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Puppy seems to have problems telling us what he wants. He meows randomly, kind of at us but at nothing. We end up wandering around trying figure out what the problem is.
My other cats have always been more direct. Meowing in the kitchen means "I want canned food". Meowing at a door means "I want this door to open." Meowing at the litter box means "I want this cleaned (or I'll go find a rug instead)." Meowing and rubbing up against a person was "I want attention." Meowing at a person and walking to the door was "Follow me, I'll show you what I want."
Puppy doesn't do any of this though. He's only a year old though and hasn't had a stable home. It's been a long time since I've had a young cat. Does he need to learn this stuff? How can we help teach him? We just feel bad when he randomly meows and we can't figure out what he's wanting.
My other cats have always been more direct. Meowing in the kitchen means "I want canned food". Meowing at a door means "I want this door to open." Meowing at the litter box means "I want this cleaned (or I'll go find a rug instead)." Meowing and rubbing up against a person was "I want attention." Meowing at a person and walking to the door was "Follow me, I'll show you what I want."
Puppy doesn't do any of this though. He's only a year old though and hasn't had a stable home. It's been a long time since I've had a young cat. Does he need to learn this stuff? How can we help teach him? We just feel bad when he randomly meows and we can't figure out what he's wanting.