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Prairie Gypsy
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Tammy
Wolford
North Dakota
USA
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 Posted - Dec 27 2011 : 08:54:31 AM
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Maybe some of you cat lovers can help me. We're having a major problem with my cat, Moo, yowling at wee hours of the morning. She woke us up about 2:30 this morning and kept yowling off an on until our alarm went off at 6:30. She's yowl for a minute or two and then stop for maybe 30 minutes and then yowl again. We've had about four hours sleep.  The man's threatening there's going to be a dead cat if it doesn't stop. I need a kitty gag to put on her at night.
She has started doing this nearly every night about 15 to 30 minutes after we go to bed for 5 to 10 minutes and then stops. She'll do these wee hour yowling sessions sporadically but of late it's nearly every night. This is the worse she's been, normally she only does it once at night instead of off and on for hours. She's an indoor cat, about 5 years old, and she is spade.
We've found her walking up and down the hallway with a ball or other toy in her mouth yowling like she's trying get somebody to play with her (she likes to fetch) and other times she's just walking through the house or she'll be sitting in one of the rooms yowling.
We've tried going out to find her and she'll run and hide then come out after we go back to bed and start again. We can't shut her in our room as she'll claw at the door. I've tried playing with her before we go to bed hoping it would tire her out but it hasn't worked. We've tried feeding the cats before bed and although she might not yowl after we go to bed she will do it during the wee hours.
I'm at a loss for why she's doing it and how to stop it. Hopefully somebody will have some suggestions I haven't thought of.
Farmgirl Sister # 2363
http://twilightburrough.blogspot.com/
Warren, MI
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FarmDream
True Blue Farmgirl
1085 Posts
Julie
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 27 2011 : 2:17:42 PM
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I have a couple of thoughts. When we got our first cat she ended up being a howler. That was pretty early on. We found out later that certain breeds are more vocal. She had to become an outside cat except on the coldest nights. Since your cat is 5 years old and just starting this it sounds like one of those anxiety responses. There may be some training tips on the internet to fix it. She might even need to be in a crate at night in another room with a bed, toys, etc. I hope you get things fixed soon. I remember those nights of no sleep.
~FarmDream is Farmgirl Sister #3069
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Dec 27 2011 : 7:36:01 PM
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I had a cat that started this out of the blue after years of being a normal cat. Turned out she was hyperthyroid (too much thyroid). I'd have ther checked if I were you. It's a fairly simple test and there are treatments if that's what her problem is. Good luck!
Audrey
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Wildcrafter
True Blue Farmgirl
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Suzanne
Seattle
WA
USA
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NancyM
True Blue Farmgirl
113 Posts
Nancy
Fall City
WA
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Posted - Dec 31 2011 : 10:02:29 AM
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One of our cats started this awhile back. I managed to break the habit by finding a toy he really liked, in this case a feather attached to a wand. He loves to chase it. Before bed I'd play with him and wear him out with it. He would then conk out and sleep through the night. Good luck with your kitty!
Nancy
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missusprim
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Fostoria
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 5:33:10 PM
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Was she originally allowed in your room at night but then was not? Maybe she wants to go be with her person but the other person has yelled/scolded her, etc. so that she is now afraid to go into your bedroom so cries instead? Maybe carrying her into the bedroom with you at night and giving her lots of attention will relieve her anxiety once the lights are out.
We 'talk' back to our cats - even if they hop onto our bed at night - so they know it's okay to be with us. Not all of our cats (6) come visit us at night, but the ones that do aren't all pests. And the one's that make themselves known settle down immediately after they've 'greeted' us.
It sounds like she just wants something, and it's only at night (unfortunately for you and your man). And that she'd started doing this recently makes me wonder what has happened recently to make her anxious? Good luck and keep us posted!
Farmgirl Sister #2984
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." George Eliot
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2012 : 1:33:48 PM
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Tammy: I had a tuxedo cat, Henry Dragon, that would do the exact same thing as Moo. He would wait until we were asleep and he'd wake us up coming down the hall. By the way he was catterhouling I could tell he had something in his mouth. After a while of him doing that, we got used to it. Henry Dragon would do this for hours. Carrying his toys and jumping up on the bed and placing whatever toy he had on my throat. The next morning all of his toys were circling my neck. When he'd bring the last toy, he'd settle down next to me and sleep. I sure do miss that cat. He made me laugh so much. Have you found a solution yet? Keep us posted.
Marly
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