Stop The Constant Meow: 6 Reasons Why Your Cat Over-Vocalizes
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- Do you want to Stop The Constant Cat Meow? Meowing is a specific vocalization from cats to humans. In fact, cat’s rarely meow at each other past the time that they’re small kittens. But what happens when your cat is meowing at you constantly. What does it mean? And can you make it stop? Watch this video to find out!
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Am I the only one who just meows back? I have no idea what we're talking about, but apparently they're very deep conversations that end with me petting her.
I had some amazing conversations with my cat too... not to sure what they were about either 😂
You're not the only one. My neighbours must think I'm nut meowing back at my cats 😄
I just talk to my girls in English & we can still communicate 😻😍❤ I'm too worried about what I might say to them by accident if I use their language!
@@slinkywhippet Funny thing is, they think they are using our language when they meow. lol
I try to make the same sounding meow as my cat did and I’m pretty sure she tests me because if I don’t do it right she stops
Not only is my cat a talker, she sounds like she’s been smoking a pack a day for 20 years
Lol 😂
hahaha
Siamese?
Take away his allowance so he can't buy more cigs
My daughter’s cat is the same. My daughter sings “if you’re happy and you know it say meow” and she will. It’s so cute.
On the note of changes causing stress/vocalisation - we went to visit relatives last summer for about ten days, which was the longest we'd been away from the cat since lockdowns started. Our cat was *extremely* quiet when we got her and still doesn't talk all that much, but when we got back from this trip there was one moment where she walked into the living room, stared at us in a way that honestly felt like the cat version of clearing her throat... then opened her mouth and just YELLED for about twenty seconds straight. And then she seemed to consider the matter settled, she'd expressed her displeasure and was happy to continue on as normal.
That's too funny! My Ginger kitty used to let out a long yell every morning when I woke up while he stood next to his bowl 😂
Thank you for the laugh! 😂
Absolutely Hilarious! I'm dying! She let you know right what she thought and how she felt about leaving her alone for that long time, Sounds like she Executed it Very Well 😂😂😂
We have cameras on all the time. I see they are happy I can hear if an alarm goes off, etc.
My little ones love cat tv. I leave it on
Rage screens when we are not home.
As much as it bothers me some times, one time my cat got sick and didn't make noise for days until he was finally able to let one the tiniest, most scraggly raspy meow I'd ever heard from him. Most beautiful sound
My Tortie DIVa Talks Back and at me, Creapy Funny...Bossy & Spoiled😂😂
❤😮😢
One of mine is a talker. I sometimes talk to myself when working out problems, and if I do that he comes over and makes it a conversation.
That's the cutest thing I saw today! One of my cats is like that too
That's adorable!
Hilarious!
@@xiatserenade2724 ❤️
I love this
Our cat meows when he feels excluded. He often doesn't want to play, he just wants to be included. To make him stop we usually have to move his cat tree next to us so he calmly can go back to ignoring us, but like, within the social circle.
😂😂
Lol 😁👍🏽
All of my cat towers are next to places I tend to linger for more than an hour at a time, my bed, the family computer, and my personal computer.
My cat does something similar: she doesn’t want attention until she notices I’m talking on the phone and then she yells at me or jumps up on my lap
My cat us the same. She wakes me up with noise to ge cuddle
My cat is definitely talking to me! He's silent whilst I'm asleep but the second he knows I'm awake, he lets me know!!
lol same as mine, he is not disturbing me when i am sleeping but as I weak first he come for cuddles and than as I get up he starts
My husband is an animal whisperer lol... our cat is silent and chill with me during the day, but the SECOND he walks in the door, she immediately goes to her food dish and starts meowing at him. He gives her a treat, she eats it, stays meowing again until he sits down so she can get on his lap. She has got that man TRAINED 😂 It's really super cute 😍
our cat isn't too much of a talker. She only "talks" when:
She is on the floor and wants on the bed
She is on the bed and wants to go to the floor
She is on the floor, but you are on the bed
She wants pets
She doesn't want pets
Her foodbowl is empty
Her foodbowl is full but she hasn't worked that out yet
She believes it's feeding time
You've woken up and are moving around
You've gone to the toilet
She wants cuddles
She doesn't want cuddles
You aren't petting her just right
You're petting her purrfectly
She wants me to go to bed (She will literally boss me into bed so she can jump onto the bed and lay on me)
My partner (her original owner) is next to me and occupying the spot that she might want to occupy at some point in the future
My partner isn't next to me and she wants her whole family in the same spot
The wrong person is holding her
The right person is holding her.
She can't find the person she wants to see at this moment in time
She has found the person she wants to see
She feels like talking to the person she wanted to see
She is inside and wants to go outside
She is outside and wants to come back in
She is inside but thinks that maybe at some point she might want to go outside
She wants the backdoor open just to be open, so she can consider if she might want to think that maybe she might want to go outside at point.
She's feeling sassy.
Other than that she's pretty silent
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this sounds exactly like my cat omg
I'm impressed that she doesn't talk in her sleep! She seems the type!
Amen.
My 20 year old cat went deaf...and that's when the crying started. We didn't figure it out for a bit. He made it to 21. Good boy.
How did you know your cat went deaf?
@@dinasun3 He stopped coming to the kitchen when we filled his bowl and we snapped our fingers behind his ears and he didn't react. Then the vet confirmed but I wasn't there for that so I don't know what the vet did.
We've had a similar experience with our well-aged boy. We moved to a new home, and a month or so afterwards we noticed he was vocalizing WAY more than he typically did. We assumed he wasn't comfortable with his new surroundings, but then several months later we noticed him bumbling into walls and other things and figured out he was going blind. We feel so guilty we didn't notice anything sooner. He's 16 now and does so well to be blind...most humans would have given up; He still seems to enjoy his life, as normally as possible, even though he cannot see. I'm sorry for the loss of your good boy, Sue!
Thanks. 21 !! Mine is 18 1/2
Our 18-year-old went deaf about a year ago. And she‘s getting confused about things, for example where she is and what‘s going on. Then she just sits and wails, I‘d describe it as like a peacock cry. My long-suffering colleagues on Teams calls describe it as sounding like a baby. Every time it takes something different to soothe her - just attention, food, a brush, tucking her into the duvet on the bed... she‘s our beloved dotty old lady.
