A question concerning Soni!

[kuhio98]

We call it the "silent meow" in our house. Some kitties are like that. We once had a cat that hissed air instead of meowing. Cammie has never meowed -- she squeaks. Probably nothing wrong. Not sure about the purring though. When Halo first adopted us, she had the softest purr I'd ever heard. You couldn't tell she was purring unless you were touching her. Now that she's more confident, she purrs very loudly. But, it took about 3 years.

[catmandu]

I have heard that if a Cats not around other Cats,that they wont learn to meeow or purr.
Precious hardly MEEOWS or Purrs either.
Neither does Miquelito.
But Scrappy 2 does enough for both.

[Sevaede]

I have heard that if a Cats not around other Cats,that they wont learn to meeow or purr.
Precious hardly MEEOWS or Purrs either.
Neither does Miquelito.
But Scrappy 2 does enough for both.

That was my moms idea too! She figured that since he was so young (4-6 weeks, the vet estimated the very next day after we got him) that he probably never even learned. My husband thinks he got damage to the throat since he was already roughed up when we found him.

[Sevaede]

We call it the "silent meow" in our house. Some kitties are like that. We once had a cat that hissed air instead of meowing. Cammie has never meowed -- she squeaks. Probably nothing wrong. Not sure about the purring though. When Halo first adopted us, she had the softest purr I'd ever heard. You couldn't tell she was purring unless you were touching her. Now that she's more confident, she purrs very loudly. But, it took about 3 years.

Yes! That's the perfect description! Hissing air! Our other kitty, Isis, only purrs with me. I have to lay down and she will just sit there and knead on me forever and purr.