My new cat squeaks instead of meows!

My new male kitten, 4-5 months old, seems to like to vocalize. But, when he does, all that comes out is a little squeak! I can barely hear it.

When I was bringing him home, he sure was making noise and yowling in the carrier, so he has a voice there somewhere! Will he grow out of it and find his voice or is he just a squeaker? I should have named him Mouse instead of Miles!

Hi,

I wouldn't worry about it. We have 4 cats and they all have different types of meows/squeaks! Our biggest fur baby Simba who is a big orange and white boy has a tiny wimpish squeek and he sooo looks like a roaring lion! So you never can tell!

Also your little one may develop more into a meow as he gets older, as all kittens are higher pitched!

My RB cat Molly used to "ack" instead of meow. Abby rarely makes a sound, but when she does it is a squeak or mew. She only finds her big cat meow first thing in the morning when we are sleeping and she is hungry.

Our cats all have different meows.
Gracie is a squeaker or a peeper.
Annabelle is a screamer.
Elliott makes a barking sound...and our RB bridge baby Lizzie almost never made a sound...I could count one one hand the times she meowed, but she sure could purr!

John's dad has a cat that is 13+ years old and has never meowed. She just squeaks, and it's very quiet.

I helped socialize an adorable little feral boy (adopted by a TCS member) who squeaks instead of meows. He's even done it for his new meowmy. It's very sweet!

My RB kitty, Jake, had a squeak even as an adult. I loved it! Sometimes no sound would come out at all but you'd see him mouth moving!

when i 1st brought chloe home, i kept hearig squeking and thought my roomie was having probs with her closet door again. we discovered it was chloe , just sitting in the hallway crying for someone <333

That's how Squeak got her name. Except I'm pretty sure her squeak is because she got hit by a car and it damaged her vocal cords. She can yowl and meow loudly when she's really motivated such as being restrained by the vet while given a shot but otherwise she just gives a short little quiet half mew. It was worse when I first found her but hasn't improved since the first 2 weeks. She was mute for awhile.

Theodora doesn't open her mouth to meow.... It sounds something like a " mmmmmmhhhhh"

Molly sqeaks. It's the dumbest noise I've ever heard from a cat!

My little Lucy Belle surely is a quiet one. She also seems to like to *ack* and I've nevr heard her utter a *meow* so far. But yeah, she purrs like crazy.

Yep, some cats just squeak

When my son 1st found Blossom at 3 weeks old she cried the 1st night & for the next few months had a really loud purr but no meow. When she sees birds outside she makes the 'ack' sound & her flews vibrate. A couple of weeks ago I had her at the vet. She was in her carry case while we were waiting & she meowed a few times. It was the 1st time she really meowed, in a rather distressed way. She hasn't meowed since. Even when we accidentally tread on her she barely makes a scream.

I also have a squeaker. I don't think I have ever heard Millie with an actual meow before, but when she wants to vocalize, its a low squeak.
Saedie on the other hand, never stops meowing. She meows for everything.. when she wants to play, when she wants to eat, when she is looking out the window, and when I get home she meows for a good 15 minutes while I pet her.

Every cat is different, and be glad you have a squeaker, you will be thankful at night when you can fall asleep before your cat does.

I find that if you "talk" to them back, they often raise the level of their meowl. My Spanky used to squeak and now you can hear him across the house.

I love all the variations of sound cats can produce. I can tell most of mine apart just by their meowls.

Cats meows are just as unique as they are.
Biscuits meow is..."MOOOOOOWWWWwwwwwwwww" [starting low pitch,steadily rising to high pitch].
Goldies' sounds more like a dog bark, "BRRRRR..YAP YAP YAP...".

Izabel squeaks if I pick her up mid-meow!

Thats how Pipsqueek got his name! First, he was always 2 <whatever> smaller than his brother. First 2 ounces, eventually 2 lbs, now 2 inches! Plus he never meowed, he squeeked. He grew out of it and now he is my talker! He meows at everything and at nothing! If he can't find me, he meows. When he finds me, he meows. When he wants to eat, he meows. While he plays, he meows. When he lays down to rest, he meows.