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(DIR) Post #Av5JWQkRD51N1brBCa by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-06-13T10:24:46Z
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Pica has always been loud. A year ago she was loosing weight and yeowling so we took her to the vet and found out she had a thyroid problem which pills have corrected. She yeowls much less and has gained weight. She's doing well but I'm still concerned that the yeowing hasn't stopped?
(DIR) Post #Av5JhKHPbBTE9LTXoO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-06-13T10:26:44Z
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She tends to make the sound after eating, but also sometimes just in the night. She isn't looking at us when she makes the sound and will STOP if you look at her.RAAAAOW!RAAAAOW!(I look at her)raw.raw.She does it, but quieter? If I pick her up she starts purring and is happy. I have checked her body for sensitive spots and can't find any. Could it be dental pain? Anyway we will take her to the vet again.
(DIR) Post #Av5Jls0q7hm1vbtI8G by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-06-13T10:27:28Z
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@denny Yeah we are taking her for a follow up. If anything the dose might be a little low. But, we will see.
(DIR) Post #Av5JrqSymi88s1tzMW by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-06-13T10:28:38Z
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The sound is like she's screaming. But also a lot like what a cat in heat might do? She is spayed years and years ago. She's 18 years old.
(DIR) Post #Av5K7SbdGUDjVBOZF2 by kevinrns@mstdn.social
2025-06-13T10:31:26Z
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@futurebird Our dog was getting old, slow, weak. Our vet suggested an arthritis med. It cut his age in half, added years of happy dog.
(DIR) Post #Av5KLmyML62AiorFx2 by zl2tod@mastodon.online
2025-06-13T10:34:00Z
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@futurebird It could easily be dental pain.One cat would scream like that and run away as if to escape an attacker.Another would just stare at the food and not eat.Both much better for very expensive dental work.
(DIR) Post #Av5KRm3Uf7aBcB75xg by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-06-13T10:35:08Z
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@zl2tod I think she might be a bit old to go through dental work?I worry about how much vet visits stress her out. Poor baby.
(DIR) Post #Av5L9FdqXKz1pLqgHg by scrottie@anarchism.space
2025-06-13T10:42:55Z
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@futurebird SO's cat, Emma, started doing exactly that when she got older. There was some combination of recurring bladder infection which may have contributed to kidney failure with hyperthyroid mixed in. Suggest monitoring for UTI. I wonder if over the counter human UTI test strips work for cats. But I think older kitties just have more digestive discomfort too and need lots of small wet food meals through the day and night.
(DIR) Post #Av5LSkTM8HxUwvEsHg by mmezabet@craftgoblin.club
2025-06-13T10:46:24Z
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@futurebird Not that you shouldn't also take her to the vet, but it's possible that she learned she gets attention this way and has decided to keep the habit. I had an elderly cat do that years and years ago after a giant upheaval in my life that caused me to be busier and not home as much as she wanted me to be. Even after things calmed down and I was home, the yelling stayed, and it always sounded like she was dying.
(DIR) Post #Av5LTPf8zMkWhM4Mqm by zl2tod@mastodon.online
2025-06-13T10:46:26Z
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@futurebird Yes.Antibiotics and NSAID painkillers are quite helpful
(DIR) Post #Av5Ll57i5lEID2r8ts by TheOtterDragon@eldritch.cafe
2025-06-13T10:49:47Z
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@futurebird My elderly cat does that too, my hypothesis is that she's become a little hard of hearing with old age.
(DIR) Post #Av5PFV6wKpM1MHgzaK by llewelly@sauropods.win
2025-06-13T11:28:55Z
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@futurebird my old cat has recently cut back on the yeowing a lot, and now it feels like the end is near. (She has an old hip injury that has always caused her pain, though, and I often wonder if I should ask the vet to double her painkiller perscription, but I dunno how I'd afford it.) Thing is, if anything I think her pain levels have actually increased recently rather than decreased.
(DIR) Post #Av5QLQy2kkw0CPvMUS by infernusgoatus@kvlt.zone
2025-06-13T11:40:57Z
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@futurebird I'd get her checked for dental issues (though at that age, the vet may not recommend doing anything about it), but Galadriel is also ancient (21 in a couple weeks!) and she also yowls after eating sometimes or just randomly at night. She's done it for a very long time; sometimes they just have very loud opinions.