I LOVE that my sweet boy talks a lot. I can tell a lot about how he's feeling based on his tone of voice because he does vocalize so much. I love that about him!
Our cat is chatty. Not overly but definitely talkative and not just responsive. We often meow also and figure he must be befuddled by all the poor grammar.
My kitty is an attention seeking chatterbox. She loves to wait until mommy's on a conference call and then come over and cry like she's been neglected for a month 😂
Same here! All my colleagues know my furry baby 😅😻
I thought I was the only one!!
Oh yeah. My yapper thiinks phone calls r a great time to wail at me (along with many other x's).
she probably thinks you’re talking to her 😹 they’re so funny
Mine probably thinks “aha! My slave is awake!”
My cat yells at me when the water bowl has something floating in it, as if I put it there to ruin his life.😂
Lol
Cats are so dramatic 😂
One of my cats yells at me when I forget to give a treat, at treat time. LOL she gets very vocal and almost does a somersault as she's yelling. LOL 🤣
Mother...you hath disappointed me with this beverage of mine..replace it this instance!
Gabby is addicted to meowing.
Every chatty cat I’ve met has been a very social and loving cat. I know that won’t apply to all chatty cats, but my experience with talking cats has been amazing ❤
My ginger tabby LOVES to hear himself talk. He will be playing and then he starts meowing up a storm. We even talk to him and he answers back. He's not in pain or angry, he just LOVES to talk. We love it.
My cat yells at me on behalf of the dog. If I'm late feeding him breakfast or taking him on his mid-day walk, the cat tells me about it.
hahahahaha cats are awesome
That is wildly adorable!!!
Lol brilliant they are the boss
My Ragdoll is super talkative after she eats and I finally realized that after I acknowledge her that she will stop talking. It's like she's thanking me for her meal. So cute.
I’ve noticed that in my cat too. There’s a channel on TH-cam, Tiggy the Talking Cat, when she starts talking, I notice she’s licking her lips , so I’m guessing she just ate before she talks.
Ragdolls are the best :3
best buddy i ever had, always made eye contact when i talked to him and tried his best to follow commands. Usually there was a reason for the meowing and fixing it was as simple as asking him "what's up buddy?"
My Adam does the same thing He will eat half his food then come after me to talk,. About 2weeks ago I stopped what I was doing and just listened. I didn't interrupt Adam. Then I got it! He was thanking me!
He still thanks me and I still stop whatever I'm doing to listen.
@@irishgrl I have 2 Ragdolls and they talk a lot, especially when it comes to food !
I have this with my cat - ignoring her makes her worse, she will yowl repeatedly. If I acknowledge her, she might meow a little but she'll be quiet quicker.
My kitty was quiet as a ghost when we adopted her and her sister litter mate. After a year of adoption one of our kitties was diagnosed with cell cancer and we have to say goodbye to her. After her passing our kitty, starfire, never stops talking. I love it and it generally means she just wants attention or someone to play with since she used to harass her sister and play 24/7. We love her and have supported her through this grief and I like her tiny meows.
Why in the world would anyone give you a thumbs down???!!! You have more love, compassion, and insight for cats than anyone! Keep up the good work!!
A thumbs-down is just as good as an -up to the YT algorithm
Sometimes people with big thumbs accidentally hit that button. I did it once on a favorite video and felt like poo when I realized that after watching the video a few more times later.
@@bongox2777 Good point! I, too, have done the same even with my tiny fingers!
I have a friend whose whole family is very talkative. Like, they can talk all day. They have a cat, named Olga, who also meows constantly when she is in the same room as her owners. But her meows are not very loud, they follow one another rapidly so they almost have the cadence of human speech. I guess the cat just figured that if everyone was vocalizing all the time, she should just join in.
So cute!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
that's beautiful tbh
My cat did the same thing occasionally in her later years but it was likely due to a heat stroke she had at one point, her meows ran together sometimes but sounded more slurred. Hopefully your friend or someone in their family is staying on top of their cat's health and getting them checkups.
Hehehehehe
Our cat meows as soon as I start talking. On a phone call? He meows. In a zoom meeting? He meows. Talking to my roomies in the kitchen? He meows. I think he enjoys feeling like he’s apart of the conversation lol
Yes! My kitty starts talking the moment I get on the phone and he doesn’t stop. I had a coworker tell me he’s worse than her 2 year old.
Cats are so amazing 😅😅😅
Mine is terrible when I’m on the phone! Her meow is so loud too, have had to hang up at times!
Samething for my cats if they could they would do it instead of me loll
@@charliefen She thinks you are speaking to her so she's just replying!
My younger boy was so quiet when we first rescued him, even if he did meow it was barely audible. Now you can hear him miles away, and he has a lot to say!
I've also noticed the factor of how socialized they were. Many rescued kittens I've known (from bottle baby upwards of 9 weeks) seem to be very talkative as well, and it makes me wonder if those babies think that's what they're supposed to do. Animals can obviously recognize when we're speaking, so maybe the human-raised cats think "Hm, mom and/or dad talk a lot, maybe I'm supposed to do the same!" and then they start "talking" in their cat ways. It also probably encourages it when we respond in turn with food or affection, or even just a "hey" in return
I wouldn't be surprised if that is a factor, although I have 2 littermates, raised from bottle babies together & only lived apart for a few months in their "teens," and one of them is VERY vocal while the other saves his meows for when he really wants to say something. A little bit nature, a little bit nurture :)
My kitty is very vocal and, just like Jackson's cat, meows at everything, even the dog. She is the sweetest cat I've ever had. However, when you don't respond to or acknowledge her, she will raise her meow voice and start yelling at you until you talk back to her.
Sounds like a little spoiled brat! I like her already. 🤗
Mine tooooo hahaha
oh my tortie girl is the exact same way! she’s constantly talking to me
Sounds like my ragdoll cat who is very vocal and loud.
