Sorry my question was worded strangely, but there is a lack of space to ask longer questions. My 19 year old cat has started, in the last couple of months, from time to time, to produce a very deep whining sound.She is,nt in pain,and is otherwise perfectly happy,but for some reason,she does this a few times a day.
2007-10-01 02:28:58 · 10 answers · asked by juand112 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
If she hasn't been seen by a vet recently, then it's a good idea to take her as it might be due to an underlying health problem. If physically she's fine, then it's most likely due to her age. At nineteen she's the equivalent of an old lady in her nineties.
With increasing age, cats are not only less active and more dependent upon us, they are also less physically able to get to us as required. Needing your support to feel more secure, they learn to call for your attention, and generally it's during the night when they feel most insecure. Once you've attended to them, they usually go back to sleep feeling reassured. Others cry at meal times, perhaps worried that someone (real or imagined) is going to steal it from them, they feel better for having us close by as protector. Having learned that vocal communication is effective in getting your attention, they will use this method whenever they feel insecure. Spend as much time with her as you can will help reassure and comfort her.
2007-10-01 04:44:02 · answer #1 · answered by Michele the Louis Wain cat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really hate to say this, and I hope it's not the case. I had a cat (Leo) who was 17, also old for a cat. He started doing that and he was dead within 2 months. I didn't take him to the vet till about one week into that behavior. It took the vet several days to tell me Leo had a disease of the spine, some kind of neuropathy, and there was nothing to be done. Cats are strange creatures though. It could be something emotional or just an instictive reaction to who knows what.
2007-10-01 02:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is perfectly happy and is eating and eliminating regularly, and is not losing weight or abnormally sluggish, you might want to tape record the sound the next time she makes it. Everybody else who has responded seems to have the right answer. But you know when you take her to the vet, she won't make the sound for him. So tape record the sound, then take her and the recording to the vet, and let him examine her and weigh in on the sound, and evaluate her in light of it. You might also want to keep loose track of how frequently and at what times she makes the sound -- write it down, and also, does she make it before or after meals? Before or after using her potty?
I am old and getting older, and I can tell you that your voice changes as you get older. But I am nowhere near as old in human years as she is in cat years, and it may just be something new that is somehow part of her aging process -- like an old man who does a little whiney-moan when he exhales as he prepares to speak. I hope it is something like this.
Good luck to you. You really are very lucky to have been able to hold on to her for such a long time.
2007-10-01 02:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by Mercy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One possibility is a little feline dementia. My friends cat (18) has started doing a few odd things like talking a lot and asking to go in and out for no particular reason
It could also be that as she gets older the skin in her throat is getting floppier and causing her to growl ...especially if she's been deeply asleep ...just a thought (c;
2007-10-01 02:49:08 · answer #4 · answered by redleaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor thing. God bless her, nineteen years old. A trip to the Vet to make sure she isn't in pain is in order. And a star for you for taking such good care of a cat that it lived 19 years .
2007-10-01 02:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 22:37:43 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if it was MY cat it would see a vet for a check-up. It is 19 after all,
2007-10-01 02:31:45 · answer #7 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How are you determining she's not in pain?
At 19, any change in behavior is cause for a vet visit.
2007-10-01 02:33:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be a sign of a neurological problem. Bring her to the vet for a check up.
2007-10-01 13:16:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has she gotten out of the house lately for a period of time?? Maybe she found another cat and mated with it? idk, there could be things that she wants
2007-10-01 02:32:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