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Gizmo is 13 years old. for the last few months she has taken to Meowing really loudly after coming in the cat flap or half way up or down the stairs or sometimes simply sat in her bed. when we go in to say what is it or similar she just looks straight at us (i.e. she's not blind) and continues to meow. we thought maybe she couldn't see us and so was asking where we were. but she looks straight at us and meows for about 10 seconds and then goes about her business. apart from it being really annoying it is unusual for her.

scenario: she is sat on the sofa in the evening next to us, she gets up goes out to dig in the garden (who knows why? buried treasure perhaps), comes back in and half way between us and the cat-flap, she meows loudly for 10 seconds (then washes she nether regions) and then gets back on her bed and sleeps or washes some more.

scenario 2: she comes in from digging for gold, walks straight past us both in the kitchen walks upstairs and meows loudly for 10 seconds, we call up to her saying what is it? you've just walked past us down here and she carries on.

with both scenarios if we ignore it she stops in her own time and carries about her business.

any ideas??

I'd take her to the vet, have full bloods, blood pressure and hearing checked, there are health issues that can cause excessive vocalisation

Definitely take her to the vet, tomorrow if poss, she needs a thorough check over. This is distressed behaviour that could be down to quite a few conditions, all of which need treatment, and the sooner it is correctly diagnosed the sooner the right treatment can begin, and the sooner she'll be feeling a lot better. The things that spring to mind are urinary infection, bowel problems, hyperthyroidism or kidney disease. All treatable, but should not be ignored. All are also age related, ie much more common in cats over 10 yrs old, and most need blood tests for diagnosis

Plus, I used to have a blind cat who would look straight at the source of sound, so the fact that she looks at you does not mean she's seeing ok. (And if her sight is impaired, she should to be going outside, as this obviously makes her extremely vulnerable)

But get the other issues checked out first. She does sound very much like she needs help. do let us know how you get on.