I’ve had many cats over the years, and each one’s “meow” was different, just like each person’s voice and fingerprint are unique. There’s different meow’s for different occasions, as well. The feed me meow. The bird-watching meow. The you’d-better-stop-rubbing-my-belly meow. Then there’s the all-purpose meow, which is a cat’s basic conversational voice. Here’s a sample from past and present cats:

Owain: Ra-oooo
Faberette: Mee-ooup
Dougie: Mmmmmph
Simone: Reh
Thomas: Boodle-doodle-do

Thomas’s “get out the laser light” meow sounds like he’s saying “maw-ma.” Entertaining, to say the least.