# Our newly adopted kitten doesn't meow. What's the deal?

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**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-newly-adopted-kitten-doesnt-meow-whats-the-deal/996172 "2024-01-16T16:40:24Z")\
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If only!

I thought for approximately 3min. I had a silent Siamese. Nope.

Talk to Molly alot. Any noise she makes get pets and scritches. If she’s got the chords she’ll talk back.

Or you can get speech buttons and teach her an alternative means of communicating.

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