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VERY vocal kitty....?

Hi! I have a very vocal kitty and while this is cute sometimes Im wondering how I can train him to not be SO vocal ALL the time.....we love him dearly but its not necessary for him to YEOWL at all times of the day ALL the time...you tell him to shoosh, tried the squirt bottle nothing seems to help.....its just very frustrating at times & Im hoping someone can offer a bit of advice on the best training method to teach kitty its not polite to yell all the time LOL thanks☺

he will be 2 in Aug

he IS neutered

is is an indoor cat w access to an outside caterly type cage on our front porch

he has another kitty & a pug to play with, not to mention 2 humans

he has several climbing, scratchin, play things & also small toys to batt about & hunt

Update:

up to date on all vacines & per teh vet very healthy

so yeah guess he's just a loud mouth LOL

Update 2:

it "could" be he wants to know his food is available but I cant leave the food down at all times as I have 2 cats & they are both HUGE pigs & will eat till they get sick =P

he's alwasy been somewhat vocal 7 like i said we dont HATE this we just want to try to train/teach him its not always polite to YELL indoors LOL

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  • 1 decade ago
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    My best guess is he may be trying to tell you something... like maybe he's hungry, or at least maybe he just wants to know that the food is available (even if he's not going to eat it). We had a cat who was very vocal like that who just seemed to do that at very little things. For example he'd become very vocal if certain doors were closed, if the food wasn't down, if it's too noisy, if he wants to play with something in particular. What type of cat do you have? And has he been doing this all his life or has this become a recent thing? If it's recent, I'd also try to figure out what's changed that might make him so fussy.

  • 1 decade ago

    I guess this depends on the YEOWL that he doing. Is it his I'm bored, I'm hungry, I want outside.. All of mine chatter but they all have specific reasons they talk. Two scream because they want outside, the runt yells because she can't find me in the house. I can ignore the yells to go outside and they eventually find something else to do. Its possible he is just a talker but if he is yeowling loud he wants something. You are gonna have to figure out what that is.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My cat chesire likes to "talk" to us too. But sometimes shell come into the hallway outside my bedroom and just yowl. Usually i come out and bring her to bed with us and spend a few minutes cuddling with her. This usually relaxes her and she goes back to sleep. Maybe he just wants attention, my mothers cat also does this.

  • 1 decade ago

    He's really a man stuck inside a cat's body, he's been trying to tell you all along and giving you clues. Why hadn't you noticed yet?

    Give him lots of kisses and he'll turn back into a human. :)

    Source(s): Experience.
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  • 1 decade ago

    I think you may need to 'bite the bullet'. At his age, I believe you have discovered his personality. The best thing to do is to try to interpret his 'vocals'. As long as there is nothing physically bothering him, he is merely attempting to participate in the family discussions !!

    Source(s): Have 3 indoor cats - one is vocal as well
  • 1 decade ago

    have you check with the vet?? is he in pain??

    if you sure he's not, then just ignore him, then he'll learn that meowing won't get him any attention, never let him get what he's asking for after meowing, only when he's quite, try to use ear plugs it helps

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