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japple

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9. Mother cats will talk to their kittens--chirps and prrrtts, esp. when they bring food

Reply to KT2000 (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 07:51 PM

Jun 2017

to the nest. They also use those and other vocal sounds when they are teaching their young. My former ferals are very vocal, esp. when they want to be fed or let out on the porch.

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Feral cat question [View all] KT2000 Jun 2017 OP

Our feral rescue cat can meow but he can't purr WhiteTara Jun 2017 #1

Some have little voices and will only make little sounds The Wielding Truth Jun 2017 #8

Thank you - KT2000 Jun 2017 #12

Interesting Lithos Jun 2017 #10

I think he was a dump cat. WhiteTara Jun 2017 #18

That would explain it Lithos Jun 2017 #20

I do too. Our area is a prime dump site WhiteTara Jun 2017 #21

They're highly individual creatures. Don't feed it for 12 hours and I bet it will. bettyellen Jun 2017 #2

My feral cats, that decided to stick around for food and neutering, all meow. sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #3

I have 7 living on my property . . . fleur-de-lisa Jun 2017 #22

It can. Cats in the "wild" rarely make noises-- they save that for us... TreasonousBastard Jun 2017 #4

I understand that meowing is something cats only do for human attention, it isn't natural among cats grantcart Jun 2017 #5

I feed dozens of ferals. Lunabell Jun 2017 #6

Yes, they can jibber away at you if they haven't seen you in a while or if they are The Wielding Truth Jun 2017 #7

Mother cats will talk to their kittens--chirps and prrrtts, esp. when they bring food japple Jun 2017 #9

I have a former feral who still doesn't meow but who does purr. femmedem Jun 2017 #11

I trapped my feral when he was 6 months old Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #13

Is it a little meow KT2000 Jun 2017 #14

It's a teeny, tiny meow Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #15

I believe a cat I sheltered KT2000 Jun 2017 #16

Thank you all KT2000 Jun 2017 #17

one of my cats never meowed. he sort of rasped. except his 1st trip out to get fixed pansypoo53219 Jun 2017 #19

I have one of those, too. ginnyinWI Jun 2017 #23

of course my last male had a very loud male meow, but he was not chatty. pansypoo53219 Jun 2017 #24