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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2005HELP,.,.. I AM MY WITS END.
A neighbor moved to the next street but her cat kept returning to his old garden and surrounding gardens. From midsummer onwards this continued and he sometimes seemed to be around for over a week. He got thin and I took him home. He returned, I fed him and took hiom home. The owner claimed she had kept in in for 2 weeks but it had failed. He was always an outdoor cat and had been used at his original house to easy access in and out of a car flap. At his new house he had no such access and would often be deposited outside for the whole day either from the middle of the night (his owner toldf me she puts him out at 3am if he asks , then leaves him out. Since November he has gradually stayed longer and longer and almost now permanently. There are however serious problems. He wants to go out ion the middle of the night, wants to eat at 5am wants to get up at 6am almost EVERY night no matter how hard I try and tire him. I have played for an hour in the late evening . It makes no difference. I am becoming exhaustedb by the cat who never keeps still for longer than about 3 hours. He is a jumpy nervous cat , he has bonded with me quite well but still he is restless. This is a small flat. The living room is not an option for sleeping (too many fragile and valuable ornaments. The hall leads to the two bedrooms. Left in the hall he just harasses the hell out of the occupants in the night. Likewise, if left in the kitchen. Is thetre any solution ??? The Cats Protecvtion League here are not always able to accept cats due to excess demand. Can I somehow make this animal be more amenable. I can cope with his 6am demands,. but 4 and 5 am in the midst of winter is crazy . I am not keen on the idea of putting him out an night, but the tiredness for me is now overwhelmiing. Any idfeas >??? Maybe a crate at night? I'm sure he would complain at first, but eventually would get the message if he was ignored until 6am. We had a litter of puppies once, that once they got new homes all the owners complained they woke up at 4 am every morning. Well, their first 8 weeks were spent in our bedroom, and every morning at 4am dh's alarm went off! Animals are creatures of habit! Well, one thing is over time he will adapt to your schedule. I will say, my cats still get me up between 5:30 am and 6 a.m for breakfast and that is that. It's their schedule. They don't know it's Saturday. I just feed them and go back to bed. It's rather pleasant because then they come cuddle. I would seriously consider a Feliway diffuser if he is a nervous jumpy cat. They really do seem to help calm kitties down. I'm sure others here will have some suggestions. Did you get a vet to check him (since he wasn't yours previously) and make sure he is healthy? > A neighbor moved to the next street but her cat kept returning to his > old garden and surrounding gardens. From midsummer onwards this [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > is crazy . I am not keen on the idea of putting him out an night, but > the tiredness for me is now overwhelmiing. Any idfeas >??? > Well, one thing is over time he will adapt to your schedule. I will say, my > cats still get me up between 5:30 am and 6 a.m for breakfast and that is [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > is crazy . I am not keen on the idea of putting him out an night, but > > the tiredness for me is now overwhelmiing. Any idfeas >??? Thank you for all the advice received. BTW, here is the feline discussed ! http://members.lycos.co.uk/waweldragon5/html0023/page1.htm I took him to the vet a few weeks ago when it had a bad flea infestation. The owner denied there was any problem and so I took him myself and it was successfully treated with advantage. At the local vets they won't sell these medicines without seeing the animal first. The vet had a look at him, and listen to his chest, make sure his lymph nodes were all in order, and told me thE cat appeared to be healthy. One thing I am going to try is to allow him outside more than I have been doing. He was always outside almost every daY. But its been cold and so some days I do not let him out for more than a couple of periods of half an hour to an hour. Its fairly secluded and "cat friendly" behind these flats and he has the garden to stay in, a small tree to climb etc. Maybe if he has more outside activity that would make him healthily tired. Half an hour to an hour of play in the evening does nothing to tire him and I havent always got that much time. Its the 2nd c at I have "helped" in recent monthss, and in the summer one cat I tried to help died because the owner would not take her to the vet. I am really shocked by the indifference of some owners, They are OK as long as the "furry ornament" needs only some cat food ! So far I have not "officially" adopted him but he does "belong" to my former neighbor who lives about 500 metres away and she never comes for him. I took him home by car abouit 20 times between July and ecember, and on Guy Falkes night (Nov 5th in UK is a night of fireworks everywhere) I "rescued" him from his hiding place under a car in my street. Most responsible people keep their animals inside on that night , so it illustrates that the owner is not bothered. Again, many thanks to all who replied. I hope it all turns out OK, either we will adapt to each other, or I will use a responsible organisation to find a home where he would integrate better. As you can see from http://members.lycos.co.uk/waweldragon5/html0023/page1.htm I have good reasons to like him ! :) Thanks Andrew >Thank you for all the advice received. BTW, here is the feline >discussed ! http://members.lycos.co.uk/waweldragon5/html0023/page1.htm oh! fabulous cat. If it's food he's wanting, in the early a.m., maybe an electric feeder would help, but our tomcat just wants company, and I've just got acclimatised to various cat disturbances after about 6:20. Jim > Again, many thanks to all who replied. I hope it all turns out OK, > either we will adapt to each other, or I will use a responsible [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks Andrew He is indeed a cutie and looks young. Young is half your trouble there. Lots of energy. Yes, people can be really rotten to their so called pets. It really sounds like he has adopted you and that is generally the final word. What a cutey! A bit like Memphis only not so rounded, and his white streak goes up his face more than it does on memphis'.  SignatureSandra > Again, many thanks to all who replied. I hope it all turns out OK, either > we will adapt to each other, or I will use a responsible organisation to > find a home where he would integrate better. As you can see from > http://members.lycos.co.uk/waweldragon5/html0023/page1.htm I have good > reasons to like him ! :) What a cutie! I hope you guys work things out. Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* BTW, here is the feline > discussed ! http://members.lycos.co.uk/waweldragon5/html0023/page1.htm Oh, wow, what a lovely face! [..]. I am really shocked by the indifference of > some owners, They are OK as long as the "furry ornament" needs only > some cat food ! I hear you. It makes me want to vomit. > He is a jumpy nervous cat , he has bonded with > me quite well but still he is restless. How about getting him a cat door at your house? If you wouldn't mind him coming and going as he pleases, that is. Have you actually adopted him? I think he might be jumpy and nervous because he feels insecure still, and that will improve over time. I recently adopted a dog who seemed to be frenetically energetic, but has calmed down considerably in only two weeks. --Catherine & Rosalie the calico
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