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My cat is sneezing & has lost his voice. He is 10 months old. My other 2 cats haven't got any symptoms. Can someone help me please (very worried)

My 6yr old cat has all of a sudden lost her voice, she is still very active and her usual lively self, bright eyes and glossy further, but when she tries to "Meow" it's really croaky. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

De forleden dag mistede jeg sin mjau. Han er en meget snakkesalig kat. I dag prøver han at miave, men der kommer ikke noget ud. Han har ikke en løbende næse, han spiser og drikker. Hvad skal jeg gøre?

I have 4 older male cats. The one that goes outside the most, began coughing like he had something in his throat. He then lost his voice. The other 3 are following suit. They are loosing their voices as well. No runny noses and they are all eating and drinking, No weight loss. Does anyone know what would cause this?

Our 7 year old very vocal cat has suddenly lost his voice and is still eating but croaking like a frog, could he have laringytis?

Min kat er 10 nu, men den er i god form. Han har været i krigene for nylig, mest på grund af en slem infektion i hans luftveje og pelsbolde. En kombination af stoffer og eliksirer har fået ham tilbage til sit sædvanlige jeg.

However he has lost his meow, He still purrs and can make sounds but the are strained. He got it back an now it has gone again. I have a few theories but not any that I can put any store by. He eats well and is very happy and playful. He, like all cats, has a very individual personality and he is displaying all of his usual quirks. This is reassuring as i don't think that he is in pain or anything. I had him checked recently by our vet and he had a clean bill of health. Maybe it is a waiting game. Like me, he is not as young as he used to be, so maybe it just takes time. I will continue to monitor his well being. Waiting for something to click. An earlier comment on this thread gave me some reassurance that I was not alone.

Min 2-årige kat har altid været meget vokal, men i dag bemærkede jeg, at hendes mjau var meget anderledes. Hun lyder hæs. Vi introducerede for nylig en ny killing i husstanden, og min 2-årige kat tog ikke særlig godt imod ham. Hver gang han kom tæt på, hvæsede hun og løb væk næsten. en uge efter virker de store og kan findes lege. Ville hvæsen i en uge være grunden til, at hendes miav er anderledes? ?

We took in a severely malnourished cat about two weeks ago. When she first came she couldn't meow it was just a croak. Now today she sounds like a regular cat when she meows. Can her being malnourished have caused her to not meow properly? She was skin and bones and was losing fur also. Her bald spots are now filing in and she spends less time sleeping and now grooms herself and comes up for attention.

My cat is usually quite vocal but the last few weeks her meow has been very soft. She is eating and going out as normal and interacting with me the same as usual. Anyone have any ideas 💡

I have 2 4month old female kittens (siblings). One named Nahla is very vocal, always chortling, purring, mewing when she wants affection and MEOWING very loudly with a little kitten voice at any complaint or need. She is very smart and will meow in her usual high tone, and lead me where she wants me to go until I realize what she needs. Last night and today, I heard the weirdest sounding meow. It is lower and slightly husky, almost like a chortle or a coo. Could she be entering adolescence? Is she in heat? Or should I be concerned. She is eating, drinking, playing and being her usual bossy self. If anything she has been more cuddly the past day or so.

My Violet had these symptoms and the vet thought it was an allergy. I put her on Allegra. I should have insisted on tests when after a month there was no improvement. She has lung cancer. My other kitty has just developed hoarseness after a plane trip (in cabin).

I'm worried and will get him to the vet right away. I was hoping to find some shimmer of hope here but it seems going to the vet really is the best option.

Good luck to all the kitties and those who love them who need it.

My cat just all of sudden sounds like he has sore throat I don't if has something in throat are what or if just a cold

My cat is 2 and she tries to meow but sounds like a new born kitten when she meows. She’s still a playful cat and no change in appetite.. not sure if this is serious or not..please help!

En af mine katte blev hæs, og inden for samme dag mistede hun stemmen. Hun er en lillebitte kat, bliver let kold. Det eneste, der ændrede sig, er, at hun sov hele natten foran en rumvarmer - vi skiftede rumvarmeren ud til en varmluftbefugter, og hendes stemme er tilbage. Håber dette hjælper nogle mennesker, hvis deres katte ser helt normale ud den ene dag, så bare mister stemmen den næste, uden andre symptomer.

