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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2005Male cat yowling
I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so often, that it actually scares me. I'm not talking about a little bit of crying/yowling either. He often sounds like someone is torturing him in some way, or as if he's in some excruciating pain. Screaming and yowling at the top of his lungs. I've caught on to some patterns: He does it almost every morning in the 4 o'clock hour. He'll actually wake up out of a deep sleep to begin yowling. It almost never fails each morning. I also noticed sometimes he'll start doing it after he eats or uses the litter box. I only wish I had a recording of it, because it sounds so strange and scary... What could be wrong? >I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so >often, that it actually scares me. I'm not talking about a little bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >uses the litter box. I only wish I had a recording of it, because it >sounds so strange and scary... What could be wrong? Get him neutered. Doesn't his pee stink?? > I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so > often, that it actually scares me. I'm not talking about a little bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > uses the litter box. I only wish I had a recording of it, because it > sounds so strange and scary... What could be wrong? One word. Neuter. Our former barn cat did the same thing -- right before sunrise. He calmed down a few months after realizing he was a house cat. I wondered if outdoor cats start prowling at sun-up, which could have been his pattern for the previous 10 years. Is your cat completely indoors? Neutering should help any hormonal thing he could be experiencing. Rhonda > I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so > often, that it actually scares me. I'm not talking about a little bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > uses the litter box. I only wish I had a recording of it, because it > sounds so strange and scary... What could be wrong? He needs to evacuate the contents of his testicals into a female kitty. Duh? >I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so > often, that it actually scares me. I'm not talking about a little bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > uses the litter box. I only wish I had a recording of it, because it > sounds so strange and scary... What could be wrong? Sometimes what appears to be a behavior issue can be medical. I would take him to the vet immediately. The fact that he sometimes howls after using the litter box may be a sign of a urinary tract problem. My cat began to howl one night and I took him to the vet and found that he had a serious urinary blockage. A urinary tract infection or blockage is very painful and can cause a cat to howl. Other signs include licking his penis, urinating in inappropriate places, and spending extra time in the litter. If your cat does have a urinary tract problem, it could lead to a blockage which is fatal if not treated immediately. These problems are most common in indoor male cats. I would get him to the vet *now*. It is always better to be safe than sorry. Best of luck! >I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so >often, that it actually scares me. I'm not talking about a little bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >uses the litter box. I only wish I had a recording of it, because it >sounds so strange and scary... What could be wrong? > Sometimes what appears to be a behavior issue can be medical. I would take > him to the vet immediately. The fact that he sometimes howls after using [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > male cats. I would get him to the vet *now*. It is always better to be > safe than sorry. Best of luck! Not much mystery. An intact tom. He wants OUT for loving. Ge needs to be neutered. N E U T E R! >I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so > often, that it actually scares me. I'm not talking about a little bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > uses the litter box. I only wish I had a recording of it, because it > sounds so strange and scary... What could be wrong? > I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so > often, that it actually scares me. He wants to go get himself some pussy, the poor guy. As a fellow male, I could not castrate him. I'd let him out at night. > > I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so > > often, that it actually scares me. > > He wants to go get himself some pussy, the poor guy. > > As a fellow male, I could not castrate him. I'd let him out at night. I knew you were a troll. Kudos, duckie. Your first posts regarding the bath and whatever that other thing was were fairly subtle. Now then. Stop trying to live vicariously through the activities of tom cats just because you are perfectly free to roam but cannot get anyone to take you home. :) >>>I have a 9 year old unneutered indoor male cat that cries and yowls so >>>often, that it actually scares me. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I knew you were a troll. But I am not. Trolls dont own cats. It is well-known that trolls and cats dont get along. > Kudos, duckie. Your first posts regarding the bath and > whatever that other thing was were fairly subtle. You're very kind, if wrong. > Now then. Stop trying to live vicariously through the activities > of tom cats just because you are perfectly free to roam but > cannot get anyone to take you home. :) You'd be surprised. Well, an un-neutered tom will Yowl and cry to get out if he can smell or hear a female in heat, this is expected, and the only solution to that is to get him neutered. Of course another issue could be that he has some sort of an infection if he is also yowlling after he uses the litter tray, either way, he needs to see a vet. TheHermit --- Visit http://www.thehovel.com/bb , to chat with cat minded people. The Hovel.Com, Feline Friendly Internet! |
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