Mine does the same thing!
my (new!) cat gets really vocal when we're about to feed him/walk into the kitchen. its always so funny because it seems like he assumes we aren't gonna give him food if he stops meowing.
same omg
I usually interpret that as "OMG Hurry!" 😹
Same here...too funny, the second we're in the kitchen prep food, sound of bags/containers, he races in and is super vocal. He even jumps into cupboards and in the fridge. We're always very careful 🙀 😸
I think it’s more emotional excitement like “yippie! hooray! Yeah!”
Literally lol
My four legged furry little brother talked with us to tell us what he wanted. He had specific meows for food, treats, to tell us we could close the garage door (he had multiple litter boxes in the garage in addition to one in the house), that we could close the back door onto an enclosed patio, even a unique meow asking where we are because he was lonely.
One way I knew my girls were sick is they always were very vocal and they stopped vocalizing. I stopped hearing from them on a daily basis. They work really hard to hide illness and problems from us, but when I stopped getting a talkative girl greeting me at the door, we knew something was wrong. Turns out it was stress induced anxiety that stopped them from eating (these are my sensitive girls). Two weeks for one girl and a full month for another and we’re back on track! Vocalizing is a key indicator of health.
I know a cat who started meowing more once she turned deaf. She had no idea whether her meows were working or not, and ended up being EXTREMELY loud whenever she wanted something. You know the difference between a cat who was born deaf and a cat who lost their hearing later on is absolutely their volume. (Scrap that, deaf cats don't know their own volume: Period.)
My cat was born deaf, but she can meow VERY loudly! Typically she's just displaying her mood - hungry, bored, or separation anxiety. Her more common vocalization is the adorable "prrrrbt" trill.
Yep 1 of mine is now deaf hes 20 though good god rarely shuts up! Wants fed nearly all the time or yawls to be in the back garden ecen trained my husband to hold him in his arms like a baby so he can fall asleep!
My cat is fairly old and totally deaf or close to it, and he gets very loud. This is a development of the past couple of years. I can talk to him from behind, and he's startled when I come into his field of vision. It's not that he meows all the time, but when he does, it gets so loud I'm afraid it could disturb the neighbors.
1 of my cats was born deaf, he actually escaped when he was a month old and we found him a block away from his loud screaming. Loudest cat ive ever had. When he wakes up there is 1 hour of screaming no mater which room he is in. Had to put a vibrating color on him so we can buzz him when he starts screaming in the middle of the night.
I forget where, but I remember seeing a video of a deaf cat that *screams* with delight upon spotting its owner. "MYAAAAAAAA!"
One of my cats LOVES to check herself out in the mirror and she will talk to herself while doing it. It's the funniest thing. We sing Carly SImon's "Youre so Vain" to her when she does this. lol
How cute!
My cat talks to her reflection too! Or she goes into the bathtub to meow. I think she likes the acoustics in there.
Lol!
OMG. My feral cat (who doesn't like other cats at all) when shown herself in my makeup mirror she was so very mad at me, the world and just wasn't happy all day. lol. Yep, the adoption agency told me so. But can't stop trying. Second time several months later tried it again. Thus time just curious. Not angry at the world. I want to get her a companion to help her play with but....maybe when she us much older. lol
Darcy L - Well, why not? Mother cats tell kittens how perfect they are, and your furry diva is beautiful, right? 😻
My cat's name is Smokey, we've had him since he was a kitten, from a shelter (so neutered), he has a habit of, only when my teen isn't home, he'll sit in the middle of teens room and meow constantly. If I close the door, he'll park himself at the door and meow. If I ignore him, he does it for hours. He's got toys and scratching posts, plenty of places to nap and look outside, it's that one spot. Quirky, and I just wanted to share.
Aww he misses your teen 😿😍😍
Both my previous cats were major talkers. One had a very soft, dignified voice and would let out little mrrrrps and gentle chirps when I paid attention to her. The other was a squeaker and would scream at me when he wanted hugs.
The squeaker being the one in my TH-cam profile image.
My orange girl talks so much, sometimes she just walks around talking to herself 😂🧡
My lykoi is like this
My cat does that too! Just walks around meowing at himself!
my orange boy screams at the top of his lungs AND HE LOVES IT!
My talkative cat is orange too. I wonder if there is a connection
mine too, I don't think he realizes he's screaming. like how sometimes we don't realize we're talking out loud to ourselves
My girl is a SUPER talker. She doesn't meow but chitters, chirps, and chatters quite a bit. She talks to me, her brother, herself, her toys, etc. She is not angry or stressed out, she is actually one of the happiest kitties I've had. She just has a great deal to say and is not afraid to express herself. I think it's charming!
Does she have Maine Coon in her?? They are very known for their chirps and chatters.
Her toys 😅😅, l love your cat .
@@lizzt76 thanks for saying that!! My cat has Maine coon in him and he’s VERY vocal with chirps meows chitters, everything
one of my cats does chitters,chirps, and chatters when I move my pointer finger up and down and while saying hi to her and she starts doing chitter,chirps, and chatters and to me its cute and I think she started doing that when we moved into our new house and almost don't really visit her and she stuck in the garage sadly because she does pee on beds and on rugs and because she peed my dad does not want her in the house and so she lives in our garage and she is bit of feral in her because my fam adopted her from my grandma and grandpa place which has feral cats around.
I totally meow back!! And I can’t lie I LOVE when my boys “talk” to me!! I have fun trying to mimic their different noises. They probably think I’m insane!!! But it’s ok cuz I love ‘em like crazy!!!💙💙
My kitty Kermit has always been a big talker, especially first thing in the morning. He loooves saying G’day.. even when visitors come over he’s right up in their face giving snuggles and meows. ❤️🐈⬛
At the shelter I thought oh no we have to save this kitten from this awful place... 4 years later apparently it wasn’t the shelter torturing her, she’s just a crier 😂
maybe she just thinks she`s singing!
