My cat has suddenly lost his meow

My poor lil fuzzy boy has lost his meow. He purrs fine and is normal every
other way but when he tries to meow nothing comes out. At least not much more
than a squeak or a strained sound barely audible. Its not laryngitis because
he has no cough or swelling in his throat. Anyone have any thoughts or
suggestions?

This happened to my cat. It was an upper respiratory infection or rather, a
sore throat. I couldn't see anything but my vet could see that my cat's
throat was very red and irritated. My cat had no other symptoms other than
not being able to meow. The vet put him on a course of antibiotics and his
voice came back. You should have your cat checked by a vet.

S.
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"fuzzyhusseyandtimersmom" u43422@uwe wrote in message
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My poor lil fuzzy boy has lost his meow. He purrs fine and is normal every
other way but when he tries to meow nothing comes out. At least not much
more
than a squeak or a strained sound barely audible. Its not laryngitis
because
he has no cough or swelling in his throat. Anyone have any thoughts or
suggestions?

On Tue, 06 May 2008 00:45:18 GMT, "fuzzyhusseyandtimersmom"
u43422@uwe wrote:

My poor lil fuzzy boy has lost his meow. He purrs fine and is normal every
other way but when he tries to meow nothing comes out. At least not much more
than a squeak or a strained sound barely audible. Its not laryngitis because
he has no cough or swelling in his throat. Anyone have any thoughts or
suggestions?

Any sudden change calls for a visit to the vet. Since cats can't talk
(even when they can meow), it's up to us to figure out when something
is wrong.

fuzzyhusseyandtimersmom formulated the question :
My poor lil fuzzy boy has lost his meow. He purrs fine and is normal every
other way but when he tries to meow nothing comes out. At least not much more
than a squeak or a strained sound barely audible. Its not laryngitis because
he has no cough or swelling in his throat. Anyone have any thoughts or
suggestions?

Has he been in the rain or cold. It has happened to my cats from time
to time.

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Baldoni

fuzzyhusseyandtimersmom wrote:
My poor lil fuzzy boy has lost his meow. He purrs fine and is normal every
other way but when he tries to meow nothing comes out. At least not much more
than a squeak or a strained sound barely audible. Its not laryngitis because
he has no cough or swelling in his throat. Anyone have any thoughts or
suggestions?


This happened to my parents' cat many many years ago. We had a "dumb
cane" the
poor thing was nibbling on. When we got rid of the plant, his voice
came back. We never
could figure out *why* he chewed on it, as it reportedly burns one's
mouth...

My present kitty also chewed on a different type of dieffenbachia and
ended up being quite ill
with liver problems. Apparently the calcium oxalate crystals "tear up"
ones liver (according to my vet).
Since that time I do not own any house plants. That was one dang
costly plant (after the vet bills that is). She didn't lose her voice,
just about everything else though.

Anyway, if you can't find a cause, take kitty to the vet.

good luck!

Shelly

p.s. Tasha (the sick kitty) turned out fine and her liver enzymes
returned to normal.

Thanks for the info. I took poor fuzzy to the vet and it turns out he has
laryngitis that bacterial so he's on a course of antibiotics and is slowly
regaining his voice (Thank goodness). I really appreciate all the responses I
have received. Its nice to know I am not the only person how worries about
the loss of our babies meows. Thanks again all of you.
BSJM wrote:
My poor lil fuzzy boy has lost his meow. He purrs fine and is normal every
other way but when he tries to meow nothing comes out. At least not much more
than a squeak or a strained sound barely audible. Its not laryngitis because
he has no cough or swelling in his throat. Anyone have any thoughts or
suggestions?

This happened to my parents' cat many many years ago. We had a "dumb
cane" the
poor thing was nibbling on. When we got rid of the plant, his voice
came back. We never
could figure out *why* he chewed on it, as it reportedly burns one's
mouth...

My present kitty also chewed on a different type of dieffenbachia and
ended up being quite ill
with liver problems. Apparently the calcium oxalate crystals "tear up"
ones liver (according to my vet).
Since that time I do not own any house plants. That was one dang
costly plant (after the vet bills that is). She didn't lose her voice,
just about everything else though.

Anyway, if you can't find a cause, take kitty to the vet.

good luck!

Shelly

p.s. Tasha (the sick kitty) turned out fine and her liver enzymes
returned to normal.

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"fuzzyhusseyandtimersmom via CatKB.com" u43422@uwe wrote in message
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Thanks for the info. I took poor fuzzy to the vet and it turns out he has
laryngitis that bacterial so he's on a course of antibiotics and is slowly
regaining his voice (Thank goodness). I really appreciate all the
responses I
have received. Its nice to know I am not the only person how worries about
the loss of our babies meows. Thanks again all of you.


Thanks for letting us know. I've never heard of that before! It may have
turned
more serious had you not taken him to the vet, so kudos to you.

On Tue, 13 May 2008 22:23:17 -0400, "cybercat"
wrote:


"fuzzyhusseyandtimersmom via CatKB.com" u43422@uwe wrote in message
news:841dc798f26ed@uwe...
Thanks for the info. I took poor fuzzy to the vet and it turns out he has
laryngitis that bacterial so he's on a course of antibiotics and is slowly
regaining his voice (Thank goodness). I really appreciate all the
responses I
have received. Its nice to know I am not the only person how worries about
the loss of our babies meows. Thanks again all of you.


Thanks for letting us know. I've never heard of that before! It may have
turned
more serious had you not taken him to the vet, so kudos to you.


Really, something to keep in mind the next time someone asks about a
cat losing a meow.

One of mine found a meow. Marlo was a bit timid since I plucked her
off the street last year. Sometimes she would open her mouth as if to
meow but nothing audible resulted. A few months back she began to
actually make sounds. It sounds more like Meep than meow though.

Someone here has a cat named Meep, which would be a great name for
Marlo if I hadn't already named her.

"dgk" wrote
Really, something to keep in mind the next time someone asks about a
cat losing a meow.


Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

One of mine found a meow. Marlo was a bit timid since I plucked her
off the street last year. Sometimes she would open her mouth as if to
meow but nothing audible resulted.

My beautiful cat who died in 2001 had a silent meow all her life. At
most it came out as "k-k-k-k-k-k"


A few months back she began to
actually make sounds. It sounds more like Meep than meow though.

Someone here has a cat named Meep, which would be a great name for
Marlo if I hadn't already named her.

Hey I jus remembered, I wanted you to name Marlo something else! I can't
remember what it was though.

fuzzyhusseyandtimersmom via CatKB.com wrote:
Thanks for the info. I took poor fuzzy to the vet and it turns out he has
laryngitis that bacterial so he's on a course of antibiotics and is slowly
regaining his voice (Thank goodness). I really appreciate all the responses I
have received. Its nice to know I am not the only person how worries about
the loss of our babies meows. Thanks again all of you.


Glad to hear Fuzzy is getting better!

Shel