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Our 9 month old kitty Isabella didn’t meow at all for the first couple months that we had her. Sometimes she opened her mouth as if she was trying to meow, but no sound came out. Only about a month or two ago did we hear her actually start meowing, but it is still very rare (maybe once a week or less) and it always sounds odd. It comes out sounding raspy and kind of croaky, and sometimes she still opens her mouth as if to meow, with no sound. She also sometimes makes a sort of chattering sound.
We got her from a farm and she was pretty sick at the time. Respiratory infection, ear mites, fleas, etc. All of that was taken care of, but our theory for a while was that since we was so sick at an early age, perhaps that affected her ability to meow. Not sure if that can actually happen or not. However, when she went into heat recently for the first time, she yowled (loudly, I might add) just like any other cat I’ve ever heard. It didn’t sound raspy or anything at all. So I’m not sure why her regular meows still sound so weird.
Anyway, this isn’t a pressing issue or anything as I know she’s healthy, and it’s not a problem, but it’s something I’ve always been curious about. Anybody else experience something like this? Could it actually be from her being sick so young? Is it normal for cats to try and meow and for no sound to come out? Is it normal to have a raspy, croaky sounding meow, or for them to make a chattering sound? Thanks in advance!
We got her from a farm and she was pretty sick at the time. Respiratory infection, ear mites, fleas, etc. All of that was taken care of, but our theory for a while was that since we was so sick at an early age, perhaps that affected her ability to meow. Not sure if that can actually happen or not. However, when she went into heat recently for the first time, she yowled (loudly, I might add) just like any other cat I’ve ever heard. It didn’t sound raspy or anything at all. So I’m not sure why her regular meows still sound so weird.
Anyway, this isn’t a pressing issue or anything as I know she’s healthy, and it’s not a problem, but it’s something I’ve always been curious about. Anybody else experience something like this? Could it actually be from her being sick so young? Is it normal for cats to try and meow and for no sound to come out? Is it normal to have a raspy, croaky sounding meow, or for them to make a chattering sound? Thanks in advance!
