[hayward]

Seriously.. I wanted to throw my cat out the window at 2:30 this morning, but she is an inside cat and it was about 8 degrees out so I had a change of heart.
She is making me INSANE. Crying by my bed early every morning. I have tried everything. Locking her out. Ear plugs. White noise. Squirting water. Playing with her before bed. Putting toys out for her at night.Making sure she has food/water. And I have even succeeded in just listening and ignoring her for long periods of time but she will go on and on and on and on.
Yes, I am a light sleeper, but I have even locked her out, put on earplugs, covered my head with pillows and I can still hear her out the door.
She is completely healthy and absolutely fine during the day. I have another cat who just finds a place and goes to sleep. My darn husband sleeps and snores through it all.
I can't shut her out to another floor because there is no door there. There is a room downstairs with 2 doors, but I cannot and will not do that to both of the cats.
She is a rescue cat and they tell me she is part Siamese, who are just vocal. I do love her dearly, and when I look at her during the day, I forgive her right away.

Any ideas?? My fragile mental health needs sleep- seriously it makes a big difference!

[Travelinglady]

Hi, Hayward! I've always heard that Siamese cats are "talkers." Maybe your vet might have an idea? I'd hate to hear in a later post that your cat is now permanently shut up!

[lizardlady]

Ah do I know that feeling of wanting to murder the little darling. I had a cat I used to tell "I love you dearly, but if you don't shut up I'm going to kill you."

Would it work to invite the cat into your bed to sleep when she starts howling?

Usually when they start howling early in the morning it's because they want us to get up. Does she have food available overnight? Maye=be she's waking you up because she's hungry?

[Yoda]

Why not crate her while you sleep?

[lynn P.]

I think Yoda's idea is great - buy a crate big enough to put food/water in(only a little) and put her in the an area where you won't hear her - cover her up on 3 sides with a blanket. Is your cat spayed - if not she may be in heat - even a non vocal cat will whine away if she's in heat.

You can in addition to the crate - buy foam earplugs - they work great. Just make sure your fingers are clean because you have to squish them a little 1st. If she is in heat, make an appt after she's done to get her spayed. If you look on Craig list or similar, you should be able to buy one second hand for cheap. This would be the best solution because walking around and roaming goes with the whining. Good luck and please don't hurt your cat.

[SunnyD]

you are not the only one that has had problems

[ECHOES]

LOL at your thread title

Have you had the vet look at her? When a friend's cat "talked" a lot, it was a thyroid issue.

[hayward]

HaHa, Believe me, there is no danger of me ever hurting my cat!!
Thanks for all of your responses. Yes, my cat is spayed, and yes, I have had a doctor check her out. I own about 2 million foam earplugs. I cannot (won't) crate her. I also have another cat who is happy quiet and content.

This cat was a rescue cat and I can only pick her up for a few seconds at a time. She won't let me hold and cuddle her. She is always perfectly welcome to sleep in my bed; she will do this in the daytime, but at night she wants to sleep in a chair in my bedroom. She wants to be near me but not enough to be soothed.

I am convinced now that i am being punished through her, for all of the mistakes I have made in my life. No, not really.. I just said that because I am tired!

[lynn P.]

How long have you had her - wondering if she's still adjusting. If she's had enough time to settle, this sounds like a problem which won't go away soon. Maybe she's not the right cat for you and take her back to the rescue - save your sleep.

[Vibe]

When my cat started that behavior I ignored her 100%. It actually got worse for awhile (extinction burst), but eventually the behavior died off. It can take time and patience though, and if you've already been that route and seen no change for a significant period of time with consistent behavior on your part; then it might be time to try something else.

Personally, if it were me, I'd put her in a distant room of the house with a litter box, nice place to curl up, and water for the night. I don't really see this as cruel, and there's a good chance that she'd eventually get used to it and go there herself. We have a kitty who lives at my vet clinic, and she will go to her (rather large) crate every night and let herself be put up without a fuss. I was closing the place once and found that she hadn't been put up, and she actually seemed more upset by it. Heh, they really are creatures of habit.

Would it work to just let her stay in the chair in your bedroom though? Or will she continue crying even then? Is it for attention? Whenever we leave the boarding cats for the night, we'll turn on the radio lightly so they don't feel so alone. For some reason they really appreciate country and boy bands. So that might help if you had to put her somewhere in the evening.

[Omers]

I had that issue once... every morning at 5am my cat would yowl and wake me up. I later found out that "grampa" (my father) had been feeding her wet food (which I only used at a treat) when he got up in the morning while she was staying with him. I kept waiting a few more minutes later every few days before giving in. Now my alarm cat is purrfectly set to 7am.
If there is something that soothes her or that she wants try giving it to her but pushing the time back little by little. Or... Lock her in the room with the snoring DH and find a nice quiet room somewhere else in the house to sleep

[lizardlady]

SunnyD, I love the video!

[Omers]

they are expensive but have you tried one of those kitty ferimones things that you plug in like a room deoderizer?

[ECHOES]

It might just be the siamese in her. But what about some extra time/attention for her for a while to see how that goes? My cat is more content when I can give him a half hour right when I get home from work, which is right when he's so glad to see me and let me know he misses me

[racee]

I THOUGHT this might be appropriot for all of us that are owned by cats