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plumtreeblossom ([personal profile] plumtreeblossom) wrote2009-10-14 02:12 pm

No Onomatopoeia Possible

A Siamese cat's vocalization can't aptly be called a "meow." I have described it as a combination of a human baby and a rusty door hinge, or alternately, "the sound you'd get if you made a talking human baby doll out of metal and let it rust." I'll add another one: infant ogre.

I came across this video on [livejournal.com profile] siamesecats. I miss my dear Rowley Menace. Even BenBen's ears pricked up and he came over when I played it. I hope [livejournal.com profile] vanguardcdk didn't think it was the squirrels.


[identity profile] wolfkitn.livejournal.com 2009-10-15 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for posting that... It's quite the sound! I can understand your missing your kitn... so sorry! Did Rowley sound like that?

(I miss my former Maggie, as well, though she was not a Siamese.)