Most non kill shelters kill so good that u saved her
I volunteered at human society as a kid and I had to quit it was to sad
@@sethmiller6128 When I adopted one of my cats she was in bad shape but had been in terrible shape. They gave her to me for free. The staff took ages to give her to me because they would talk to me, then tear up and run out the back presumably to have a cry. Like I said I could see she didn't know what she wanted affection-wise, she was so afraid of being patted presumably because she'd been hit. Also I said I was wearing her colours, which was true I was wearing a knit top with gold threaded through it. That caused an immediate rush to the back room, no explanation. I had about 5 different staff members come and talk with me and do the disappearing trick. Because she was such a sad case, they had steeled themselves to have to put her down. I was the only taker. She's adorable but it took 2 1/2 years before she'd purr. Even now she's not a solid purrer, but she does purr. She also licks my hand, nudges me thank you when I feed her. She was hiding under the bed for 4 nights before she came out, I slept on the floor to gain her trust. She's so bonded with me it's a bit unhealthy she gets jealous of the newer cat. He's scared of making her jealous and a bit scared of people still. I'm gradually getting there with him, it will take another year at least. They were very damaged cats. He's still a bit scared of people and doesn't totally trust me yet. Working on it. It's harder not being able to work with him alone but at the same time he wants to bond with another cat. She rejects him and they have fisticuffs with ears down the full bit, but then they happily sleep next to each other. Trauma takes time to heal.
(forgot to add the newer cat cries like a baby, he hates closed doors hates them. His crying is getting lesser. But he does it about 3 times in the morning. He is a bit annoying but when you take into account how he's so damaged, you just give a lot of love, and gradually very gradually try some discipline. Like he understands "no". So when he's doing the loud crying I say "no" and refuse to respond to it. So he stops associating success with the loud cries. But to succeed with this you must show masses of love first. Otherwise it's just more trauma. He walks around with his tail held high in a question mark, that's a sign he's happy, same with her. If the tail is down do not discipline. Only ever do gentle discipline and use treats to reinforce good behaviour. Eventually they improve and it's such a joy to experience that. Love your cat, whines and all, and he will come good. Eventually.)
We adopted an orange tabby back in 2009. He was 8 at the time. He passed away last December but when we first got him all he did was meow. And then one day he stopped doing it so much and we figured he had a story to tell and when he was finished telling it for however long it took him to get it all out, when he was finished he was finished. He was such a good cat and we miss him.
Sorry for your loss I still miss my cat.
I miss my two also it never gets better .
Sorry that Ur cat passed away and great that U have good memories to look back on as well of Ur wonderful cat
Sorry for your loss ☹️
My half-Siamese cat was very food motivated and learned a couple of words. Specifically, he associated "good kitty" and "are you calm" with getting food. I asked him, what do good kitties say/sound like, and he would go from a loud, desperate meow (I called it yowling because... well. Siamese have volume.) to a little chirp. The refrain was "never been calm in his life" lol.
How did you do this? We have a yowler that starts and hour before meal times, very regularly. Breakfast is already at 6am so sometimes he starts crying at 4:30am and doesn’t stop until we get up. 🥴
@dustingregg7925 so... I don't have tips for yowling before breakfast/when you get up. Nova would yowl at 2:30 or 3 am sometimes, and I just got up, found him and carried him back to bed with me. He didn't yell so much an hour+ before meal time. I will say that I've observed with my new cat that she will take food or play time almost interchangeably, though, so I would try an intensive play session before bed, and then playing with your cat when you get up, before you feed him. I don't guarantee it will work, but it lines up with principles of cat behavior so ... maybe.
So, from what I gather, you can't "Train" your cat but you can mold your life around their behavior. Sounds awesome.
This sums up life with a cat 😅
If you want an animal that you can train, don't get a cat.
My cat is a siamese, he's been talkative since he was a kitten, and I love his talkative personality.
👍😁 see, we know it and we looove it!
Mine is a sphynx and I swear she's trying to learn my language. She's talking all the time with me lol !
My parents have a siamese that I rescued and oddly enough...he hardly ever meows.
Our Siamese talks constantly and we wouldn't have it any other way. Adorable!
Yes our siamese is so talkative and I love it!
Thank god I can communicate with my cat when he starts meowing his head off. I managed to train him a "what's up, man" command so when he starts meowing and I get up with this phrase, he literally leads me to what he needs whether it's a litterbox in need of cleaning, his fave toy, a feeding bowl with its bottom showing or the apartment door that he wants me to open 'cause he heard smth in the corridor and wants to check what's going on there.
Yeah my two girls will lead me to the problem too - it's such a relief!
Duchess loves to fill me in on what everyone was up to while I was at work! Sometimes we have very philosophical discussions; sometimes she just leads me to the snack jar ❤️
I do the same with my cat! I’ll tell him “Show me!” And he’ll walk and keep looking behind himself checking if I’m following him.
Same here. She only meows if something is up. She leads to her treats and I won't over do it, so sometimes it is no. Or, if litter needs cleaning or she wants to go out.
Sorry to burst your bubble, you did not train that cat; it trained you 😺
If you get a thumbs down, my guess is the person just does NOT appreciate the uniqueness of the feline species. These people will NOT appreciate your expertise. For the past 62 years, I have always had a cat or two. I can say without any doubt, YOU know your stuff!
I've always enjoyed our orange cat's vocal tendencies. He just knows it gets him attention and there is definitely a language to it that you can tell a lot by the kind of meow you're getting. He's always been a vocal cat and is incredibly healthy for 14 years old.
Seriously, i can't understand why should a person give thumbs down to Jackson
Cat haters smdh 😑
They might be jealous that he's *the* cat daddy and they're just a cat daddy lol.
Unhappy ppl dislike everything & want others to b as miserable as they r. It's sad really. There r Better ways to go about feeling better than being a bully or a hater.
Dog people🙄
I used to have a cat that wasn't too chatty, but he loved to meow back to people, like he was replying to them. He was such a little sweetheart, and I'm grateful for the time I got to spend with him.
That's a nice way to frame it. I've been getting sad about how old my cat is and how I don't want her to die, but I should be thinking about it not like I'm losing something, but like I'm lucky to have had the time I did with her :)
@@katatat2030 I understand how you feel. I felt similar with my late cat, Salem, and it took a while just to come to terms with him no longer being around.
