Mary,

"yeah most times that works, but sometimes I just have to get away from their meowing."

Quess I just have quiet cats. I have two that don't meow
at all (or only to call out to each other), one who will meow when
it's time to eat, and one (Mikey), who does'nt meow, just chatters
away at me. I think he's telling what the others have been up
to. hee hee. I just talk right back to him.