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My Mute Cat

post #1 of 5
10/1/10 at 10:03pm
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My cat Jynx from the day I got her has been practically mute. I have never heard her meow, hiss, spit or howl. She's 7 months now. Sometimes she opens her mouth as if she's meowing but nothing comes out.

She does however chirrup, A LOT! It's adorable but is it normal? I don't think it's cause for concern I'm just curious if there is any other cats out there like this?
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post #2 of 5
10/1/10 at 11:39pm
It's normal. She can meow, it's just that her chirp is how she communicates with you. It works so she uses it.

I have one that rarely ever meows, but he can - he sounds rather wimpy when he does it, though. I have another who prefers to use his chirpy noises, his regular meow sounds rough/forced.
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post #3 of 5
10/2/10 at 7:25am
Nothing at all to worry about, some just make their needs known by subtle means. I have several mostly silent cats and the largest will sometimes make a pathetic mew and one of his sons has never made a sound and the other yells........go figure.
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post #4 of 5
10/3/10 at 4:01am
Our new adopted cat, Nikolai, mostly trills, but recently the wife has heard him meow a little bit. We think he's picking it up from our Russian Blue, Ninotchka, who is just a little "Chatty Kathy" and has an enormous vocabulary.
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post #5 of 5
10/4/10 at 4:30am
Yes, absolutely normal! My Pria only chirps and I have NEVER heard her hiss. The only time I have ever heard her meow is when she was at the vet to be spayed. Shadey also doesn't meow. He opens his mouth and tries to, but nothing comes out.
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