Min kat er 2 år gammel, og vi har lige fået en killing på to måneder, og min kusine fandt hende i hendes kælder. Nu hvor vi har haft hende i næsten tre uger, mistede min kat stemmen. Nu er jeg bekymret. Kan det være killingen, der har gjort hende syg?

Min kat gør dette i øjeblikket. Han havde også en periode sidste sommer. I det tidligere tilfælde spiste han en kanin, og det gjorde vist ondt i halsen. I sidste uge har han gjort det igen. Det gik fra svag, til ingen støj overhovedet, nu kommer stemmen tilbage. Jeg holder øje med hans skat og ser om jeg finder en anden kanin.

min kat er 18, i et par måneder miavede han konstant nat og dag, men nu har han mistet stemmen, det har været sådan i ca. 4 uger, bortset fra at han har det helt fint, har stadig en appertite osv., nogen ideer, tak

Pludselig kan min kat ikke miave og spiser ikke rigtig nogen, der ved hvad det er

Min kat kastede op 2 hårbolde og har lige siden været hest, hun spiser fint og legede bare ikke så aktiv og miavede ikke næsten tak hjælp jeg er så bekymret

Jeg reddede min 2 år gamle kat fra spcaen, hun tog tre måneder om at komme rundt og acceptere sit nye hjem, i starten miavede hun slet ikke, men nu prøver hun, men alt hun kan gøre er en svag hvisken. Jeg tænkte på, om hun måske var blevet misbrugt.

ser en dyrlæge virkelig på denne side? Ingen ser ud til nogensinde at svare med forslag.

Jeg er læge for mennesker, men har 5 katte. Hvis du er cocorned, så tag bare din kat til dyrlægen! Her i Australien kan stemmetab være et første tegn på flåtlammelse, og det kan være fatalt.

De bedste ønsker til alle kattevogtere XXX

My cat was talkative and a couple days ago can no longer get her meow out when she tries. I will try and follow up on this to let y'all know how it turns out.

My cat had a fur ball stuck and had trouble getting it up for maybe a week, in that time he didn’t weow because he was wheezing and having trouble breathing with the furuball being stuck. He’s eating, drinking playing with our other kitty. He just can’t weow. Can anyone help??

After being mute, my cat was raspy and can now meow ok. Not sure what the problem was.

I have a 10 1/2 yr old cat, he has always meow`d to let us know that he wants some thing, over the last 2 weeks his meow has turned into a squeak, I don`t think that he is stressed about any thing, he looks happy enough.. he does love it when you rub the front of his ears, I am worried that some thing is a miss, does anyone have any ideas?? If so PLEASE let me know.

My cat little bear was almost 17, he started to problems eating, and was starting to loose weight. He had a very quiet meow like a whisper for a few days, I went to the vet and they informed me he had a tumour on his neck. I unfortunately had to put him down yesterday, because they had no guarantee that any of the medications would help his tumour go down to the point where he could eat again. Worse complications would arise with his organs if he wasn’t eating. I couldn’t watch him suffer anymore. :(

Så min kat, en langhåret calico, har pludselig sådan en ..dæmpet miav? Hun har normalt et meget højt miav, der fanger din opmærksomhed, og når du først begynder at kæle med hende, begynder hun at spinde. Men jeg har lagt mærke til på det seneste, at hun kun miaver, når du rører ved hende, men i stedet for hendes normale høje miav, er det et meget blidt miav, der lyder som om hun har ondt? Meget forvirret og meget bekymret

Jeg har en 7 år gammel kat, Reggie, som sidste år fik diagnosen Feliv, som er leukæmi.. For en uge siden opførte han sig anderledes, ville ikke røres, sov i skjul, udtalte synke, sløv, spiste ikke som meget....dette gik på 3 dage og tog næsten til dyrlægen, men gav ham nogle amoxitabs, antibiotika, men kun to. Han var bedre, men hans miav var væk! Det er tilbage, men anderledes. Katte med leukæmi, deres immunsymptom kan blive kompromitteret, og nogle bliver mere syge. Hvis han fortsætter med at mjave anderledes, vil jeg helt sikkert tage ham til dyrlæge! Ovenfor blev det nævnt HALSKRÆFT. Det er en bekymring for mig nu!!

