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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe Velveteen Ocelot
(115,686 posts)They're little animals with little vocal cords; my cat's meow is normally around E-flat above C above middle C . This guy sounds like he could sing in the Russian Army Chorus.
when he grows up... you know that sound cats make when they're really pissed usually during a cat fight? that yowling growl that's almost like they are really getting ready to cuss you out?
he'll send large dogs packing ...
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Which I didnt until this moment!!
I wonder if he was born this way or experienced a strange vocal injury...my old boy Bill had a weird event of some sort in his throat that caused him to have to open his mouth when he purred (wtf??) - vet perplexed as well...eventually he didnt open his mouth to purr, BUT, his once ginormously loud purr was henceforth dulled to a barely audible one...
Anyway, cats are weird people!!
Thanks for posting, denbot
TexasBushwhacker
(20,186 posts)says he had a rare form of laryngeal paralysis and his voice changed after surgery. Crazy
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)Cute kitty. I love the deep meow!
pansypoo53219
(20,976 posts)started almost like my cosmo. who did not meow, he just whispered mea.bet cosmo & thi scat had damage to their vocal cords.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)3catwoman3
(23,977 posts)James Earl Jones has one of the best voices EVER. Same with Dennis Haysbert, who does the
Allstate commercials.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)JudyM
(29,237 posts)3catwoman3
(23,977 posts)The biggest of our 3 cats, a black and brown tabby guy who weighs in a 15 pounds (not fat, just a big dude), has the wimpier little meow that doent suit him at all. Jacks basso profundo would be perfect on big old Winston.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)...that I hate to be the one with the Snopes link: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cat-unusually-deep-voice/
3catwoman3
(23,977 posts)Still funny.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,686 posts)to create such a low pitch that's not a growl. I am (obviously) much larger than a cat and I can't pitch my voice that low. It's like a string on a guitar or a cello; the pitch is based on the length of the string, which dictates the wavelength when it vibrates.