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Recently my 15 year old cat started to make loud moaning noises. When anybody goes near him afterwards, he just makes his normal noises. I recently brought him to the vet for his checkup and shots, and the vet said that he was very healthy. I forgot to mention the moaning though. Has anybody heard of this happening before? Should I be concerned? Thanks.

That sounds weird. I would watch him closely, to see what he's doing when he makes the noise. What's he doing before he makes the noise? Could it be that he's doing this to get your attention? Sounds really odd. You should call your vet and say "I know you said he's healthy, BUT I forgot to mention this weird moaning thing he's doing".
It could be medical even though he had an exam. The vet just does a routine exam if there's no concerns of yours, but he/she won't check everything, or even most things, unless you feel there may be a problem. He could have a UTI, but your vet can't tell that without testing his urine. It could be other medical conditions that your vet would only know about if he did blood work and checked for them.
There's a Vet Chat tonite at 10pm eastern (nine for me here in central) over in Dog Den. Alot of cat people will be there tonite! You should pop in and ask!

Please let me know what you find out!
DestanyF

I am not sure what exactly you mean by moaning, but older cats often develope the habit of sort of this loud plaintive meowing. Some experts think it is senility and some think that the cat is going deaf and is trying to orient herself by meowing loudly and seeing where the sound echoes.

If your cat has not had her kidney function checked, I recommend that at a minimum. Probably a full blood work up would be best. At 16 these should be routine for a "senior" exam anyhow. She could be developing early kidney failure and would benefit from early detection and treatment.
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Smile, it will make them wonder what you are up to!

You may want to watch your cat's urination habits. Is he/she drinking enough water? You may want to call and at least talk to the vet - possibly take in a urine sample just to be sure it's not a bladder infection just starting out.