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I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at
night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! |
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Do you keep food out for him at night?
Gail "Vinnie34" u27063@uwe wrote in message news:66c7bbff6a41d@uwe... I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! |
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try umm staying in bed until you wnat to get up and maybe adapting his
yowling to a different time..basically ignore him until say the time you are up for the day say in my case its about 5 in the morning. Feed him when you get up everymorning and right before you go to bed at night...I have an alarm clock cat too of course I want him to be that way...and it can be rather irritating not to mention a noise nuisance if you live in an apartment...also make sure that you scoop his/her litter box every night before going to bed and see if htat helps...you could even set an alarm that gets you up at the same time each day and feed him only ater the alarm goes off and see if he starts to associate the alarm clock wtih the time he's suppose to yowl..and if you feed him immediately..it just might quiet him down...ignore and modify ignore and modify..-Kenda Vinnie34 wrote: I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! |
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Vinnie34 wrote: I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! I read recently that someone who researched why cats meow determined it was for attention. I have a yowly half siamese cat. She quiets down if I pick her up and carry her around the house for a bit, so it seems like she does need some cuddly type attention. She also gets very loud about having a can of Fancy Feast once a day. they are such creatures of habit, so if he yowls when you are getting up, he is probably trying to start off your day together with some togetherness, some bonding. Have you tried picking him up at 2 and suffocating him with some lovin? Then maybe he will let you go back to bed. I'm a day sleeper, so my cats have adapted well to that. Hey, good luck! Carol |
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"Vinnie34" u27063@uwe wrote in message news:66c7bbff6a41d@uwe... I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! I have a yowler. Be aware that it takes up to 1 year for the hormones to disappear fully from a cat's body, so if he was only recently neutered he may still be having 'urges'. Nothing worked on mine except steadfastly ignoring him. I tried moving him to an outside pen at night, giving him attention, food. Nothing worked. He still yowls if I get up at night, but I turn the lights off again immediately and don't even talk to him or look at him (he has his own 'bedroom' with the other cats) and he stops again. Mind you it took about 2 weeks to 'break the habit' for him, and the only way was to refuse to reward the yowling with attention. Be strong!! Buy earplugs!! Give it 2 weeks....and make sure he gets sufficient daytime attention so he doesn't feel needy at night. |
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meeee wrote:
I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! I have a yowler. Be aware that it takes up to 1 year for the hormones to disappear fully from a cat's body, so if he was only recently neutered he may still be having 'urges'. Nothing worked on mine except steadfastly ignoring him. I tried moving him to an outside pen at night, giving him attention, food. Nothing worked. He still yowls if I get up at night, but I turn the lights off again immediately and don't even talk to him or look at him (he has his own 'bedroom' with the other cats) and he stops again. Mind you it took about 2 weeks to 'break the habit' for him, and the only way was to refuse to reward the yowling with attention. Be strong!! Buy earplugs!! Give it 2 weeks....and make sure he gets sufficient daytime attention so he doesn't feel needy at night. Thank you for all the helpful info, I do belive he was neutered just before I adopted him and do think he yowls all night for attention or loneliness because he quiets down when I bring him to bed with me, but gets up again after a while and starts in again, ignoring it is all I can do, but would love to get a full nights sleep....whish me luck -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200609/1 |
