She won't know the correct behavior unless she is taught. Since her previous owner didn't do that, it is up to you but it is never too late!
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LOUD siamese
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OMG, Mushroom is a completely different girl since being desexed on Wednesday! We are amazed! She is playing, cuddling, smooching... the perfect little thing now. She doesn't seem to be in any pain at all either. I feel terrible for having bad feelings about her in the start. She is still meowing a fair bit in the mornings.... but when we get home from work, she is great, very cute - we love her! Thanks for all your help, I can't wait to post some pics of her. I am doing my best aswell to keep a routine for her to get used to, and I'm sure in no time she will be completely relaxed with us.
Outstanding! She should settle even more once all the hormones are completely out of her system. Amazing what a difference it makesOriginally Posted by kozziosko
OMG, Mushroom is a completely different girl since being desexed on Wednesday! We are amazed! She is playing, cuddling, smooching... the perfect little thing now. She doesn't seem to be in any pain at all either. I feel terrible for having bad feelings about her in the start. She is still meowing a fair bit in the mornings.... but when we get home from work, she is great, very cute - we love her! Thanks for all your help, I can't wait to post some pics of her. I am doing my best aswell to keep a routine for her to get used to, and I'm sure in no time she will be completely relaxed with us.
I'm sure the fact that she is not desexed yet is 1/2 the problem. The other 1/2 is missing her owner. Get her in to be spayed now, and you'll have a quieter cat in a few days
I am so glad she has calmed down now she is spayed, it sounded as if things were getting a bit tense for your family there!
I have to say though that if you don't like noisy cats you should probably avoid Siamese or Siamese mixes in future - you may have had a quiet one previously but they differ a lot with regard to how vocal they are. I have 2 Oriental Shorthairs (the same as Siamese but in different colours), one of them is not too loud although he whines like a dog, but the other one is REALLY noisy, sometimes he sounds like a baby crying, sometimes he honks like a goose, and he has a habit of yelling at the fridge door (in the hope that it will magically open for him) at 3am. He even talks in his sleep!
The noisy one is more typical of Siamese/Oriental cats than the quieter one. Personally I love it, I am used to parrots so even an extremely noisy cat is quiet compared to a parrot's excited screeching, but just be aware that very noisy is normal for Siamese and Oriental breeds.
I have to say though that if you don't like noisy cats you should probably avoid Siamese or Siamese mixes in future - you may have had a quiet one previously but they differ a lot with regard to how vocal they are. I have 2 Oriental Shorthairs (the same as Siamese but in different colours), one of them is not too loud although he whines like a dog, but the other one is REALLY noisy, sometimes he sounds like a baby crying, sometimes he honks like a goose, and he has a habit of yelling at the fridge door (in the hope that it will magically open for him) at 3am. He even talks in his sleep!
The noisy one is more typical of Siamese/Oriental cats than the quieter one. Personally I love it, I am used to parrots so even an extremely noisy cat is quiet compared to a parrot's excited screeching, but just be aware that very noisy is normal for Siamese and Oriental breeds.
I'm glad to hear your sweet baby has calmed somewhat and I would suspect that as she gets more accustomed to your home, she'll become less vocal.
Some of my rex cats had that "siamese" mouth and others had quiet voices. I do agree that if you can't stand a lot of talking, don't get a siamese/oriental type of cat
I really must try to get a recording of Jacob in full operatic mode, it's hilarious
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Aww thanks guys. Mum and my brother came around yesterday and Mushroom was a perfect girl for them! So hilarious! Mum absolutely LOVED her (at least now I know she'll babysit!) It seems to me that Mushy might be having a bit of separation anxiety still, she still seems to walk the house meowing (mornings and afternoon) in search for something. She will also meow and follow us as soon as we are up and about, doing things around the place. We are borrowing a Feliway for a couple of days, just in case she is still stressed. I tell you what though when she is playing and cuddling on the couch, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth!
My Zane looks like a common-or-garden tubby grey tabby, but I'm sure he has Siamese blood somewhere; it comes out in his voice.
(It works the same way with humans. I have some Cherokee blood. Did I get the high, broad cheekbones? Did I get the clear, coppery complexion? Did I get the large, dark eyes? Did I get the straight, thick, dark hair? In short, did I get anything desireable from that branch of the family tree? Quite the contrary--I took after my Irish/German mother's side of the family--strawberry blond hair with a tendancy to baldness, weak blue eyes, thin pale skin that turns lobster red and then peels in the sun.
