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Anonymous wrote:Some breeds of cats are more vocal. One of our cats (domestic short hair) rarely meows. Our Maine Coon meows loudly anytime she feels like it. She wants the world to know she is in the room. She isn’t sick or board. She is just obnoxious.

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Also, my vet son has brought me numerous felines to foster, and I've concluded that there are just some cats who won't be happy as indoors-only. Can you let her outside, using a cat flap?

I have a bad cat who doesn’t like up to be in bed when it’s light out, so lately she is going nuts meowing and scratching to get us up about six in the morning. She is the worst but also the best kitty. I have a love-hate relationship with her.

I will say our Maine Coon who talks constantly does not only enjoy fetching toys—he brings us his favorite ball and howls until we fling it—but he is also a mighty hunter of both cave crickets and spiders. He does not enjoy human food, but is all about the insects and arachnids. There is something disturbing about a cat with a cricket leg sticking out of his mouth...

But I digress. OP, I do NOT recommend that you purchase live crickets to release in your house to keep your cat entertained. Though it might possibly be highly effective.

I've had Russian Blues and Maine Coons and they all talked to us a lot, usually because they wanted something- to play, food, to be held, attention, a window open, to say hello, and so on. The Russian Blue sometimes talks to us for no reason. The Maine Coons were all business. Changing up the toys helps if your cat loses interest in a toy quickly. I like the wands with changeable toys on the end. That way, I can vary it up without buying a ton of new toys every few weeks.

I know you said the cat was spayed and has had a check up. Did it cover hormonal issues? Because my first reaction to your description was that the cat is in heat. Impossible for a spayed cat, of course, but the cat’s body may not know that.

I have a Snowshoe Siamese who talks All. The. Time. I use a sleep app and all night it records 'talking', which is actually my cat wailing. He does it when he's lonely, happy, bored, hungry, and he loves to do it with his stuffed whale in his mouth ironically. I had heard Siamese could be vocal, but had no idea what I was getting into.

OMG, the last post is so funny.

Cats are both super mellow the last few (hot!) days. Both are sprawled out on the floors, trying to keep cool. One of my kids has plans to build a catio from the Ikea hack site so that they can be outside without constant supervision.

The cat in question does like to have conversations -- she'll meow back to us when we talk to her. That is great. The non-stop meowing that sounds like she's in pain is less fun. Again, no issues identified by vet and we feel like we got some good ideas here.

One of our cats has an emotional support toy that he will continually carry around, drop, and rediscover. Every time he finds it, he will crouch over it, yowling, until someone comes and praises him for being a brave and mighty hunter who has had the strength and courage to single-handedly slaughter a stuffed fish.

Does he exhibit the same bloodlust for other prey, like cave crickets, spiders, and the occasional mouse? Yeah, no. That would mean being helpful.

We used to have a Himalayan cat that talked constantly. And he was very loud. We couldn't have a conversation unless we walked away from him because he would interrupt us. We finally learned to turn on the TV for him to "watch". That helped some. I think he thought the voices on the TV were people nearby keeping him company.

Just be glad your pet is not catatonic.

I read somewhere—apologies for no link—that cats are not particularly vocal if left to their own devices. Cats that live with humans, particularly humans that talk to them a lot, tend to be more vocal. In effect, they engage in conversation. It sounds like your whole family does pay a lot of attention to your cats and it may be that just as you talk to your vocal cat, the vocal cat is trying to talk to you.

We have two cats that are approx. 13. They are both far more vocal than they were when they were when they joined our family. Love the reference to the Maine Coon. In our house that particular cat definitely engages in conversation. He is quite effective in getting his points across!

Thanks, all. I like the idea of the Thundershirt and the catio. Will look into both.

Sounds like pretty standard cat zoomies to me. If he’s actually being destructive, try a Thundershirt.