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"Vinnie34 via CatKB.com" u27063@uwe wrote in message news:66e47a8436145@uwe... meeee wrote: I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! I have a yowler. Be aware that it takes up to 1 year for the hormones to disappear fully from a cat's body, so if he was only recently neutered he may still be having 'urges'. Nothing worked on mine except steadfastly ignoring him. I tried moving him to an outside pen at night, giving him attention, food. Nothing worked. He still yowls if I get up at night, but I turn the lights off again immediately and don't even talk to him or look at him (he has his own 'bedroom' with the other cats) and he stops again. Mind you it took about 2 weeks to 'break the habit' for him, and the only way was to refuse to reward the yowling with attention. Be strong!! Buy earplugs!! Give it 2 weeks....and make sure he gets sufficient daytime attention so he doesn't feel needy at night. Thank you for all the helpful info, I do belive he was neutered just before I adopted him and do think he yowls all night for attention or loneliness because he quiets down when I bring him to bed with me, but gets up again after a while and starts in again, ignoring it is all I can do, but would love to get a full nights sleep....whish me luck Good luck, I would advise not allowing him to sleep with you at this stage as he will not sleep through, but will wake periodically to yowl. I know it is hard, but shut him away from you, and don't even talk to him or open the door when he yowls; this is teaching him that by yowling he gets what he wants (your attention).Keep in mind that he doesn't need your attention he just wants it. It is not too late to train him; if you train him to yowl every time he wants something he will never stop. But if you train him that things happen at a certain time, regardless of his yowling, eg you pat him after you get up at 7am and not before, no matter how much he yowls, then he will soon stop. Right now he thinks that the minute he yowls you come running. This is not what you want him to think. You want him to think that every morning, at 7am AND NOT BEFORE you get up and lavish attention on him (or whatever time you choose). Most importantly do not respond to the yowls, no matter how heartbreaking they may be. Tell yourself that he doesn't 'need' cuddles right now, he needs cuddles regularly, but he won't be psychologically damaged or doubt you if you don't cuddle him the minute he yowls. Instead he will learn that behaving anti socially is fine and you will put up with it. Cats like routine, and the sooner you make him aware of your routine, he will feel a lot more secure, knowing that at x am you will get up and feed/pat him. This will decrease his anxiety and also the yowling. Sorry if this is over-long and convoluted but I hoep it helps. Good luck -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200609/1 |
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meeee wrote: "Vinnie34 via CatKB.com" u27063@uwe wrote in message news:66e47a8436145@uwe... meeee wrote: I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! I have a yowler. Be aware that it takes up to 1 year for the hormones to disappear fully from a cat's body, so if he was only recently neutered he may still be having 'urges'. Nothing worked on mine except steadfastly ignoring him. I tried moving him to an outside pen at night, giving him attention, food. Nothing worked. He still yowls if I get up at night, but I turn the lights off again immediately and don't even talk to him or look at him (he has his own 'bedroom' with the other cats) and he stops again. Mind you it took about 2 weeks to 'break the habit' for him, and the only way was to refuse to reward the yowling with attention. Be strong!! Buy earplugs!! Give it 2 weeks....and make sure he gets sufficient daytime attention so he doesn't feel needy at night. Thank you for all the helpful info, I do belive he was neutered just before I adopted him and do think he yowls all night for attention or loneliness because he quiets down when I bring him to bed with me, but gets up again after a while and starts in again, ignoring it is all I can do, but would love to get a full nights sleep....whish me luck Good luck, I would advise not allowing him to sleep with you at this stage as he will not sleep through, but will wake periodically to yowl. I know it is hard, but shut him away from you, and don't even talk to him or open the door when he yowls; this is teaching him that by yowling he gets what he wants (your attention).Keep in mind that he doesn't need your attention he just wants it. It is not too late to train him; if you train him to yowl every time he wants something he will never stop. But if you train him that things happen at a certain time, regardless of his yowling, eg you pat him after you get up at 7am and not before, no matter how much he yowls, then he will soon stop. Right now he thinks that the minute he yowls you come running. This is not what you want him to think. You want him to think that every morning, at 7am AND NOT BEFORE you get up and lavish attention on him (or whatever time you choose). Most importantly do not respond to the yowls, no matter how heartbreaking they may be. Tell yourself that he doesn't 'need' cuddles right now, he needs cuddles regularly, but he won't be psychologically damaged or doubt you if you don't cuddle him the minute he yowls. Instead he will learn that behaving anti socially is fine and you will put up with it. Cats like routine, and the sooner you make him aware of your routine, he will feel a lot more secure, knowing that at x am you will get up and feed/pat him. This will decrease his anxiety and also the yowling. Sorry if this is over-long and convoluted but I hoep it helps. Good luck -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200609/1 Right on! I realized after reading your solution that what I suggested would have established a routine for the cat to yowl at 2 a.m. every day. Routine is everything with a cat. \\\\{^.".^}}~///// (cat in grass) |
