Why Your Cat Is Meowing So Much—and Other Ways They Seek Your Attention
Cats meowing so much can often be misconstrued as a behavior problem when its often completely normal. Cats often just want to talk though a quiet cat suddenly vocalizingor vice versacould mean a trip to the vet.
That excessive vocalization loud meowing or crying is sometimes accompanied by other attentionseeking behavior. Reasons for these behaviors can be either physical emotional or both so do some homework on possible causes. Here are some of the activities related to attentionseeking behavior
Some cats are very vocal Siamese and Oriental breeds are famous for this trait. And many cats actually enjoy a backandforth felinehuman chat and will meow right back at you when you talk or meow to them. If you do like to talk back to your cat enjoy it. If youre not particularly crazy about a chatty cat reserve your attention for times when theyre quiet.
Some cats will meow for just about everything greetings objections comfort the list goes on. They may also increase their noise as they age.
Regardless of your cats meowing frequency you should keep listening. If your cat is normally quiet and suddenly starts meowing insistentlyor if a normally talkative cat suddenly stops meowingthey could be trying to tell you theyre in pain or discomfort. Or its possible your cat is gradually going deaf. Go to the vet to rule out medical problems.
Then theres lost in the night howling. No one knows for sure why some cats do this but it is most common in geriatric cats in cognitive decline senility or ones who are suffering from decreased vision or hearing.
A kind of mournful callingpaired with cats running around with twitching fur on their back can also indicate feline hyperesthesia. Other medical disorders that can cause excessive
