Hi, my calico kitty Julie is a GREAT talker. She meows a lot, and I thoroughly enjoy her tremendous vocal range. When I come home from work, for example, she greets me with a series of loud cries that gradually soften into "fuzzy meows" laced with purr as I start to pet and kiss her.

She vocalizes at almost every turn of events...when I speak to her, when I touch her, when she is about to jump up on something or perform her hilarious barrel roll that she enjoys so much in front of the couch in my living room--and obviously when she wants my attention.

I have often wondered why her previous owners dumped her, because she is a great and beautiful cat. She formerly resided at a duplex across the street from our apartment building. When her former companions moved away, they left her behind. Could it have been they did not like her meowing or constant seeking for attention? Though at first I found them annoying, too, those things have turned out to be the things I like the best about her, as I live alone and she provides me so much entertainment and company!

What about you? Do your cats meow very often? What situations cause them to meow...just when they need something, in response to your own speech, or just for the heck of it?

By the way, I have heard that cats do not meow among themselves but save this sound only for interacting with humans. I wonder how they ever came up with it? Does anyone out there know?

Thanks...MARTHA and Julie (meow!) the Calico Princess!