Meow Change?

I could be overreacting, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything having to do with a meow change. Neko is 3, and very vocal. Most of the time, if he gets locked out of a room, you would think the world was ending he meows so much.

Last night, his meow sounded sort of hoarse and different. The hubby said not to think much of it. Today, I haven't heard him meow at all, even when I try to get him to talk back.r

He's still eating and was all over his treats. I could just be going crazy, but a quick google search also got me wondering if anyone here had any suggestions.

Thanks

Laryngitis
http://www.medicinenet.com/pets/cat-...is_in_cats.htm

It would be safe to wait a couple of days to see if it clears up on its own. If it doesn't, you'll want to call your vet for advice. (Sometimes cats need an antibiotic when they come down with laryngitis.)

Thank you! That does describe him pretty well. Occasionally he coughs too. He doesn't have big fits, but every now and again coughs a few times. And on top of his meowing and being talkative, that could be it.

I've had laryngitis enough that I should have thought of it, but didn't know cats could get it!

The cough you mention makes me think.......It could be for several reasons, allergy, etc, nothing life-threatening, but it might also be related to heart disease. (Some cats with a heart problem have a cough but many never have.)

We lost one of our cats to heart disease nobody knew about (nothing could ever be picked up during the exams and, if fact, eight weeks before he suddenly died in his sleep he had his teeth cleaned and came through the anesthesia without any problems). Occasional coughing was the only thing that was ever wrong with him, and it wasn't serious enough to warrant extensive testing. Our vet suggested we wait and see and start checking if it ever gets worse.

Well, when he died we had a necropsy done at the university because they do a far more comprehensive procedure than the local vets can do and our vet said we had a choice, we could decide which procedure we wanted. So we went to the university. When the necropsy report came in I had a long talk with the doctor who performed it. In short she told me our cat had heart disease for a very long time and when I asked her if it could have been detected at any point she said yes, an ultrasound could have detected it years before he suddenly died.
But the thing is, nobody would ever even suggest doing an ultrasound looking for heart disease in a cat that was active, happy, and a picture of health in every way......

So, I'm trying to say, have your baby checked for that cough. Your vet may find a good reason for it that explains it, but if not, don't go with the wait and see way of doing things, have an ultrasound done as a precaution for peace of mind to rule out heart disease.

When he 'coughs', it sounds and looks almost like he's trying to bring up a hairball. Is that the same as the cough you're talking about? He was still silent meowing yesterday, so if he's not making noise again by tonight I'll probably have my MIL drop him off at the vet for me tomorrow and have him checked on the laryngitis and ask about the occasional cough/hairball sound.

My cat had a dry cough. And since this was a cat that never had a single hairball in his entire life I never even thought of hairballs when I saw/heard him coughing.

If you try to read up on the subject you'll find there is an awful lot of confusing information on the 'Net when it comes to coughing in cats. It can be incredibly difficult and frustrating to try to find anything in the articles that fits and is useful, or information several sources agree on. The amount of contradictory information out there is mind-boggling.