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WhiteTara

(30,960 posts) Sun May 11, 2025, 06:30 PM May 11

Merlin never learned to say Meow [View all]

the only sound he can make is eeh. And because of this he was locked into the basement for the last two days! Finally, after frantically calling him to come home, I looked down the stairway and saw his little shadow on the glass door. He's home and I'm relieved.

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Merlin never learned to say Meow [View all] WhiteTara May 11 OP

Excellent, I know how that feels Walleye May 11 #1

Of course I had all sorts of senarios that were terrible WhiteTara May 11 #2

I have two grown siblings that don't meow. House of Roberts May 11 #3

Yes, both Merlin and Houdini are great at purring WhiteTara May 11 #4

Two days. You must have been in 😱 panic mode. Polly Hennessey May 11 #5

I need to remember that he's like greased lighting and WhiteTara May 11 #8

You must've been terrified! SheltieLover May 11 #6

thanks. Several months ago, his brother, Houdini WhiteTara May 11 #7

So glad he is home safe! SheltieLover May 11 #9

Poor little dumpling !!! Karadeniz May 11 #10

He's really my skinny mini and his brother Houdini WhiteTara May 11 #11

I'm probably the only one who read this as "because he couldn't meow, we locked him in the basement..." erronis May 11 #12

that made me laugh out loud! WhiteTara May 11 #13

Glad you didn't think I was a nasty old m*n! erronis May 11 #14

who knew that was a choice?! WhiteTara May 11 #15