Yes thinking about the good times you and Salem had together is a good way to heal🥲 sounds like you were a great meowmie ❤️
I was a proud black siamese cat mom, thanks for the insight, Jackson! Almost 21 years, I was blessed to take care of her❤
When my kat Nova was having one of many vocal moments I searched out this video. While I watched it she came & perched on my lap so I placed my phone where she could watch, too. After a minute or so, she quieted down. Tried it again the following day and it worked Again. Third trial, same result. Thought you’d like to know that now this video is my family’s secret weapon when Nova gets yappy and it works every time. We believe it’s your calming voice. Thank you so very much!!
My cats learned how to talk when I adopted a Siamese. Now I've got 1 cat who talks all day and 3 cats who will answer. I love it though and think it's really funny.
Mine had a talker as an "auntie" and now she's a talker too.
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I adopted a cat who likes to chat and now my OG cat who never really talked before has started talking more. It is so cute.
I was a catsitter for a few weeks this summer to a 15-year old gentleman. We’ve had way more productive conversations than when I had a partner for 7. 😅👍
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My cat is super vocal. Ive been a bit unstable housing wise and Ive taken my cat to the vet so i know he's okay, but I just desperately want to help him feel comfortable. Ive finally landed somewhere stable and binging your content while I arrange my new home has been invaluable.
To point 6: they talk because we talk to them and they want to converse with us. 😻
My foster kitten is mostly blind, and during the day she doesn’t make a peep. But as soon as the lights go out at night, she talks way too much (and in a very high pitched voice). She wakes me up several times a night. I used to think she was muttering to herself, but my boyfriend and I recently realized that she is echolocating! She does it when something moves, when she’s walking around, or when a door is unexpectedly closed at night. She can see well enough to get by during the day, but she struggles more with sight at night.
you probably already have, but i would highly recommend lots of wall outlet night lights in important areas for her!! around food/water, doors that she uses at night to see if they’re closed, etc.
My cat also does that, when have put many light that automatically switch on when you pass, but she's still an attention seeker as well 😌✨
Well she is mostly blind: have you tried putting her in the freezer overnight? It should help with the noise.
My cat is 9 months old and everytime i leave the house and come back he gives me a huge “where the hell have you been?!”
3 months and same
I used to babysit a cat and he would do that. He wasn't even my cat. I had a curfew. My mom lived with me. She said kitty would be doing ok, sleeping, playing while I was gone. Then he would start watching the door pacing. When I got home, I would hear about it.
So do I. She's so cute I can't help myself.
My Male Orange Tabby loves to talk to me. I just talk back to him. I love that he likes to converse with me.
My kitty is a total chatterbox, we have "conversations" where I talk to her and she meows in return (or vice versa)! I find it incredibly endearing and am almost never annoyed by her vocalizations.
that’s so cute
When my cat starts crying its a cry for attention. Either for food or for a petting session.
sounds like mine. He is conversational and has all the friendly vocalizations for neutered males. He talks about and at everything
@@youtubeuserremainsanonymou9022 . Our 4 year old neutered male too. Talk to him and he answers back, with a hole range of inflections - just like a human!
Mine used to be like that. Now she also loudly meows an hour before I need to get up every morning.
I rescued a kitten in March and he just does not stop talking. He's extremely healthy and active, and I know it's boredom and wanting attention, but at some point during the day, I have to put the feather duster down and do some work. Thankfully, one of my older cats has taken on the role of mentor and happily strangles him for a couple of hours, but he gets tired eventually and the noise resumes. I bought a puzzle ball but the next day it was full of ants. I don't want him to lose that kitten energy, but I'd love him to take up a hobby... sailing, knitting, book club... anything.
My first kitty was a basic gray tabby but had purebred parents: Tonkanese and Norwegian Forest Cat.🙀 She never stopped talking, ever. It could get to you. I kept suggesting we play a game called "Kitty Shut Up." She was terrible at it. But that's who she was, just a yakkayakkayakka cat. Sweet, affectionate, tiny, and LOUD.😸
Just an update. He's now an insanely gorgeous one-year-old and the talking's stopped. He still says hello and let's me know when he's hungry or feeling affectionate, but it's normal levels, not continuous. I think maybe he talked a lot because talking is what saved him. He was abandoned, he kept crying, and because of that he was found and loved. He needed a lot of help back then, but now he's a fully independent young hunter, very sure of himself, and he doesn't need so much attention anymore. Very proud to see what a well adjusted cat he's become.
@@writerinrwanda yeah, I have a chatter who was previously owned by a young woman for two years and then was stuck in a petsmart adoption cage for six months. Yelling got him love plus I then he had separation anxiety from being given up. He’s settled down with time but it used to feel like it was nonstop. Big love bug 🥰
It's so nice to see updates. Seldom happens so thank you! Ok recently got my first set of kittens (ferals now socialized) and am researching like crazy. Their chatter this week has gotten insane! Looking forward to them piping down with age:)))
@@emilyruszczyk818It gets better around the six-month mark 😄 Enjoy being the Mother of Fluffballs.
Listen to his meow. Mine has very specific meows which fit his wants. He meows a certain way for his brother to play, for breakfast, for treats or for me to take him outside. His communication skills are excellent!
My cat is super chatty and it is for attention. I know the meow for searching for our recently passed other cat. I know his boredom meow. I know his upset tummy meow. I know his excited meow. His wet food meow. Everything. I love how chatty he is.
My cat will constantly meow when she wants my attention, food, or cuddles, or whatever
I had to actually train her to be quiet when she wants food, by ignoring the constant begging meows, and only feeding her at a random point after she’s been quiet for at least 3 minutes. I trained her years ago, and she learned perfectly, so now when she is hungry she will sit and stare at me with the biggest eyes ever(TM) when she really wants me to feed her, only meowing occasionally to remind me that she’s there. The first time she meows and I look up and realize she’s waiting, I just wait a random short time and then it’s food time!
The random interval of reinforcement is very important in this training
It works well for us, she knows how to communicate in a mostly quiet way and I get alerted to what she needs. She still talks a lot other times, just a very talkative kitty, but this system helps a lot for the food meows with my own little furry angel 💖
Thank you! I will definitely be trying this with my cat! She is generally a very vocal kitty and it's actually so adorable. However, when she's hungry her meows are like listening to nails on a chalkboard. She has no issue when it comes to letting me know she's hungry.
