The stray I have (it's been a year now) does not purr! My son said she purrs for him. I am thinking that my older cat (who was extremely jealous at first) told the stray not to purr in my presence.
And she never meowed. She is starting to meow only when I tease her with her food. I think my older cat also told her not to meow.
I really think my older cat makes the dog stay upstairs, the stray downstairs and the older cat stays on the middle floor. The each basically have their own floor where they sleep. My older cat went crazy when we got the dog a couple of years ago. She always hissed at the dog and the stray.
And she never meowed. She is starting to meow only when I tease her with her food. I think my older cat also told her not to meow.
I really think my older cat makes the dog stay upstairs, the stray downstairs and the older cat stays on the middle floor. The each basically have their own floor where they sleep. My older cat went crazy when we got the dog a couple of years ago. She always hissed at the dog and the stray.