On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:44:12 GMT, "LunarsMom" <u44900@uwe> wrote:
>I have a Black American Shorthair cat. He was a stray and he just chose my
>fiance and myself to be his parents about 4 years ago. We love him dearly and
>we give him love and attention constantly, his food and water bowls are
>always full and fresh, litter box clean, and he is very healthy according to
>the vet. Everything I have read says they are typically quiet but my cat
>meows constantly! It is pretty amazing really and I don't think that many
>other people could put up with it. Of course there are times when he is quiet,
>like when he is sleeping-lol. But usually he walks around meowing all the
>time. Whenever I have company over they are blown away. Is there another
>breed of cat that is typically this vocal that he perhaps is mixed with?
>Anyone else have a vocal kitty? Any advice or info. would be appreciated as I
>have been rather intrigued by him for years now...
I don't think it's breed related. My two cars are both black American
Shorthairs also, and they are opposite as day and night. Yoda is
quite, sweet, and passive while Onyx is hyper, playful and --as with
your cat -- is very vocal. SOmetimes I get really annoyed because
he'll "talk" to me constantly and have no idea what he wants.
Clean litterbox. Check.
Plenty of food. Check.
Plenty of water. Check.
His toys aren't stuck under the furniture. Check.
Yet, meaow, meaow, meaow. I'll pet him, scratch behind his ears, he'll
purr loudly for a minute, go chase his mousies around for a few
minutes, get bored and five minute later he's meaowing again. He's
very healthy and happy; it's just what he does. He's a crybaby.
Oh, and Onyx also "chatters" at birds and squirrels through the
window. It really is funny. It's not quite a growl and not quite a
meow. I have a ground-level feeder that attracts mourning doves and
cardinals as well as the squirrels, and it is right outside a sliding
glass door in my living room. The critters have gotten to know that
Onyx cannot get the through the glass so they ignore him. Sometimes
they will be 2 feet from him happily eating their sunflower seeds
while he "chatters" away at them from the inside. I wish I could
describe the sound that he makes; it really does sound like he's
"talking" to them! It's a hoot!
---
Zob
