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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005Crying "meowing" all Night
Yesterday we adopted a 9 month old neutered male kittne/cat (not sure of the breed) from a petstore that hosts local shelters in the store. We setup a spare bed room (actually an empty room) with a bed, litter box, toy and his food and water. We brought him home in a crate and he hid in it all day long. Around 8:00 pm he started crying from time to time. I would walk into the room and sit with him and he would stop. We kept the door open so he could leave if he felt brave enough. We went to bed aroun 11:30 and once the house got nice and quiet he started crying - we ignored him, but then got worried so we sent to getup to see him - he had actually left the room and was looking at us from the hallway. When he saw us see him - he ran. We decided to just let him be to explore the house. Well he started crying again and we were concerned so we went to go find him. Once he saw us he stopped crying and ran back into his room and into the crate. We decided to close the door because we were concerned that he might get hurt. Long story not so short - he cried all night. When we would go into the room he would stop - until at one point around 4:00 am - I decided to take my blanket in and sleep on the floor with him. Once he got used to me being in there - he started crying again - he did slowly transition from the crate to his bed (which we covered with a box) but when the crying didn't stop, I went to back bed - as it didn't seem to make a huge difference. We woke up this morning and he was still in his bed. Looks like he climbed the curtains and actually caused the window shade to go up - he didn't use, but did step in his litter box and either ate or at least played in his food. Do you think we will be able to sleep tonight? Is there anything else we should do? > Yesterday we adopted a 9 month old neutered male kittne/cat (not sure > of the breed) from a petstore that hosts local shelters in the store. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > and either ate or at least played in his food. Do you think we will be > able to sleep tonight? Is there anything else we should do? Poor guy is transitioning. I wonder do you have some wand toys that you can try and play with him with today? I think it will just take him some time to get used to his new home. Some cats adapt quickly, some take longer. I think with cats establishing a routine is important. They like "regularity". You might just try taking 15 min of each hour or two and go in and idly play with a wand toy..doesn't matter if he comes to you or not, but he can get used to you and have the toy to "focus" on even if he doesn't come to you. I wonder too if a radio softly on in his "safe" room might help as well. I'm sure he will settle down soon when he figures out this is not another "weigh station" in life but HOME. > Poor guy is transitioning. I wonder do you have some wand toys that you can > try and play with him with today? I think it will just take him some time to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > sure he will settle down soon when he figures out this is not another "weigh > station" in life but HOME. Hi Karen, Thanks for the tip. We will go out and get him one of those today. What we do have in the room is a ball on a spring attached to a base with a little bell on it. He seems interested but just looks. Do you think we keep the door open to his room tonight when we go to bed so he can explore on his own? I guess I am concerned about him and about my house. I think we will also try the radio tonight. Thanks again, Danielle >> Poor guy is transitioning. I wonder do you have some wand toys that > you can [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Danielle Hmm. Well, keeping him in one room for now might allow him to feel more comfortable and establish a "territory" or comfort zone. I will say I've never had a cat interested in the type of toy you are talking about. Mine like furry and fuzzy balls and the cat dancer is a BIG hit. I suggest trying that one out. Requires human interaction, but those seem to be the favorite kind for most cats. I also agree that Feliway helps in transitioning. It took my boy (now RB) 6 months to adapt to our second apartment move and about 2 weeks with our second one, I'm certain that was due to my using Feliway with that move. Hi there, I posted recently with the same problem. My guy is a 1 and a half year old neutered male. We are in the process of moving, so I decided to board him until we get the new house, which is in a week. But I had previously brought him home to our current house and he howled all night long!!!!!!! I have gotten some advice from here, and from my vets. We are going to use a Feliway diffuser which will hopefully calm him down when he goes into the new house. Feliway is a product designed specifically to reduce stress on a cat, as it mimicks their own scent. It even says on the box that it is great to use when transitioning to a new house, or when the cat is new. I guess the con of this product is that it's a bit expensive, and a lot of people aren't willing to spend 100 dollars Canadian on something that looks like a Glade Plug In. Kelly > Yesterday we adopted a 9 month old neutered male kittne/cat (not sure > of the breed) from a petstore that hosts local shelters in the store. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > and either ate or at least played in his food. Do you think we will be > able to sleep tonight? Is there anything else we should do? > Yesterday we adopted a 9 month old neutered male kittne/cat (not sure > of the breed) from a petstore that hosts local shelters in the store. