Cat voices

[Ingrid's dad]

A friend of mine had a cat named Pickles who always went "Bdddddrp?" as he raised his head to be petted. Came up on his hind legs. Sort of a purring call. He was a gray Siamese with blue eyes. Very mellow guy.

Matilda just squeaks. Rarely. She can cry if she's in trouble (sort of weaky), but otherwise it's just a tiny squeak. To indicate excitement, mainly.

She can definitely hear okay. Maybe she's just shy? When she's in a good mood lying beside me, I'll say hello & she just goes through the motions. No sound, though.

[Beauty17]

Matilda sounds like our Indigo. Indigo prinks - she stands on her hind legs to be petted sometimes, too, like your friend's cat. But she can give a small meow if she is in trouble (locked out on the cold back enclosed porch, accidentally) - and, yes, on occasion she does open her mouth in a gesture of a meow.

[kb2yjx]

We have Nicholas!!! He is an Oriental mix with the voice to boot!! He is the DIRECTOR of the house, and lets my husband know that it is time TO PLAY BALL the moment he walks into the house upon his arrival home!!! Nicholas will PERSIST until you do what he wants. Nicholas is 9 and a kidney cat controlled by diet. When I showed a judge at the cat show his photo, she remarked " O, what a lovely Cameo cat you have there!!!" Apparently, a Cameo is a white cat with a light colour(in Nicholas' case it is buff)and when you pet in the opposite direction(up not down)the fur is white!! I think that is the right explanation? But aren't talkers wonderful!!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

My 3 cats all have a different voice!
MAYA (calico)has a very thin high voice. She only uses it when she is hungry, or when she wants to be let outside to "fertilize" our garden
INKA(tabby) has a very loud voice; we call her our "dinner-is-ready"- alarm!! As soon as Inka starts meowing in the kitchen, the other 2 come rushing into the kitchen too, wanting to know what is being served ? Inka is also a very talkative cat; she has comments on everything, and she always wants the last word, sorry "meow"
ZAZOU(tux), our newbie, has Maya's thin voice, but she is using it a lot! When she wants to get petted, she rubs my leg and produces the sweetest meow-sound on earth. Since last Thursday, she is constantly howling VERY loud, but that's because she is in heat

Ps. Beauty17, I can resize a picture for you if you like, just send it to me by e-mail