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Vinnie34 wrote: I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! can't you just put that look of shame on him? no you cannot, you're pussy whipped look, i hate to be ugly about this, i really want to help.. but you're gonna have to pretend that you are going to **** the cat up just pretend they like that get you a couple of cans of green beans or cans of corn when he yowls.. go upside the wall, or the door, or the floor with the green beans or corn! if that don't break him, get a broom and come down beside him.. WHAM! I TOLD YOU MUTHER****ER YOU AINT' GONNA RUN THIS ****ING HOUSE!!! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! (chase him with it)... make him go under the bed... he'll stop |
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"boot" wrote in message ps.com... meeee wrote: "Vinnie34 via CatKB.com" u27063@uwe wrote in message news:66e47a8436145@uwe... meeee wrote: I adopted a 6 yr. old nutered male cat 6 mths ago who from day one yowls at night. I've taken his to the vet, tried ALL suggestions, but each night between 2:00 am and 5:00am when I get up he yowls...Help! I have a yowler. Be aware that it takes up to 1 year for the hormones to disappear fully from a cat's body, so if he was only recently neutered he may still be having 'urges'. Nothing worked on mine except steadfastly ignoring him. I tried moving him to an outside pen at night, giving him attention, food. Nothing worked. He still yowls if I get up at night, but I turn the lights off again immediately and don't even talk to him or look at him (he has his own 'bedroom' with the other cats) and he stops again. Mind you it took about 2 weeks to 'break the habit' for him, and the only way was to refuse to reward the yowling with attention. Be strong!! Buy earplugs!! Give it 2 weeks....and make sure he gets sufficient daytime attention so he doesn't feel needy at night. Thank you for all the helpful info, I do belive he was neutered just before I adopted him and do think he yowls all night for attention or loneliness because he quiets down when I bring him to bed with me, but gets up again after a while and starts in again, ignoring it is all I can do, but would love to get a full nights sleep....whish me luck Good luck, I would advise not allowing him to sleep with you at this stage as he will not sleep through, but will wake periodically to yowl. I know it is hard, but shut him away from you, and don't even talk to him or open the door when he yowls; this is teaching him that by yowling he gets what he wants (your attention).Keep in mind that he doesn't need your attention he just wants it. It is not too late to train him; if you train him to yowl every time he wants something he will never stop. But if you train him that things happen at a certain time, regardless of his yowling, eg you pat him after you get up at 7am and not before, no matter how much he yowls, then he will soon stop. Right now he thinks that the minute he yowls you come running. This is not what you want him to think. You want him to think that every morning, at 7am AND NOT BEFORE you get up and lavish attention on him (or whatever time you choose). Most importantly do not respond to the yowls, no matter how heartbreaking they may be. Tell yourself that he doesn't 'need' cuddles right now, he needs cuddles regularly, but he won't be psychologically damaged or doubt you if you don't cuddle him the minute he yowls. Instead he will learn that behaving anti socially is fine and you will put up with it. Cats like routine, and the sooner you make him aware of your routine, he will feel a lot more secure, knowing that at x am you will get up and feed/pat him. This will decrease his anxiety and also the yowling. Sorry if this is over-long and convoluted but I hoep it helps. Good luck -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200609/1 Right on! I realized after reading your solution that what I suggested would have established a routine for the cat to yowl at 2 a.m. every day. Routine is everything with a cat. \\\\{^.".^}}~///// (cat in grass) And don't I know it....(currently trying to retrain female cat not to scratch doors for attention....worse than yowling believe me!!) and I like your 'cat in grass' thing, I am never smart enough to figure out how to make those thingys. |
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