Feliway for meowing

I recently adopted a cat and she is a great cat. She always uses the litter box, loves attention, has a very good tenperment but she meows all the time. Sometimes she meows for attention in which case I ignore her and sometimes she just wanders around the house meowing. It doesn't seem like a sad or in pain meowas just like she is talking. She went to the vet a few days ago and he confirmed she was completely healthy. She is spayed and about 3 years old. I was curious if anyone has had any luck using Feliway for crying. I'm wondering if she is still adjusting to my house, I've only had her about a week and know it could take time but would be interested in giving Feliway a try if anyone thought it could help.

I've used feliway and it made absolutely no difference to my shouty cat. He just likes making a racket.

She could be just be getting used to your home as you said, or she may be a little bored or lonely. Does she have enough stimulation? Was she with family or friends before?

I got her from a shelter were she was in a cage. But of course there were noises everywhere. I play with her as much as I can and she has all sorts of toys that I know she plays with while I'm gone because when I come home they are in completely different places than when I left. She also snuggles with us whenever we are sitting or laying anywhere. My house is pretty quiet as it is just my boyfriend and I. Adopting another cat isn't in the cards right now either.

Give it a bit longer then, she's most likely settling in, but could just be very vocal.

When mine and the new foster who likes a good meow are shouting around the flat and annoyed "What?!" tends to get them to pipe down for a bit. But they're not meowing for attention. Keep ignoring it too until you know her better.

I have four, "meowers," and most times if you talk back to them, the conversation stays pretty short, since they generally simply want to be acknowledged.  On the flip side, Siameses are notorious - I believe because they share genetics with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly - for long conversations, and one in particular had something to say nearly every fifteen minutes for more than twenty-five years.

My personal experience with Feliway is that it serves to divest cat owners of eighteen bucks a month with little or no result therefrom.  Talk back to them.  Use their names and ask, "what it is?"  "Would you like some treats?"  This works for me, since they can't meow and eat at the same time.



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I have a constant talker. He always has something to say even if he is in an empty room by himself. Luckily most of it is pretty low level mumbling. When he really meows it is because he wants something. The sooner I do whatever it is he wants the sooner he stops meowing.

Meowing is a learned behavior to get human attention. I have never found a better way to stop it then to just ask "what?" and figure out what they are wanting. Petting. Feeding. Coming to see something. Whatever. Think of a child trying to get Moms attention; the longer you ignore it the louder they get.

I agree that Feliway is just a way to spend money. I know some people say they have great results and my vet has them at her office. But the one time I tried them myself they didn't make any difference other than costing me money.

Does your cat have Siamese blood? If so there isn't much you can do about it.

Some cats are just chatty. Both my cats are chatty and trill to each other.

As far as I know she has no siamese. Her talking is generally pretty quite and she looks at me or my boyfriend. It's when she starts a really loud continuous meowing that I have no clue what she wants. She could be sitting with us and then all of a sudden get up and start meowing while just walking around. I clean her box at least once a day and she has clean water and food and plenty of toys. Im thinking it's just because of the new enviroment that she isn't used to yet.

lesulm16 said:

I recently adopted a cat and she is a great cat. .. and sometimes she just wanders around the house meowing. ... just like she is talking. ... I'm wondering if she is still adjusting to my house, I've only had her about a week and know it could take time but would be interested in giving Feliway a try if anyone thought it could help.

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I got her from a shelter were she was in a cage. But of course there were noises everywhere. I play with her as much as I can and she has all sorts of toys that I know she plays with while I'm gone because when I come home they are in completely different places than when I left. She also snuggles with us whenever we are sitting or laying anywhere. My house is pretty quiet as it is just my boyfriend and I. Adopting another cat isn't in the cards right now either.

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lesulm16 said:

... Her talking is generally pretty quite and she looks at me or my boyfriend. It's when she starts a really loud continuous meowing that I have no clue what she wants. She could be sitting with us and then all of a sudden get up and start meowing while just walking around. I clean her box at least once a day and she has clean water and food and plenty of toys. Im thinking it's just because of the new enviroment that she isn't used to yet.

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She is just adjusting to the new environment, and is likely used to having both people and other animals around her (if she was fostered and/or in a shelter for a while). If it is just you and your boyfriend in her new home, it might be a little bit less like the Grand Central Station she could be used to experiencing! Plus, remember that if she was a "newbie" at the shelter, and being 3 years old... it's feasible she recently lost her old owner(s) and could be looking for them. (I don't know if you know her history prior to the shelter... maybe someone recently dropped her off there, and she is missing her old life just a bit.)


It sounds like you are doing great with her. Keep up all the good things you are doing with her! And it's great news that she's moving around and playing with her toys while you are gone.

I would just keep communicating & playing, cuddling, etc., with her and acting your natural self so that she can learn about you, learn what makes you tick, and learn your behaviors.


When we brought home our shelter kitty, she often searched her new home for her litter mates, walking the perimeters of the room, meowing loudly for her siblings/buddies. (We live in a one-cat household.) She was also used to talking a lot to the humans at the shelter and in foster care. In the beginning, she would yell loudly when we left, and talk a lot when we got home. After several months, she got more comfortable and "yeowled" less, and her communications became more symbiotic with our own and her talking became a lot more understandable.
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She is just adjusting to the new environment, and is likely used to having both people and other animals around her (if she was fostered and/or in a shelter for a while). If it is just you and your boyfriend in her new home, it might be a little bit less like the Grand Central Station she could be used to experiencing! Plus, remember that if she was a "newbie" at the shelter, and being 3 years old... it's feasible she recently lost her old owner(s) and could be looking for them. (I don't know if you know her history prior to the shelter... maybe someone recently dropped her off there, and she is missing her old life just a bit.)


It sounds like you are doing great with her. Keep up all the good things you are doing with her! And it's great news that she's moving around and playing with her toys while you are gone.

I would just keep communicating & playing, cuddling, etc., with her and acting your natural self so that she can learn about you, learn what makes you tick, and learn your behaviors.

When we brought home our shelter kitty, she often searched her new home for her litter mates, walking the perimeters of the room, meowing loudly for her siblings/buddies. (We live in a one-cat household.) She was also used to talking a lot to the humans at the shelter and in foster care. In the beginning, she would yell loudly when we left, and talk a lot when we got home. After several months, she got more comfortable and "yeowled" less, and her communications became more symbiotic with our own and her talking became a lot more understandable.

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I don't have a lot of history on her but I do know her first home was overcrowded with animals, which is why she was given up and she was only at the shelter for about two weeks before we adopted her. She does seem to be getting better and I'm sure the meowing is something we will get used to as well since we have been living here in relative quiet for about a year. 

I just adopted a cat from Nine Lives foundation and she's doing the same thing. Playful, sweet and meowing constantly. It's been a bout four weeks. Some days are better than others. Just bought a feliway since I'm want to try every thing possible.

Bruce is with us since January and still talking. He meows for attention, either cuddles or play time. He meows for food. He meows because he saw something in the window. He meows if he's playing by himself. Yep, we got ourselves a talker.

You get used to it in time (nights are the worse). As you get to know your cat you start to understand them and their different meows. And yes, as someone said, talking back works, even if you're in another room. Sometimes they just want some conversation.