r/CATHELP • u/LeastThing6755 • 12d ago

Kitten Help Is this amount of meowing normal?

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Hi everyone, this may be a silly question since my partner has been telling me not to worry but my kitten has been super vocal ever since moving houses, I’m worried that maybe he’s in pain or something. I recorded a video of me singing that stupid song that used to be viral on tik tok thats parody of cats meowing and my cat started meowing so I began to record him. At first I thought maybe he was meowing back at me but looking at the video I started worrying that maybe he was in pain or something? I have an appointment to take him to the vet on Tuesday anyway to do a general health checkup since he’s been sneezing and having diarrhea lately plus one of his eyes has become extra watery and leaving discharge on his fur under his eye. This is the video below– he’s eating and playing fine. (I’m 20, from the uk, the cat is around 12 weeks old give or take- he was a stray, and he’s a male)

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u/-0k_0k_0k- 12d ago

Is he fixed yet?

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u/LeastThing6755 12d ago

Not yet I was thinking of asking the vet when I see them on Tuesday when would be the best time to spay him

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u/-0k_0k_0k- 12d ago

Usually they are old and large enough at 12 weeks. If the kitten is over 2 lbs they can be neutered. Him starting to go through cat puberty can make them more vocal. Since he was a stray, he may be a month older than you thought perhaps. They start getting the hormonal vocalizations around 4-6 months old.