From the Native American branch of the family I got the one thing that I could have done without. DIABETES.)
(It works the same way with humans. I have some Cherokee blood. Did I get the high, broad cheekbones? Did I get the clear, coppery complexion? Did I get the large, dark eyes? Did I get the straight, thick, dark hair? In short, did I get anything desireable from that branch of the family tree? Quite the contrary--I took after my Irish/German mother's side of the family--strawberry blond hair with a tendancy to baldness, weak blue eyes, thin pale skin that turns lobster red and then peels in the sun.
From the Native American branch of the family I got the one thing that I could have done without. DIABETES.)
My friend is half Cherokee and half Irish and she got the bad traits from each.
She took after the Cherokee side in looks.
My Coco is half Siamese and she is black and white but she has the siamese loudness.
She took after the Cherokee side in looks.
My Coco is half Siamese and she is black and white but she has the siamese loudness.
Siamese DO tend to be very social, and want to be where the people are. Have you heard the legends of them patrolling and guarding the royal palace in Siam? How about having a kink in their tail to hold the harem ladies' rings while they bathed?
I've read that they have been known to kill cobras.
I'd have to say that's true of our meezers. They just have to be wherever we are and contributing to the activities, i.e., if I'm trying to do my weekly crossword puzzle from the paper, Bijou insists on laying directly across all the clues, if I'm trying to read, he insists on laying on the book, if John is doing any household maintenance chores Bijou has to supervise by practically sitting on John's shoulder while he works.
Lucia has considerable amounts of Oriental in her. She has a kinked tail and talks up a storm. She also makes that unmistakable meezer sound. But she is a tuxedo. She is even small and lithe.
Now she is in heat and it is driving me bananas. So I know what you were going through. Her spay appointment is not until next week but I am tempted to just do it this week. Her kittens are weaned already.
Now she is in heat and it is driving me bananas. So I know what you were going through. Her spay appointment is not until next week but I am tempted to just do it this week. Her kittens are weaned already.
I'm so glad things are becoming better since her surgery.
Our tabby Pru had a scar on her tummy when we got her and the vet assumed it was a spay scar. I realized that she was meowing all the time and you guessed it, she was not spayed. Blissful peace returned after her surgery.
Clio is Siamese and has to be the sweetest cat, she is just a love bug, and her purr rivals her meows in loudness.
Sam who is part Siamese, has a glove he carries while he meows non-stop, very loudly, going from one end of the house to the other before he drops it. I have no idea what that's about. Other than when he has the glove he has a very tiny, small voice.
Our tabby Pru had a scar on her tummy when we got her and the vet assumed it was a spay scar. I realized that she was meowing all the time and you guessed it, she was not spayed. Blissful peace returned after her surgery.
Clio is Siamese and has to be the sweetest cat, she is just a love bug, and her purr rivals her meows in loudness.
Sam who is part Siamese, has a glove he carries while he meows non-stop, very loudly, going from one end of the house to the other before he drops it. I have no idea what that's about. Other than when he has the glove he has a very tiny, small voice.
I find that vocal breeds like Siamese and Orientals tend to do everything loudly. Whether it's asking for food, telling you about their day, letting you know that they are happy, or grumbling their displeasure.
My Orientals are (despite having fantastic temperaments) very quick to start growling or screaming at the slightest infraction, it was un-nerving at first, but you quickly realise that since they talk a lot, they aren't going to keep quiet about displeasure either, even when it's over something really trivial
I am more and more convinced that Zane has Siamese or other Oriental blood, even though he looks like a typical DSH grey tabby, as his behavior seems to fitt the Siamese/Oriental pattern.Originally Posted by Epona
I find that vocal breeds like Siamese and Orientals tend to do everything loudly. Whether it's asking for food, telling you about their day, letting you know that they are happy, or grumbling their displeasure.
My Orientals are (despite having fantastic temperaments) very quick to start growling or screaming at the slightest infraction, it was un-nerving at first, but you quickly realise that since they talk a lot, they aren't going to keep quiet about displeasure either, even when it's over something really trivial
Is hostility to other cats a part of the pattern? Because Zane HATES other cats.
I don't believe so. Bijou and Mika love each other and you'll often see the orientals snuggled together. My friend has a Ragdoll that hates other cats though.
Bijou has the deep purr - John says he can hear him across the room when Bijou is cuddled up with me and purring like a little motor boat.
