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From:Chicago, IL, USA
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 10-07-2003 12:51 PM         

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My girlfriend (a cat owner) and I (never before a cat owner) moved in together 5 months ago. She has an 18 year old cat who is actually pretty great. It was cool for a while when she (the cat) would cuddle up with us in bed. A few months ago, though, she started howling at night. At all times and for no apparent reason. We have tried everything we can think of to no avail and my girlfriend swears this has never happened before. We're losing sleep and now we're both at our wits end. Does anyone...anywhere...have any suggestions about how to get her (again...the cat) to stop this howling? It's driving us crazy. Much thanks to any and all who respond.

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From:Hanford, CA USA
Registered: Jul 2003

posted 10-10-2003 11:00 AM         

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My 16 year old, who recently passed away, used to do that once in awhile. It wouldn't even sound like her, it was this deep howl. She wouldn't keep us up though. I would just tell her to be quiet a couple times and usually she would stop. I think sometimes it was because she was hungry. You could try feeding the cat before bedtime and leaving dry food out at night (if you don't already). Sorry I'm not a lot of help, but you aren't alone. Cats have personalities of their own and now you get to see first hand how great they are! Another thought may be the cat is jealous of you, you just moved in and are taking her time away from mommy. Your girlfriend could try maybe playing with cat before bedtime. So the cat won't feel left out.

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