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Why is my unneutered male cat meowing loudly? Should I be concerned?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 6 days old | 10 lbs

My cat is meowing like crazy. Sometimes he comes up to me and meows directly at me other times he goes to the doors and windows and meows extremely loud. If I pet him he calms down for a few minutes but then goes right back to it. Should I be concerned?

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Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 7th, 2019

I see that Lucifer isn't neutered. More than likely, he has reached sexually maturity, and wants to go out to find females with which to mate. Probably soon he will start urine marking in the house to mark his territory. Even letting him out to mate will not stop the behavior, it will continue. If you want to stop this behavior completely, have him neutered. Best of luck.
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