Comments on: Why older cats YOWL (cry) at night http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-22577 Matt Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:21:36 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-22577 Add us to the list. Our 18 year-old Maine Coon, Mia, will pick up a toy and wander through the house at night yowling. It is INCREDIBLY loud. She only does it at night, and has no health problems. I think, having read the above comments, she probably gets a little disoriented at night. Usually she stops if one of us sits with her for a few minutes. Surprised to see how common this is! Add us to the list. Our 18 year-old Maine Coon, Mia, will pick up a toy and wander through the house at night yowling. It is INCREDIBLY loud. She only does it at night, and has no health problems. I think, having read the above comments, she probably gets a little disoriented at night. Usually she stops if one of us sits with her for a few minutes. Surprised to see how common this is!

]]> By: Jamal http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-22057 Jamal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:13:44 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-22057 wow it's not just me well i have three cats one male two female only the male screams and its always at night in winter my cat is only 2 and he's ginger. i always leave my door tiny bit open . he doesn't like getting picked up though but he does stop. i have a weird story though i believe my cat has been cloned. one day i was sat At the computer when there where two gingers they looked EXACTLY the same. one sat on sofa one at the window. all the cats i have except for one (the mum) where born in my house. WHO IS DA GINGER ONE! wow it’s not just me
well i have three cats one male two female only the male screams and its always at night in winter my cat is only 2 and he’s ginger. i always leave my door tiny bit open . he doesn’t like getting picked up though but he does stop. i have a weird story though i believe my cat has been cloned. one day i was sat At the computer when there where two gingers they looked EXACTLY the same. one sat on sofa one at the window. all the cats i have except for one (the mum) where born in my house. WHO IS DA GINGER ONE!

]]> By: Charles http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-21249 Charles Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:29:53 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-21249 Wow! After several years, it's amazing to see this post is still so active. I'm also amazed to find so many explanations for the sad "crying" we are experiencing with our two year old male cat, Elijah. We got him from a friend when he was old enough to leave his mom, about 8 or 9 weeks. We had a beautiful orange Tom cat that possibly fathered Elijah and his siblings. Tom eventually warmed up to him and they played together off and on for a couple of years. (Neither were neutered). Tom recently passed away and in the past few days, Elijah has started crying, almost wailing, at various times, day and night. I've found he mostly wants to be loved, held, rubbed, etc. It makes me miss Tom even more to know Elijah is still morning for him. I took my 9 year old little girl to the Animal Shelter a couple of weeks back and let her pick our a new cat (8 month old Little Buddy) because she too is still mourning the loss of Tom. I think Elijah is a little jealous but curious. We are going to have both cats neutered, as they are in and out of the house and tend to wander into the adjacent woods. Hopefully, they will find companionship with each other and Elijah's wailing will stop. Wow! After several years, it’s amazing to see this post is still so active. I’m also amazed to find so many explanations for the sad “crying” we are experiencing with our two year old male cat, Elijah. We got him from a friend when he was old enough to leave his mom, about 8 or 9 weeks. We had a beautiful orange Tom cat that possibly fathered Elijah and his siblings. Tom eventually warmed up to him and they played together off and on for a couple of years. (Neither were neutered). Tom recently passed away and in the past few days, Elijah has started crying, almost wailing, at various times, day and night. I’ve found he mostly wants to be loved, held, rubbed, etc. It makes me miss Tom even more to know Elijah is still morning for him. I took my 9 year old little girl to the Animal Shelter a couple of weeks back and let her pick our a new cat (8 month old Little Buddy) because she too is still mourning the loss of Tom. I think Elijah is a little jealous but curious. We are going to have both cats neutered, as they are in and out of the house and tend to wander into the adjacent woods. Hopefully, they will find companionship with each other and Elijah’s wailing will stop.

]]> By: Takeda http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-21143 Takeda Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:34:39 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-21143 We have a Maine Coon cross named Kiwi. We adopted him (with that name) when he was 8. We've had him now 7.5 years and at the ripe old age of 15.5 he yowls a lot! Never when we're in the same room with him though. It sounds absolutely pitiful! It pulls on our heart-strings something fierce. We've had him checked out by the vet and they are astounded at how young he is. Very strong with excellent agility, good vision, hearing, etc. He can't clean himself as well and has thinned a bit especially around the neck but otherwise doesn't show his age. He just yowls ... not terribly loud, doesn't wake us up often. I find I feel a compulsion to call out to him and that usually quiets him down. During the day he sleeps on our bed. During the night he sleeps in the living room on a couch or chair. We have another cat now 7 years old that we adopted when she was 14-months. She is an incorrigible cuddle-monkey and hogs our attention crawling into our laps incessantly. She tends to sleep on our bed too so that's why I think he doesn't at night. I wish I knew what to do but I guess I'll just have to give him a lot of cuddles. Trouble is he doesn't like to be picked up but loves to cuddle. So if I can I grab him and he settles right down for cuddles purring (for him loudly). He barely tolerates my wife since we adopted the new cat, now 5+ years ago ... but will hang out with most anyone else once he gets to know them ... and I swear he looks at my wife at these times to spite her!? We have a Maine Coon cross named Kiwi. We adopted him (with that name) when he was 8. We’ve had him now 7.5 years and at the ripe old age of 15.5 he yowls a lot! Never when we’re in the same room with him though. It sounds absolutely pitiful! It pulls on our heart-strings something fierce.

We’ve had him checked out by the vet and they are astounded at how young he is. Very strong with excellent agility, good vision, hearing, etc. He can’t clean himself as well and has thinned a bit especially around the neck but otherwise doesn’t show his age.