Min kat miaver bare ikke længere. Som killing plejede han at skrige hovedet af sig, men en dag stoppede han bare. Nu når han miaver (sjældent), er det et musehvin.

Jeg har en kat på 10 måneder, som altid har været vokal. For tre uger siden introducerede jeg en 2 måneder gammel killing til husstanden. Først kom de slet ikke sammen, men nu er de legesyge. Men min ældre kat har de sidste par dage pludselig mistet stemmen. Jeg kan næsten ikke høre ham, når han miaver. Gør den nye killing ham syg?

Min dreng er 2 år og bliver for det meste inde, men går ud i løbet af dagen. Jeg har bemærket, at han i dag var hæs, han er kommet i slagsmål før dette, men de andre katte er ikke længere, han spiser sundt og intet andet ser ud til at være det. forkert

Minha gatinha de 4 ou 5 meses está touca, e quando tenta miar, não sai nada, ela está assim a mais ou menos 1 mês, alguém sabe o que fazer?

Jeg holder af en hjemløs kat.... han er stort set blevet vores lille killing....
Han prøver at miave, men kommer meget meget lys ud...... han er også meget tynd

Jeg fik en killing på 5 måneder, og hun miaver slet ikke. Jeg tænker på, om jeg skal være bekymret.

Is this hoarse meowing contagious? Because i took care of a street cat who had those symptoms but she didn't seem to be sick, and she ate a lot. My indoor cat started interacting with her and after a few days my cat could barely meow... Im worried i wanna know what this is before i take it to a vet.

Our cat normally has a great voice, but after we brought her new "sister" home, it's hoarse. I really hope she's not sick, and it is just a result of them playing/fighting and snarling/hissing/growling at each other.

My 18+yr old siamese cat has a cough and can no longer meow, and we all know how loud and vocal they can be. I took him to the vet, xray was clear, heart is slightly enlarged but not enough to concern the vet. He has gas in his intestines. Got tons of meds but I'm concerned that it is some kind of growth in his airway. Any thoughts as to what else could be causing this. Vet was talking about getting him scoped under anesthesia but at his advanced age it probably isn't a good idea.

Nobody here has described my cat's scenario, which is that two days ago she was seriously attacked by another cat and has had a deep throaty meow ever since. She was almost lifeless following the attack but the vet can find nothing wrong with her. She now seems fine apart from her voice - I find it quite distressing but the vet is not overly concerned. Just wanted to let everyone know that this is another reason for cats losing their voice, and you might not realise your cat's been attacked.

My cat is 5 years old and when he meows is sounds like he's hissing at me.

My cat from begin of 1 month and until 6 month dont have voice

my cat is 13 yold, is normal, eats and drinks well, 5 days now not meowing as much today not at alll, not interested in meowing, took him the vet doesnt know why, running tests, has a heart murmur ,any ideas, has been sneezing and coughing not lately, today a sneeze, no temperature, im a little worried.

Please see comment 18 octobre 2019 - IMOGEN.
It has been very helpful for me.
Thank you

My cat lost his meow 2 days ago he is not eating nor playing he seems tired mostly and always searching for warmth
Everytime he is trying to meow as if there is something stuck and having difficulty breathing

Hello! I need some help pls. We brought home a little kitty and our other cat (3 years old) lost it's voice after 7 days. She is very talkative usually. Can this be because of the playing and hissing? Thank you!

My cat is 11 runny nose, coughing, sneezing,stopped meowing but trys too looks unwell

Like the rest of you two of my cats are experiencing raspy quiet meows where they normally had very loud and clear meows I introduced a kitten to our family about 3 weeks ago and noticed he had a very soft raspy meow didn't really think anything of it My other two we noticed their meow change about a week ago All three are going to the vets today when I get their diagnosis I will definitely leave a comment to try to help some of you out! I did however read up on Google that it is most likely feline herpes!

