Rob,
How about you make your back yard escape proof and let him out there as much
as he wants? In order to save your sanity, I am sending you some really good
links on how to make your yard escape-proof for your cat. Provide him with
an indoor-outdoor door, and the meowing will forever stop.
I feel your frustration, but I KNOW that there is an answer to be found in
the links below. By the way, no reputable vet will "de-meow" a cat. A shock
collar could easily give him a heart attack. Tethering him to something
could lead to strangulation. Consider the below links;
http://www.just4cats.com/page7.html
http://www.lisaviolet.com/cathouse/backyard.html

Screened-in veranda; http://www.cat-world.com.au/Veranda.jpg

http://www.catfencein.com/http://www...m/pictures.htm

http://www.feralcat.com/fence.html


http://www.friendlyfence.com/ff/prod...OVMTC=standard

Rob, let me know if I can provide you with any more help on this. One other
suggestion; How about a companion kitty for your cat? This is a sure-fire
solution. Good luck! Carol Take the nospam out of
----- Original Message -----
From: "rob"
Newsgroups: alt.cats,alt.pets.cats,rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:19 PM
Subject: Help!!! Cats meows constantly


Hi All,

I'm about to go insane - our cat will not shut up. He's taken to meowing,
literally, once every 2 seconds or so for up to an hour at a time or more
in
an effort to get me to let him outside. He was an indoor cat for a long
time
until we moved to a house with a back yard that we could completely close
off. Now, he wants nothing but to be outside, all the time. Morning, noon
&
night he meows... constantly. It's like his brain is stuck in some endless
loop. He is neither ill nor injured, btw. We never let him out when he is
meowing, only when he's quiet & pleasant - it's our feeble attempt at
positive reinforcement. We're also attempting negative reinforcement
(squirt
him with a water pistol, soak his tail in the bath, tether him to the
furniture, etc, when he meows constantly), but nothing is working. We're
half starting to consider options like a shock collar or even de-meowing
surgery. Those are the last things we'd want to do, but honestly, we are
at
the end of our rope. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance...


Rob



"rob" wrote in message
news:gSu8c.901471$ts4.126373@pd7tw3no...
Hi All,

I'm about to go insane - our cat will not shut up. He's taken to meowing,
literally, once every 2 seconds or so for up to an hour at a time or more
in
an effort to get me to let him outside. He was an indoor cat for a long
time
until we moved to a house with a back yard that we could completely close
off. Now, he wants nothing but to be outside, all the time. Morning, noon
&
night he meows... constantly. It's like his brain is stuck in some endless
loop. He is neither ill nor injured, btw. We never let him out when he is
meowing, only when he's quiet & pleasant - it's our feeble attempt at
positive reinforcement. We're also attempting negative reinforcement
(squirt
him with a water pistol, soak his tail in the bath, tether him to the
furniture, etc, when he meows constantly), but nothing is working. We're
half starting to consider options like a shock collar or even de-meowing
surgery. Those are the last things we'd want to do, but honestly, we are
at
the end of our rope. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance...


Rob