If she doesn't sleep in my bed with me, I have to be completely silent when I wake up in the morning or else she'll meow so loudly and incessantly for food the second she hears my voice. Sometimes I just want to gouge out my eardrums because it's that bad lol.
This will go on for around three to five minutes before she stops. Hopefully this helps me with my cat a bit. 🙂
Ooooo we will try this, thank you. It’s gotten super annoying because our other cat doesn’t meow. She just doesn’t unless she’s hurt or something is wrong but seriously wrong like hey Mom or Dad some sh:/, just happened. So Artemis is so overly vocal we can’t stand it and we don’t give up our pets no matter how bad things get sooooo thank you for the advice and sharing you experience!
I do the same exact thing for my cat.since my mom has been caring for him for me he has transformed into a rooster at 4am every morning. I used to wake up at 4 am every day for work but he learned not to scream at me so much but she just won't listen to my advice and gives in to him. I'm screen shotting your comment to show her for proof lol
I remember my cat, that doesn't talk much, one day started going around the house and meowing at me with frustration. It clearly wanted something, but it wasn't anything regular. Not food, not play. Less than half an hour later there was a small earthquake. I talked to my friends with cats, and apparently, other cats were doing the same thing.
My poor feral cat was by herself when we last had a judge earthquake here in Alaska. My school bus (driver) was rocking back forth, other cars were too. I came back home my kitchen emptied into the floor. My poor darling was under the bed. But first the glass needed to be picked up. She was under my bed for a good long while...
We adopted a chatty kitten about 6-7 weeks old. He had been rescued from the streets, with horrible eye sores that blocked his vision. My guess is that he developed this constant "mew-mew-mew" as either echolocation or self-preservation so people would see and avoid him. His eyes are better now, but the habit remains! ❤
I'm glad you covered point 6, because I have such a cat myself (her name is Blume) and she is very talkative. She has always been like that from tiny kitten on and it's not annoying or anything, I find it quite cute actually when she "replies", but watching the video I got concerned that she shouldn't be like this?
And then the last point came and I was relieved. Because she's checked by the vet regularly, she's quiet and unbothered when we're not home (camera for the win), and I think she's just very expressive =)
My cat is a big talker. He meows all day, he likes to make conversations. He also meows to show me what he wants, he is very neat and organized. Whenever the dogs would get something dirty, he would meow until I clean the mess. He just likes things his way and let everyone knows it hahahahaha
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Exactly like my cat Marley! He is 18 years old and he is extremely clean. He talks for whatever he wants. All my cats can call me “Mama”. He is the leader and teaches all my other cats how to talk act and litter box.
Exactly how my Amun is. I love it! 😻
It's just me and my cat 😺. I talk to her like she is human. She is a talker. Sometimes when I'm sitting at my computer which is next to her cat tree, she will flip over and start chattering. Like she is saying, "Hey, you need to take a break! Let's play!"
This is so cute! Sounds like you both have an amazing bond 🥰
So lucky 🥺🥺🥺
@@LuvKitKatt 🥰😺 i truly am.
Of course I talk to both of my cats.. they are my babies!!
That's great! :)
Our Lu is just plain a talker. She has something to say about everything, since day one at 6 weeks old. lol But I realize boredom and separation are also issues, and I will find her some puzzles for when we are at work. Jackson, I adore you! Thank you for all you teach us!
Thank you for being such an amazing Cat Daddy and putting out great videos. This is my first kitty and while I’ve discussed many things with my vet, your videos have also helped with multiple issues
1:51 Breed
2:24 Physical Issues
3:54 Environmental Changes
5:17 Attention Seeking
8:25 Boredom
10:02 No Discernable Reason
Thank you James!
“No discernible reason” is often just a kitty enjoying a discussion or wanting a discussion with someone. They love chatting. That’s different than other types of attention.
Super helpful. Thank you!
Thank you ❤
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Our cat is talker. His favorite time is the morning. He makes sure he wakes us up and then he takes our spot on the bed and his work is done for the next 10 hours.
Probably likes the warmth of the bed just after U have gotten out of bed
@@adriandennis3283 Yup one of my cats is notorious for this. As soon as we get out of bed or off the couch, she steals the spot. And then when we move her, she acts like we're taking HER space.
@@LivyRivy acts like? What do you mean acts like? You are absolutely stealing her hard stolen spot how very dare?! It took her a whole minutes to steal that spot!!!
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I always enjoyed having conversations with my cats. It was definitely a back-and-forth discourse on matters that were mutually important 😄
Hey Jackson. Been watching a lot of your content lately, I originally saw you on TV. You've been helping me grieve my cat that I had to put down a couple of months ago. I miss her all the time, and this helped me grieve, and also get into a closer relationship with my other cat who is... for lack of a better term, very moody. Your videos helped me not make her so mad and come up to me a lot more often.
It's been 3 to 4 months since i found Jackson's channel and now I have a kitten 😊
Kittens are so cute! Enjoy it while you can they aren't kittens for very long, & welcome to the family!
Same!
😍 Welcome! You will not regret it!
She’s a Calico! They’re super talkative. Mine loves to have a chat. She has a particular one she does to call out to me to see where I am, I always answer “yeah!?l and she runs to me. Super cute 🥰
Yoooo me and my roommate have a calico too!!! I literally watched this video to try and find out why they both meow so much!!! XD they're super young so that could be a factor
I have 3 cats and only calico meows all day. 😂
@@Astrafigura haha! They’re the funniest little things aren’t they. They’re so expressive, I love it. We have our little “conversations” every day, and we both love them so much.
@@xnuri6752 it could be a factor for sure! They’re figuring out how to communicate with you to get what they want 😆 I’d encourage them as much as you can, it’s so fun and creates such a strong bond.
I find the chattiness more common in white-base calicos th@n black-base calicos
I'm so thankful that people are finally able to see animals as something more than toys. Animals are people too, and they deserve to be treated with the unconditional love that they are willing to give to us. God bless you sir!
mine HOWLS like a banshe to announce when she's using the litter box.