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > and either ate or at least played in his food. Do you think we will be > able to sleep tonight? Is there anything else we should do? I would put him in a room as far away from your bedroom as possible, for one thing. He is new to your house and he might cry for a while if this is what he does when he is uncomfortable and if he is far away you might be able to sleep. (If you have a HEPA filter or fan to put near your own bed that will help drown out the cries, too.) There is a thing called Feliway (google for it) that you can buy that is supposed to comfort cats and that might work to calm him down. I thinkt he main thing is just a little patience, though that is hard when you are kept from sleeping. As he understands that you are his friend and have not kidnapped him to so you can eat him he will probably quiet down. Congrats on your new boy! Keep us posted and maybe post some photos! We would love to see him. I would love to post some photos, but I think the flash would freak him out. :O) I will definatly keep you posted though. We might just move our matress into the family room tonight..hee hee. > I would love to post some photos, but I think the flash would freak him > out. :O) I will definatly keep you posted though. We might just move > our matress into the family room tonight..hee hee. You sound like the perfect kittyboy parents to me! By the way, I found a setting on my Nikon Coolpix under "manual" that allowed me to take some photos without a flash in a room at night lit by regular incandescent lights. They turned out great. I set it for 400 asa and the slowest settings I could choose. I was having the problem of the flash bleaching everything out. > You sound like the perfect kittyboy parents to me! By the > way, I found a setting on my Nikon Coolpix under "manual" [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I could choose. I was having the problem of the flash > bleaching everything out. We got a call from the rescue agency - seems that this cat was terrorized by the previous owners two children. She said that even when they dropped of the cats (there were two - but one was already gone by the time we got there) that they were poking at the cats through the wholes on the carriers and the other was bouncing on top of the carrier. The mother did nothing! So it looks like our little guy might need a bit more time to adjust. :O( Well it sounds like he's got a much better home now, and you seem to be a good cat owner. I'm sure he'll soon realize that you're his rescuer! Irene > We got a call from the rescue agency - seems that this cat was > terrorized by the previous owners two children. She said that even [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the carrier. The mother did nothing! So it looks like our little guy > might need a bit more time to adjust. :O( > We got a call from the rescue agency - seems that this cat was > terrorized by the previous owners two children. She said that even > when they dropped of the cats (there were two - but one was already > gone by the time we got there) that they were poking at the cats > through the wholes on the carriers and the other was bouncing on top of > the carrier. The mother did nothing! Ahh, gad. How horrible. I hope they all get theirs. Mean people suck! So it looks like our little guy > might need a bit more time to adjust. :O( I am so glad you have him. He deserves to have a kind, loving human. Keep us posted on him. > We got a call from the rescue agency - seems that this cat was > terrorized by the previous owners two children. She said that even [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the carrier. The mother did nothing! So it looks like our little guy > might need a bit more time to adjust. :O( The parents of these darlings sound like purr-fect candidates for a spay-and-neuter program! I'd like to contribute.  Signaturehttp://www.slywy.com/pages/hodge.html The first night I got Elvis he did the same thing. I just let him roam the house. He did it a little the next day and then it was all over. He never did it again. > Yesterday we adopted a 9 month old neutered male kittne/cat (not sure > of the breed) from a petstore that hosts local shelters in the store. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > and either ate or at least played in his food. Do you think we will be > able to sleep tonight? Is there anything else we should do? Yeah, I just adopted a Male Tabby from the shelter (roughly 1 to 2 yrs), and he cried at night for the first couple days. He would just wander from room to room and cry. Then I would find him and he would stop, and rub against my legs. then I would go back to bed and he would cry again. It's only because they feel like something is wrong. Show them love and when they get used to it they won't feel like crying anymore. with my guy, I just brought him to bed with me and he would crawl under the covers, and sleep with me. It's been five days, and he is completely used to everything. It won't be long with you. I am afraid that it will take longer for him because he wont let either of us near him. It looked like he at least played with his toys last night - which is step over the night before. I also have a colorful mouse on a string before this morning he would cower - but this morning he seemed mildly interested...but still stayed in his bed. > I am afraid that it will take longer for him because he wont let either > of us near him. It looked like he at least played with his toys last > night - which is step over the night before. I also have a colorful > mouse on a string before this morning he would cower - but this morning > he seemed mildly interested...but still stayed in his bed. You know it is because those kids were so horrible to him. I could just slap their mother. > The first night I got Elvis he did the same thing. I just let him roam the > house. > He did it a little the next day and then it was all over. He never did it > again. Well night two has come and gone. He cried again all night again...although I did get a bit more sleep...we were going to let him roam last night, but he urinated in our bed. We decided to keep him in his room - not as punishment - but for fear of our other furniture. > > The first night I got Elvis he did the same thing. I just let him > roam the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > roam last night, but he urinated in our bed. We decided to keep him in > his room - not as punishment - but for fear of our other furniture. Oh no. I am glad you know the history of this cat--he has really been terrorized. I suppose he was marking. You have a real problem child on your hands--but it sounds like you have the kind of heart to help him. |
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