My cat, Raven, is in heat at the moment. Her meows are both startling and disturbing.

You can be startled by pretty much anything if you're concentrating hard enough and aren't paying attention to anything else around you. I've managed to startle myself while doing something so it's possible even if you do feel like a complete idiot.

I'm startled extremely easily. If it's really quiet and I'm closing a door, even if I know the volume at which the door will shut and exactly when it will shut I'll still get startled when it shuts.

#1 Cats. Are. Ninjas. Nuff said.

Someday I'll figure out the algorithm for what puns are allowed

Maybe op doesn't have a cat. I know I'd be startled if I heard a cat meow in my flat...

21, OP did state "my cat."

that could fuse the wires that are supposed to be separate for a reason: so they work. sorry about your headphones being ruined tho op.

Yeah, because dogs definitely aren't louder than cats, and the sounds they make aren't more startling than the sounds cats make. T_T

would you rather have a dog barking as you are trying to sleep, or a cat meowing while you are trying to sleep...