My senior cats are going through some noticeable changes these days. They are not as flexible as they used to be and that is evident when they try to jump up onto things.They certainly sleep more and they even snore now. The one thing that I notice the most about them is that their
voice has changed. Each one of them has a new sound to their meow.
A new tone. Not a pleasant one, either. They can sound almost like a cat in heat when they start yelling about something. And they
yell a lot.
Cali has the loudest and most ear-piercing screech now and I hear it mostly when she is looking for me.
Ginny has always had a loud voice and often stands at the top of the stairs and just lets it wail. It sounds different these days, too. It's louder and screechier and makes the hair stand up on your neck. I swear she could have landed a part in the Exorcist.
Lily always had a very petite, rather pathetic sounding meow and now it is louder and more pathetic.
Mr. Ed doesn't meow. I think I heard him meow 2 or 3 times since he arrived here 2 years ago and I don't even remember why he meowed. He's just a very quiet, deaf, unobtrusive fella.
Sierra's voice is the same but then she is the youngest here. It does make sense that their voices would sound different as they age. The human voice changes in the senior years.
I had a cat named
Charity many years back and she used to meow but only her mouth moved and no sound was heard.
Charity & I in Calgary, Alberta 1980
If you put your ear up to her you could hear a faint meow but standing in front of her there was no sound. She was my
only cat for 14 of her 20 years and she was a wonderful companion. She lived with me in Ottawa, Toronto then 4 years in Calgary and then back to Ottawa. Over the years her little, teeny-weeny, mouse-like voice probably changed and I never knew it. Funny how they are all so different. If you are familiar with Ginger Jasper from
http://pughysgingerfurball.blogspot.com/ you will notice how much
Charity resembled GJ. Drop by and meet
Ginger. That little face will lift your spirits any day.
It is cold and more snow is on its' way. Today I will be baking pumpkin muffins. Recipe tomorrow.
hugs, Deb