Hi my 12 year old cat has lost her voice for over a month now. She purrs but nothing else, her breathing is also louder and more frequent ,she has a thyroid problem and has medication for it, she doesn’t seem in any pain,I think there is a problem with her throat but she’s still eating and drinking ok. I have spoken to my vet who said leave her see if it comes back which it hasn’t. I don’t want her messed about as she lost her right back leg in an accident 9 years ago. She seems happy goes in and out when she likes but I’m worried about her all the same.Anyone got any advice please ?

I have a Male cat that was once the neighborhood stray and very malnourished. I began feeding him and caring for him about 3 years ago. Even though he trusts me to an extent he will never allow me to pick him up and hes very Leary of everything including me at times. So needless to say he hasn't been to a veterinarian. He's fattened up and was eating until about 4 days ago. He has lost his appetite for his normal food but will eat soft food here and there. He refuses go drink water and loves milk but now he won't drink that either. He's salivating and drooling and has lost his meow and seems to be trying to clear his throat of a hairball but nothing comes out and I have also noticed his tongue is out more than usual. He's up and moving around but not behaving like his normal love and attention starved self...which he's not deprived of either of the two. I believe he's an American long haired main coon so he's pretty good sized boy and I can already see some weight loss and I'm EXTREMELY worried about him. I have tried getting mobile vets to come and check him but they don't come to my area because we are 15 minutes out of their radius.

I've had my cat 18 months and it's never really meowed every once in awhile you can hear a little tiny one out of it she eats good real healthy very smart good mouser when I got her her eyes were all matted I took to the vet they said she had ear mites they treated her she's very healthy other than she can't meow

I think it's really strange how there's an obvious correlation between bringing a new kitten home and then having your older cat lose their meow. Between this forum and another couple sites... I've completely lost count. It has to be almost 30 now that have experienced this!! What is going on?! And I have yet to see a vet give an answer so that's troubling. I took Bruce (13) to the vet yesterday and they couldn't determine any reason to why he's lost his voice but he wasn't listening to me so I am getting another opinion and he has another appointment tomorrow and I'll be up late now investigating and counting how many people have had this same thing.

my cat doesn't meow in the cold

11 months ago, my then 10 yr old cat Ray suddenly and unexpected lost his voice. The vet couldn't find anything wrong with him, and he remained an apparently healthy, active, and happy (but quiet) cat until three weeks ago. Then he started to snore quiet loudly while he slept. His voice actually returned, albeit subdued, for about a day, and then he started wheezing and making a variety of noises while breathing. Antibiotics and steroids didn't have any effect and the condition worsened very, very rapidly, to the point that the vet felt that Ray would not recover from being anesthetized for scoping his airway or undergoing surgery. Within a matter of days he was struggling to breath. He has not been able to eat nor drink anything for almost a week. Today, we had to put him to sleep.
If your cat suddenly loses his voice and it doesn’t return after a few months, be concerned, no matter how healthy he appears to be otherwise.

Laura mentioned above that she thought it was strange that so many people on this site and others had a cat who became hoarse or lost their voice after bringing a new kitten home. I rescued 4 kittens six weeks ago and now my 6 yr old cat's voice is raspy. These kitten's eyes were goopy and some were matted shut. Some were sneezing. This is caused by the feline herpes virus. The symptoms are infected goopy eyes (that can lead to blindness if untreated) lots of sneezing, congested stuffed up nose, coughing. They can have just one mild symptom and it clears up so owners may not really notice. Most cats including indoor only cats have been exposed to the herpes virus usually when they are kittens which they catch from their mother. Even if the Mother had no symptoms. Even though human herpes and cat herpes produce completely different symptoms there are 2 similarities. Stress can cause flare up of symptoms and it is for life.

Cats are creatures of habit. Even the slightest change can cause them stress. Moving the furniture around and having visitors can cause stress. You bring a kitten home your cat is stressed.You bring a kitten home carrying the virus or your cat was exposed as a kitten but the virus has been lying dormant with the added stress is a recipe to make your cat ill. Sometimes if they got it as kittens they have a better immunity to it when they are adults or if they were Vaccinated against it they may only have mild symptoms such as a sore throat and/or hoarse voice. The herpes vaccination does not prevent them from catching it but can, key word CAN not will reduce severity of symptoms.

