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Cat Meows At Night, Wakes Wife. — Brooklynian

Cat Meows At Night, Wakes Wife.

oiseau
oiseau
edited November -1 in Brooklyn Pets
My cat which is about 11 years old and in good health is a meower. It meows when I come home, when I open the refridgerator, etc. It knows that meowing is the best way for it to get some attention. The problem being, it will wake up at night and start meowing. If I get up to take a pee and wake it up, it starts meowing. This drives the wife crazy. She has started giving it some Valerian root on a piece of baloney before bed (this works for a few hours). But she is telling me that I should take teh cat to the vet and get it some kitty sleeping pills. I tyhink this is just wrong and that cats are nocturnal animals and they will meow because they are cats and that is that. I don't even want to think about spending money on something as ridiculous as this.

Anyway, anyone ever hear of kitty sleeping pills? Anyone have any other solutions to this?

Just closing the bedroom door and sticking ear plugs in her ears doesn't seem to work.

Comments

  • MOD
    MOD
    Sleeping pills are WRONG
    Even the vallerian root thing sounds bad.
    It's a cat, it meows
    Give the sleeping pills to your wife
    :wink:
  • oiseau
    oiseau
    yeah that's what I say.
  • erikka
    erikka
    Try a little rescue remedy or kava kava...

    She might be bored. Maybe spend a little extra time and attention on her before bed?

    Basically, you have to condition cats to stop doing something unwanted--so close the door and do not respond to the meowing. If you break this you reinforce the behavior. It'll be rough for awhile, but once the kitty figures out that meowing won't bring about desired results she's pipe down. You have to be absolutely consistent, tho.
  • oiseau
    oiseau
    erikka wrote: She might be bored. Maybe spend a little extra time and attention on her before bed?
    I gave her a foot massage last night but she still woke up.
  • rose
    rose
    One of my cats does some crazy meowing at night. As if the house was on fire and she was trying to wake us up. I don't know what that's about, but luckily I am always able to go back to sleep. I agree that you need to teach your cat that meowing at night will not produce good results. Can you shut her in the kitchen or bathroom if she's making a lot of noise? After that happens a few times, she may figure out that loud meowing at night is a bad idea. Or maybe you could avoid liquids for a few hours before bed so you don't have to pee in the middle of the night. :)
  • oiseau
    oiseau
    true enough abou the pee. If I wake up at night I always stumble into the bathroom to relieve myself figuring I'll sleep better if I let it all out now.

    I always feel bad about locking my cat in any room. The bathroom would probably echo and annoy the neighbors.

    The kitchen has no door.

    My wife needs sleeping pills.
  • rose
    rose
    Well, it seems like you need to decide whether you are going to placate your wife or the cat, so just remember that your wife is likely to live much longer.
  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    thankfully, I sleep like the dead. one of my cats sleeps next to me and likes to wake up and groom my hair. the other one really enjoys tapping my face with her paw.
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    This is why squirt bottles were invented! I keep one by the bed. If too much nighttime meowing or galloping across me and the bed starts happening, I squirt 'em. It doesn't happen often, and I'm pretty sure the squirt bottle is responsible.
  • vanilla
    vanilla
    erikka wrote: Try a little rescue remedy or kava kava...
    it's never a good idea to give internal herbs to an animal --- animals respond differently to herbs than people. sometimes even the smallest amount can prove to be toxic - i don't think it's worth the chance.
    Oiseau wrote: [quote=erikka]She might be bored. Maybe spend a little extra time and attention on her before bed?
    I gave her a foot massage last night but she still woke up.

    your cat or your wife?!
  • drano
    drano
    I'm glad we've got a chirper.
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