This doesn't mean cats don't use verbal communication with each other, however, as not only will cats hiss and growl at each other, but they will
also yowl to attract mates and make friendly chirping sounds (like their mother made to them) when greeting cats they are friendly with.
Cats
also yowl — a sound similar to the meow but more drawn out and melodic.
Cats may
also yowl if they have territorial issues, say with a cat outside, and older cats may do this if they're disoriented or have dementia.
Not exact matches
It
also reduces other behavioral problems (like constant
yowling), and reduces the risk of certain cancers.
Excessive
yowling can
also be a symptom of discomfort or illness in a cat of any age.
Yowling could
also be a sign of high blood pressure or even cognitive changes in an older cat, says Dr. Adamo.
TNR
also reduces displeasing behaviors associated with mating, such as
yowling and spraying.
It may
also take several days for your cat to get used to staying indoors, and you may have to deal with a lot of
yowling at the door and several attempts to sneak out.
Cats may
also cry and
yowl, which can keep you up at night.
Spay / neuter efforts for feral animals not only decrease the number of homeless animals born each year, but they
also reduce or eliminate unwanted «nuisance» behaviors such as fighting,
yowling, and spraying.
They
also say TNR has added benefits: After a cat colony is sterilized, nuisance behaviors such as fighting and
yowling are reduced, and the feral population stabilizes.
The spay / neuter procedure
also reduces reproductive hormones in cats, which adds to the benefits of TNR by greatly reducing problem mating behaviors like fighting, roaming,
yowling, and spraying.
Not only will it decrease the likelihood of cancer in female cats, it will
also prevent her from going into heat, with the associated
yowling and desire to go outside.
Spay / neuter will
also decrease mating behavior like
yowling, roaming and spraying!
Yowling also accompanies senility and deafness and sometimes high blood pressure (hypertension) which may be associated with kidney failure.