My old cat barely meowed for about 15 years and then he discovered his lungs all at once and god. He was so loud. He used to prep for his meow for food. Solid sitting stance, front paws wide, head would go up, chest would puff up, deep breath and just... MEOW. Could be heard from the street.
One of my cats in particular gets super vocal if he wants to play. He picks a spot in my line of sight and just meows every ten seconds until I give in.
Mine too 🤦🏻♀️😅
Smarty kitties!
Lol ... they know how to get what they want ☺❤
Same, but the loud "mrrrr-ROW!" isn't just a warning to me, it's also to my other cats. "Play with me, or I'll tear this place down!"
Ditto!!!
Thank you Jackson, a pleasure as always.
Helpful as always, Jackson. Appreciate you!
My 2-year old rescue whom I've had for just 5 months would not stop meowing. Food and water are always available, we do playtime, he has a perch to watch cat TV, etc. But after I rescued a new kitten that I was planning to just foster, the meowing decreased almost completely. Needless to say, I ended up adopting said kitten, and now they cuddle all the time. 😅❤
Like Bob Ross always said, “Everyone needs a friend.” 🥰
Our kitten was the same, we were the first family she had and our neighbours reported she'd cry as soon as we left the house and especially when we came home would be super excited, climb up our legs etc. When we got a second kitty to accompany her she stopped crying when we left and they became really close!
Aww, your cat just wanted someone who could understand catlish. Glad he has a friend who can understand him now!
I’m thinking that my cats wants a friend, he’s had afew other cats in his life but now it’s just us and I can hear him talking as soon as I’m out of the car and he greats me at the door.
My cat used to express his discontent and needs by breaking stuff, attacking people, and doing all sorts of things he knew he wasn't allowed. When I came into the family, I both trained the humans how to be respectful with the cat, and trained the cat to use his words to get our attention. He has turned from a bully and a menace into a chatty lovebug. I am immensely proud of him for using his voice as his first go-to tool for problem-solving now.
Awesome job. I work with the special needs and have used command words for my feral cat and she understands them. With love and respect and consistency plus research she is much more domesticated. Within the first week after hiding from us for six months, she learned to "go to your room" when she got overly stimulated. I give her thirty then open door and love her. But in the past month it has been amazing...I have seen her go from angry/overly stimulated and just calm herself down. Her eyes are very expressive and says everything more accurate than her tail.
How did you train?
@@RevRed2008 The cat? Reacting to his words and gentle gestures. If he meows for attention, he gets my full attention. If he uses his paw to indicate that he wants me to touch him, I touch him, and the same for backing off. He figured out pretty quick how to get what he wants. I pay attention to his face and body language so I can stop fussing with him before he gets overstimulated. On the rare occasion nowadays that he goes get bity, I just turn away and go back to work for a few minutes.
The humans? I just told them to stop expecting him to behave like a dog, and give him some space.
Well done!! Xx
Wish you could have came in and trained my boyfriend at the time 😂😂😂
The shelter only had the baby girl I adopted for like 4 days before I swooped in, so they didn’t know much about her personality. Her only description online was “chatterbox” lol. My sweet lady sleeps all night silently, but talks back when you talk to her, and when you walk in the door, and if there’s any food around lol.
My adopted FELV cat used to be an inside and outside cat down south before she was taken to a rescue with her 7 babies. She got used to being out and loved it, so that now as an inside cat, she cries all the time to go out. I try to keep her stimulated with homegrown catnip, toys, window perches, and lots of love and attention to distract her. I even take her outside on a leash but she wriggles out and tries to run away. My kitty is two years old and active. She is bored easily. She follows me around like a dog and has to be involved in every single thing I’m doing. I love it but feel bad because she cries so much to explore outside. As the weather warms up after winter, it starts up all over again. She stops during winter. And she is fixed, healthy, and vetted so I know she isn’t sick. Arg!
the cat i just brought home two weeks ago is the same. i bring him out with me when i do laundry, mainly, because i don’t trust him if he isn’t being supervised lol. but now he constantly meows at the back door. we’re in the middle of a heatwave (40 degrees celsius and above most days) and he’s a black cat. i’m so scared of him going out there and getting heat stroke!
I love hearing my cats chatter. When they start chattering, I give them what they want😂😂
Don’t they chatter at flies and birds.
@@elsagrace3893 Yes.. it's a soft little fluttering type sounds 😻. It's adorable 🤩. My cats made non stop noise when they were intact. Once we had them spayed and neutered it totally calmed them down👍👍
Mine do not do that, and we do have birds.
@@toriless not all cats do and some do it so softly that you wouldn't know unless your head was right their by theirs
@@StompMom5 mine do that, it's like a weird cackle
This is my roommate's kitten. His name is Duke, I've taken to calling him Duke Yellington (of Screamalot) lmao. Since day one he talks and talks and talks. When he's bored of course but also when he's just chilling and happy. Sometimes it's conversational and sometimes it's a little excessive but we've definitely looked into all these things to make his life more comfortable and it doesn't seem to change when or if he's meowing. As he gets older I've noticed a slight decline, almost like he has more control over it? He's still talkative and makes so many silly noises but it's becoming less of a compulsion for him
"Duke of yellington" deserves more up votes
Duke yellington of screamalot is the best thing I've heard today
Hands down the best cat nickname I've ever heard 😄
Kittens talk a lot, they litterally yell at you all the time 😂
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Mine meows when he's bored, when he wants attention, and when I leave the house for any length of time 😅 All different depending on what's happening. He's LOUD sometimes.
