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I have a male kitty that was fixed at about 12 weeks old he is a little bit on the timid side petty much he goes and hides from anyone but me and my beagle and he loves to spend time in the closet that makes him happy but the reason I am posting is because I don't know why he is meowing so much I read some things and I think he might be doing it for attention any advice on this could help me out a lot we do live in an apt ...I would hate to have to find him a new home because he likes to be talkative and I don't think he would fit in very easy with how he reacts to changes....oh and yes he has been to the vet and is fine and hes about 6months old now

Hi Izzy,

I think when a cat talks a lot it is just part of his personality and not an actual behavior problem. An exception might be if a cat that is normally very quiet is suddenly meowing a lot.....this could be a red flag that something is wrong. Same with a cat that talks a lot becoming suddenly very quiet.

I always give my cats the attention they want when they want it. Is there some reason why you don't want to do this? If you think the meowing is because your cat wants attention, why don't you give it to him and see if he quiets down. Also, why not talk to your neighbors and find out if the meowing is bothering them or not........this may end up being a non-issue.

I love it when my cats talk to me, but I also know that we are all different.

Take care,

PHKitkat

My Chessie is often talkative when he's wanting attention and throws little temper tantrums. I'll be getting around for work or bed, and Casey will be stretched out in the hallway outside the bathroom watching me. Chessie often will start loudly meowing up a storm and running around. He'll sometimes come running up the stairs, pounce on Casey trying to get him to play, and then go tearing down the stairs crying up a storm. If I drop what I'm in the middle of and turn my attention to him, he'll quiet down, start purring, curl up, and fall right to sleep.

Casey is normally quiet, although if he sees me looking at him and wants me to make over him, he'll stretch a paw out to me and let out a few meows until I make over him.
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Chessie and Casey Jones relaxing together.

well the new thing this week is when I'm on the phone he will start meowing and wont stop he knows I'm on the phone thats why he does it he stops as soon as I hang up and put the phone down...I dont know why he is doing this I'v even went and got him a cat condo that he seems to love....does any of your cats meow while you are trying to sleep and wont stop...if he is on the other side of a door he will start howling...my biggest worry is if he does this when I'm not at home but I havent had any complaints yet...he is completly healthy and there is nothing wrong with him. any thing you can think please let me know and I'll try it or read about it. thanks

My cats do get jealous/curious whenever I'm on the phone or instant messaging a friend of mine on my laptop. When I'm on the phone, they both at times will get up on my lap and get in my face until I pay attention to them. When I'm on my laptop, they'll often come up and rub up against my arms, sometimes quite forcefully to get attention.

As far as making commotion at night goes, my two have learned to quiet down at night for me. Initially, I used to let them in the bedroom with me, but it got to be too much when Chessie would wake me up by knocking things off the nightstand and the 4AM wrestling matches on the bed (and me). I initially would let them in and then shoo them out when they started trouble, eventually just keeping them out of just the bedroom completely. Initially, they did give me some trouble, pounding on the door at different times of the night, even reaching up and rattling the doorknob, which waking up to the sound of that really woke me up since my place was broken into a few years ago. But they have learned to quiet down when I'm heading to bed. One thing that helped was to give them a couple treats before bed, which they eagerly look forward to.

There have been times when I've heard Chessie meowing up a storm when I've been leaving for work, but it's rare. I also give them treats before I leave for anywhere other than just to go outside, and I think that has helped some too.

Just have some patience, and things should quiet down.
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Chessie and Casey Jones relaxing together.