(DIR) Post #Av5REkvUFSw41l6ki0 by sbourne@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T11:51:10Z
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@futurebird One of our cats will sometimes go off where she's farthest from us and yowl her head off. If we go check on her, she gets annoyed. She's done this since a young kitten and vet checks are all fine. We've decided she's just singing the song of her people.
(DIR) Post #Av5Rc9SbCIzEmLkfdA by undead@masto.hackers.town
2025-06-13T11:55:25Z
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@futurebird Could also have them check her vision next time? My cat had thyroid issues, and apparently blindness came on after that. So, yowling because she couldn´t see her favorite people, until she caught on and started using her hearing.
(DIR) Post #Av5SShpcePFYRDa3qC by thecrushedviolet@mstdn.games
2025-06-13T12:04:53Z
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@futurebird All of my elderly cats got much louder like that as they went on. I assume it's some combination of all the things already mentioned and maybe some minor joint pain?
(DIR) Post #Av5Srl4BlCfPi7L7ei by jhavok@mstdn.party
2025-06-13T12:09:26Z
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@futurebird Cats don't usually fuss about pain. I'd guess this is more likely about communicating with you.
(DIR) Post #Av5TGktTXX52PkFS9Q by AstroHyde@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T12:13:57Z
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@futurebird I have one who sings for fun, ie it is play time with a different song for bed time or 'I think I saw a bird'...., and another one who specifically yowls when constipated with a different song for allergies. I got vet advice on portions and now mix extra fiber in her wet food, we also found an allergy treatment that worked (and it helped her skin too). I figure its super worth checking if you have not identified that particular song.
(DIR) Post #Av5TlHxVAa5XePgtk0 by teresa_athome@mastodon.online
2025-06-13T12:19:28Z
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@futurebird Our current cat used to yowl and occasionally limp. The vet couldn't find any reason for either. We ended up putting her on Cosiquin on the theory she is older and it might be transient joint pain. The yowling and intermittent limping ended so we may have gotten it right. OTOHWe've had a number of cats who would yowl at us just to get our attention. (One would stand in the stairwell and scream if she could see the bottom of her food dish.)
(DIR) Post #Av5YOGkG10mcztL3su by jeana@triangletoot.party
2025-06-13T13:11:19Z
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@futurebird our 16 year old male cat does similar. My guess for him is two things:1. He is definitely not hearing as well as he used to. We can sneak up on him in ways he'd notice before.2. I think once he learns some new talking behavior, he never really stops it. He's consistently gotten more talkative and made more noise over the past decade.I feel you though, I HATE a bloodcurdling yowl, especially at 2 AM. He's always fine when I run to check -_-
(DIR) Post #Av5YQd227nkkhImJrU by rlstone4dems@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T13:11:46Z
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@futurebird I'm really happy that Pica had this corrected! As for the yeowing, I actually went on chatgpt. I'm sure you know why, so I won't bother you with the long answer. But I will list one of the more interesting answers: they may be doing it to seek attention...
(DIR) Post #Av5ZAIkDsuEP6AE5HU by paulc@mstdn.social
2025-06-13T13:20:00Z
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@futurebird Cat behavior can be hard to decipher. Earlier this week my cat had a seizure and pooped in my bedroom (2nd floor). Now he is spending almost all of his time in the basement. Perhaps because it is closer to the litter boxes?
(DIR) Post #Av6QRWhwWAz2tkG55s by Tom_frog@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T23:16:58Z
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@futurebird my Efreet was diagnosed with a thyroid problem when she was about 16. Pills corrected it and she went on to live to 21, but apparently thyroid issues caused deafness, and she developed a loud yowl that she deployed when she wanted me to come and watch tv with her. I think she just couldn’t regulate her mews
(DIR) Post #Av7glXFW0VYInHU5h2 by Qbitzerre@unbound.social
2025-06-14T13:54:35Z
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@futurebird bladder stones?
(DIR) Post #AvYYlOjQl8hBNwdocy by johnleonard@mastodon.social
2025-06-27T13:02:08Z
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@futurebird You might be interested in this https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250626-how-loud-a-cat-meows-might-be-down-to-their-genes?ocid=global_future_rss"Sometimes a little pushiness pays off."