I adopted a cat a couple months ago. I adore him but I am exhausted trying to understand him. He's a cuddler, loves attention and is sweet. However, I am noticing some things that have me concerned. He has recently been to the vet, 3 years old and in great health which I am thrilled about. Here's the issue. He wants attention ALL the time. He wakes me early, and I play with him for at least 30 minutes before work, on my lunch break when I come home, and for at least an hour or more when I come home. He has an angry meow when I come home from lunch and my work day. Many times when we play, he will stop playing and just watch me play. I have simple items like strings which he enjoys for a little while, and other toys that he plays with for a few minutes and is completely bored. I feel like I have spent so much money and time trying to make him happy that I'm at a loss. He doesn't like treats. He isn't food agressive. He won't eat wet food even if I try to introduce it slowly 80/20. I've tried the water fountain and he sniffs it and would rather dehydrate than drink from it. He prefers the bowl. I have tried introducing him to car rides to no avail. He's not interested in cat towers, tall scratching posts, tunnels, or even catnip for that matter. I understand he came from a home with another cat who was adopted before him, but that's all I know. He meows incessantly unless he decides to silently hide under my bedding or in the strangest parts of my apartment. I know he enjoys resting on the sill or the couch tops looking outside and napping. I'm at a loss as I've gotten to the point where I'm losing sleep, anxious, stressed and at my wits end trying to make him happy. I've introduced things slowly but he has me perplexed.I absolutely love them and love animals. I've heard cats can be fickle, but my goodness! Does anyone have advice? Please and thank you :)
My cat is too polite. Sometimes I don’t even know she’s in the room with me. Even when asking for my scrap food, she’ll just sit beside my chair and stare at me intensely. But not making any sound 🤣
My cat from 20 years ago, MuMu, I only heard hear meow twice in her 15 years with me. She was famous (in the family) for her silence. She didn't need to talk because she knew she had telepathic powers! :)
I thank God I don't have a cat like that Mia. I would never decline anything this cat wanted xD
@@anna8328 that’s exactly what happened with me too. Sometimes she’ll get the majority of the meat that’s on my plate 😄 she gets extra cause she’s asking so nicely 😩
I want that cat!
What breed is she? Do you know? I had a Maine Coon who, for many years, wasn't even capable of meowing. Any time she tried, it came out as a breathy whisper 😊 so cute. I actually had to teach her to "find her voice." That breed, and related breeds, though, tend to be pretty quiet and mild-mannered in general. The sounds they do make are unique.
My cat Maui is called that cuz she meows all the time. But she has various vocalizations for various reasons. I’ve worked hard to learn her vocal cues. Snd try various things to respond. She cries like she’s being tortured when I go into the office snd shut the door to work. I have learned she only does that when she needs to play. So I make sure in my breaks to play with her and make her run around. It really helps. When I have to leave I use Cat TV on you tube and that seems to make a big difference for her. Once I forgot to snd I came gone snd she was hoarse from crying. I have puzzle toys for her that took her awhile to learn how to use but she loves them. But she is Siamese so she will always be a talker. But that’s why I got her. I love that she talks and I love being able to find out what she means. Snd since she talks I have been teaching her words. She is learning that Wait means she will get to play but has to sit. She knows the name of her fav toys so she can tell me which one she wants. I list off her toys snd she will trill with excitement when I say the one she wants. She knows the words breakfast snd dinner cuz I only feed her twice a day. We always play before she eats. But I now know how to tell when she’s ready to eat. She will stop playing snd I say Breakfast? And if she ignores me I know she’s just taking a break from play. If she perks up and does her excited trill it’s time to eat. I’ve found talkative cats want you to talk back, at least that’s how Siamese are. So it’s easier for me to know how to address her needs. And she feels more confident I can give her what she needs.
You are a wonderful cat friend!
You're a 🌟
You've realised that your cat is not just a fur baby but an intelligent sentient being!
Thank you!
I agree I just adopted a Korat cat from the Humane Society and they're the most talkative cat I've ever had in my life. And I love it I try to respond to her we kind of have a conversation with each other so thank you for your input it really helped. Been reading up on my breed of cat and anything else to help me make her happy.
That one cat who demands the catnip every Friday. 😂 He knows his dealer, place, time, and will meow endlessly until he gets it
This was very informative! I just got a cat who was a stray/barn cat last night. He’s being very meowy and definitely wants attention 24/7 but also has not been neutered yet. I have an appointment for Monday so we will see how things progress.
I have a “chatty catty” and my advice is: enjoy it, there is a little creature that wants you attention and you love 💖
I tell myself that all the time. Patience
Yeah, especially at 4 a.m.
don't you get scared there's something wrong?? I got a cat a few days ago, she's one and I'm terrified about every little thing
@@jamiemarch8912 it’s definitely hard cause cats doesn’t have facial muscles to show emotions. However, yearly checkup is a most, knowing their habits like how much food they eat, the amount of water, and also their bathroom trips can tell you something is wrong. I think cat daddy has some videos
My Mallow loves to talk. Mostly when he wants to go out in the yard with me (fence higher than he can jump, he's older so not a big jumper/climber anymore) and I love his sounds so much.
We wanna see Chatty Gabby! Bring Gabby on, Jackson! I need to start a campaign soon. 🤣😁👍👍😺😺
My cat (13) was never vocal (we used to laugh that he’d open his mouth but nothing would come out). Sadly, in the last 2 years, we’ve lost his sister (they weren’t brought up together - he was my mums cat for 4 years), my older cat (17) and my golden retriever (13). He is so vocal now. I think that he was genuinely grieving and now vocalises to get out attention.
my cat is silent to my roommates, but when i'm home she won't stop meowing, i love meowing back and chatting with her!
"Chatty- catties" - Love it. I have a half- Siamese and WISH we had this issue, but alas, she barely talks. When I first adopted her, she was so sick she couldn't meow, and two months later, I finally heard the first few teensy meows. I'm thankful for that. ❤
I've found the more you talk to your cat, and especially responding when they meow at you (!!) the more they will start talking to you!
Every time my cat has just used her litter box she comes to my room and meows until she's satisfied I'm on my way to clean it. The sound is a bit diferent, and louder, than her other random meows too.. so there is no mistake what is expected of me at the time.
Lol I have a cat who likes to announce that she potty-ed too
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yes, dear slave of the mighty miniature lion. do your job...
mine has me trained this way, too.
Thank’s so much.
When my inside kitty wants water,food or the cat box cleaned out,she politely walks up to my back,if my back is turned andtaps me gently,i find funny and precious❤😊