Miaw or not miaw

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I must agree with you Randi!!

Maya didn't meow at all when she was little; all we heard was a "eew!"
She is now getting more and more vocal!! When mylady wants something from me now (food, petting her head), she produces a nice "meow", in a very high voice

Inka has always been a vocal cat, and she is getting louder and louder all the time ; Oh my, one of her serenades is enought to tell the others that mommy is getting the catfood out!! They all come rush to were I am like rockets!

Zazou only "mow"'s when she wants to get your attention, or when you pet her or talk to her.

And then there is our little Snoopy . The poor thing has no idea how to produce a nice loud meow. She is like a tv without the sound; in other words: you see her mouth say meow, but you cannot hear anything. Little lovely Snoopy, I love you so much

[phesina]

Elmer still has a kitteny-sounding MEW!

Bob doesn't talk much, but when he does it's kind of a SQUEAK! So far that I've heard, anyway.

Sydney talks a LOT when he wants me to pay attention, mostly at 5:30 am or so if I haven't gotten up yet to serve kitty-breakfast. He goes MEOW, MEOW, MEOW as he pokes my face with his paw.

Peony talks mostly when she wants to complain about something I'm doing to her, such as picking her up so I can give her her sub-Q fluid or something nasty-tasting like a pill or hairball paste. She does a rather drawn-out sound so I'm sure to get the message that she's VERY annoyed.

Poppy.. she talks rarely if ever. Right now I can't think of what sound she makes!

[Freedom]

My first cat Amber (RB Mr. Amber Cat) was very vocal. No one else needed to say a meow, he had it covered. He was my heart cat. He was a chatter-er non stop mutterings all the time. (Gosh how I miss that boy!)

He left us when Chestnut was 4 and within a month, Chestnut was a talker. Can't shut him up now!

Sparkle only talks for food.

The rest only seem to verbalize when they want something from a human. Food, petting, food, cuddling, food, brushing (Vita is the only one who asks for brushing, she is my only long haired kitty). And of course, food.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Storm- He has a very tiny baby meow and he was quiet for many years until my fur family grew. Now he's learned to speak up to get my attention especially when there's food involved.

Sunny- He's always been very vocal and he's my cat alarm clock in the morning. He also cat calls in the evening and sometimes in the morning too. He thinks that this will make at least one of his siblings come out and play with him but it usually back fires.

Sky- He's usually very quiet so sometimes I forget he's even in the room. When he does meow it's a very raspy baby meow and he'll usually do it to get my attention to let me know that he's hungry or needs some loving.

Starr- He doesn't really meow but he chirps. He's very quiet except when there's food involved and then he'll get so excited that he can't stop chirping. If I say the words "Hungry", "Crunchies", or "Chow Chow" he'll start chirping like crazy because he then knows that it's feeding time.

Pearl- She's my loudest most talkative cat. If I go to the bathroom she has to be in there meowing like crazy. When I get out of the shower she goes in there and meows like crazy. When I try to get ready in the mornings she's in the bathroom meowing like crazy. She has a lot of meezer in her and can carry on a conversation for quiet a while.

Ziggy Stardust- She has a very tiny baby meow and most of the time she's very quiet. She's now become much more comfortable in her home so lately she's been much more vocal. She'll meow to me because she wants me to play with her or to just give her some loving. She also gets very excited when there's food involved.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I think Edwina talks less now than she did. She still talks of course....get up NOW, sit down NOW, tuna NOW. She is also a purrer. And a growler. And a hisser.

Eddie is the talker. Sometimes I can hear him upstairs talking away. Of course he has his "I want my blankie" call, Hello, where are you, I need attention.....but he rarely purrs and never growls or hisses!

[Medusa]

Boo is 17 now but he's always been vocal. I call Yoda "Yodie the Yowler" because she seems to like the sound of her own voice and never shuts up. Creamsicle meows a lot and loudly, partly I think because she's deaf. Coco Puff has so many different sounds, it's as though he's carrying on a conversation w/himself. Specs meow is just plain eerie, very high pitched and he doesn't meow when he wants something, just when he feels like letting it out. Puddy meows when she wants something, period. Same w/Pidgie. Their ages are all over the board, from 3 1/2 to 18 1/2, so go figure.

[KitCat]

Cocoa Kitty was a very quiet boy when I got him, but he has been communicating more because he sees he can get stuff! He asks to have doors open and of course, pleads for food!