For the ones whos cats voices become hoarse, raspy or they lost it after you brought a kitten or cat home the answer is yes that is likely the reason due to stress and feline herpes virus. If your cat goes outdoors they can be exposed to other cats with the herpes virus or a deadly virus. Feline Vaccinations don't protect 100%. Keep your cats inside. Feline Herpes Virus and Calcivirus is akin to the human cold or flu. It is not deadly unless your cat is immune compromised due to feline leukemia or other disease. Vaccinating a strictly indoor cat for a non deadly virus that can't even be caught unless exposed to a cat with the virus puts posion in their bodies unnecessarily which can cause health problems down the road as well.

Same issue with our 18lb.Thomas it came on over night.Does anyone know what this could be?

My Cat got attacked by a stray, and his meow sound is now different.?

I have 2 cats that are very talkative one a lot louder than the other, i noticed the louder ones voice changed an was deeper and was not to concerned as it had gone back to normal but the quieter one now has lost his voice completely they both still happy an eating an playing an pestering me for food as cats do, hopefully all well in end an just thought it a bit of a strange one as had cats all my life an never experienced this before?

My cat has lost her voice and we think she was in a yowling fight with another cat. I really want to investigate on how it started. She started with a croaky voice the lost her voice

My cat is currently 6 months old and she has all of her energy and has been eating/drinking however, she has absolutely no voice. Sometimes she's able to get a very faint meow but it's barely anything. I can't afford another vet bill, unfortunately.. It's been about two weeks since she's lost her voice, I don't know if this is common and to wait it out or if I need to take action. I'm not extremely worried because her personality is intact but she's not at 100 percent. I thought she could have an upper respiratory infection because she has been sneezing but idk.

My cat lives in a barn. And is petrified to get in a car. So how do I get her to a vet? She has lost her voice.

My cat has been in heat, she was meowing aggressively then yesterday she came by me and her meow was weak, meek like a whiny, soft meow. A neighbor suggested to take her to the animal hospital because it could be serious. But i disagree, considering it's the first time it's ever happened. Same with my dog, when i leave her home alone for a day she'll be hoarse by the evening then fine 1 or 3 days later. My question is...Is my neighbor overreacting or am I too relaxed about my cats hoarse, week meow? She still eats, plays and sneak attacks the dog, her normal self just not so vocal.

Anyone deal with cat that’s lost their voice. Seems hard for her to swallow. She’s been sick since December. I took her to vet and they did blood work and said “here give her every thing that might be responsible for why she’s anemic. If it doesn’t work then she probably has some type of lymphoma that’s untreatable. If you wanna take her to a specialist you can but it’s expensive”. So:… I’ve had a hard time giving her medication because she bit me and I went to ER and now im nervous. I kinda need some advice. Anyone been in my shoes?

Mi gata tiene más de 8 días que perdió la voz maulla pero muy ronco y casi no se escucha

My cat has lost its meow. It’s been two years since he had laryngitis still cannot meow. Did he possibly damage his laryngitis trying to meow when he was sick?

I forgot to mention he’s like 12

We got our cat when she was about 8 weeks old we have had her since November. She has had no meow since the day we got her it always sounds very weak and almost like a hiss (but it’s not) her purr sounds the same way. Does anyone know what this maybe or have suggestions

Guys, discarding the most serious possibilities, which is normal for a veterinary/pets page to mention ($), it 's highly likely that some cats lose their meow just for overusing it: basically a stress of their "vocal" chords. In my case, my cat is perfectly healthy except for this loss of voice: he can even do his other typical "crying sound" (albeit considerably less powerful than before) and purring. If you see the cat is healthy in every other way nut this, my advice will be to just go with the flow. I'll try to keep you updated in case he recovers his meow.

Great information

It was a fascinating read! I never realized there could be so many underlying reasons for a cat losing its meow—very helpful insights for cat owners to keep in mind.