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 11:04 am to
There's a blues song in here somewhere.... My Cat Can't Meow and My Pussy Won't Purr.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 11:12 am to
Same thing happened with out cat. We taught it to sign.
Posted by CT
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Posted on 4/13/14 at 11:14 am to
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 11:17 am to
You should sign up at this site called "cat facts". They have all sorts of tips for cat owners.
Posted by aaronb023
TeamBunt CEO
Member since Feb 2005
11774 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 11:48 am to
maybe your cat is autistic?
Posted by ILikeLSUToo
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2008
18018 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 12:04 pm to
I have two cats, and neither of them can properly meow. One of them is just like you described. Her meow is either silent or raspy, and the other almost never meows unless she's in some sort of distress, and it comes out as a kitten's mew. Both are 7 1/2.

They're litter mates, and they were rescued from the side of the road at a very young age (just a couple of weeks) after their mother was run over, so we assume that they can't meow properly because their only interaction with cats has been with young kittens, until we adopted them at 10 weeks old.
Posted by weadjust
Member since Aug 2012
15072 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 12:22 pm to
Today's Cat Fact:
In earlier times a liar's tongue was cut out and fed to the King's cat. Hence the phrase "Cat's got your tongue"

That is why even today in modern times every pussy loves some good tongue.
Posted by detmut
Jesuit 81 Metairie
Member since Sep 2011
2304 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 1:28 pm to
as long as your cat is breathing and swallowing ok and there are no other symptoms, i would not worry about it.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65419 posts
Posted on 4/13/14 at 1:59 pm to
If you are interacting with your pet cat and you don't hear any noise:

You might be a Beta.
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