He just yowls … not terribly loud, doesn’t wake us up often. I find I feel a compulsion to call out to him and that usually quiets him down. During the day he sleeps on our bed. During the night he sleeps in the living room on a couch or chair.

We have another cat now 7 years old that we adopted when she was 14-months. She is an incorrigible cuddle-monkey and hogs our attention crawling into our laps incessantly. She tends to sleep on our bed too so that’s why I think he doesn’t at night.

I wish I knew what to do but I guess I’ll just have to give him a lot of cuddles. Trouble is he doesn’t like to be picked up but loves to cuddle. So if I can I grab him and he settles right down for cuddles purring (for him loudly). He barely tolerates my wife since we adopted the new cat, now 5+ years ago … but will hang out with most anyone else once he gets to know them … and I swear he looks at my wife at these times to spite her!?

]]> By: Natasha http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-21113 Natasha Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:58:55 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-21113 I am considering getting a walkie talkie or speaker type system, so that no matter where in the house she is yowling, I can call to her from my bed. This way I don't have to get up and find her. She usually stops as soon as she hears my voice, so I am hoping this works! I am considering getting a walkie talkie or speaker type system, so that no matter where in the house she is yowling, I can call to her from my bed. This way I don’t have to get up and find her. She usually stops as soon as she hears my voice, so I am hoping this works!

]]> By: Carol http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-21105 Carol Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:40:51 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-21105 We have "Mandy", an almost 21 year old tortoise shell who was originally a feral kitten machine. At about 5 she adopted herself to us and we had her spayed and made an insulated house with heater built for her. When we moved 11 years ago she came with us and stayed. 4-5 Winters ago when it was bitterly cold, she came inside to eat and did not want to go back out. She has lived inside since. She has never been a loud vocal cat - except for her purring. But in the past 4 months has started yowling at various times - after eating, after the litter box, even when she is sleeping in her bed. She at times stands staring at the TV (on or off), she wanders into the different rooms and yowls. The vet has already advised us that her kidneys are slowly going into renal failure. She still eats well but drinks more water and uses the litter box alot more now. She has a growth on her eardrum that they do not wish to remove, as the vet says he would have to put her under to do so and at her age, fears she may not wake up. So we clean her ears and put drops in (the discharge stinks)every 2 days. She does have arthritis so she is not jumping off things as much these days. We know that she has lost her hearing and think her eyesight is going, as well as, unfortunately, we think she may be getting dementia. She still weighs about 11 lbs - that has not changed in the past 2 years, but we know her time is coming. We lost a 15 year old "Smoker" in March 2011 to kidney failure. Many people say they do not know when is the right time - believe me - your pet knows and you will see the signs when it is time. We have “Mandy”, an almost 21 year old tortoise shell who was originally a feral kitten machine. At about 5 she adopted herself to us and we had her spayed and made an insulated house with heater built for her. When we moved 11 years ago she came with us and stayed. 4-5 Winters ago when it was bitterly cold, she came inside to eat and did not want to go back out. She has lived inside since. She has never been a loud vocal cat – except for her purring. But in the past 4 months has started yowling at various times – after eating, after the litter box, even when she is sleeping in her bed. She at times stands staring at the TV (on or off), she wanders into the different rooms and yowls. The vet has already advised us that her kidneys are slowly going into renal failure. She still eats well but drinks more water and uses the litter box alot more now. She has a growth on her eardrum that they do not wish to remove, as the vet says he would have to put her under to do so and at her age, fears she may not wake up. So we clean her ears and put drops in (the discharge stinks)every 2 days. She does have arthritis so she is not jumping off things as much these days. We know that she has lost her hearing and think her eyesight is going, as well as, unfortunately, we think she may be getting dementia. She still weighs about 11 lbs – that has not changed in the past 2 years, but we know her time is coming. We lost a 15 year old “Smoker” in March 2011 to kidney failure. Many people say they do not know when is the right time – believe me – your pet knows and you will see the signs when it is time.

]]> By: Tina http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-20983 Tina Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:05:57 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-20983 RIP Sassy Cat - She died peacefully Nov 2011. Other tips to making your cat comfy at nights are: A hot water bottle placed near your cat under a blanket. A small plate of raw or half cooked Liver. Brushing/massaging your cat all over with a babies hair brush. I found the pet ones too harsh on her skin. Clip your cats toe nails regularly. If you are unsure a vet will do this for you. If Sassy was shaking her head a lot, I used to wrap a soft tissue around my finger and gently clean the first part of her inner ear. Some cats may or may not like this. Hope all your cats settle soon. Keep all your remedies coming. I just have my 12yr old silver tabby cat 'Charisma' now, who I am hoping does not become a howler. It is very distressing on WE owners. All the best in 2012! RIP Sassy Cat – She died peacefully Nov 2011.
Other tips to making your cat comfy at nights are:
A hot water bottle placed near your cat under a blanket.
A small plate of raw or half cooked Liver.
Brushing/massaging your cat all over with a babies hair brush. I found the pet ones too harsh on her skin.
Clip your cats toe nails regularly. If you are unsure a vet will do this for you.
If Sassy was shaking her head a lot, I used to wrap a soft tissue around my finger and gently clean the first part of her inner ear. Some cats may or may not like this.
Hope all your cats settle soon. Keep all your remedies coming.
I just have my 12yr old silver tabby cat ‘Charisma’ now, who I am hoping does not become a howler. It is very distressing on WE owners.
All the best in 2012!

]]> By: Patricia http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-20655 Patricia Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:11:52 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-20655 I've posted here before...this is just a strange follow up. My 17 year old himalayan, Angel has been howling during the night for almost 2 years now. Recently, my son moved in until he could find a new apt. He sleeps on a sofa bed in the living room. Since he's back, Angel has been quiet at night! Could it be these cats simply wander off in the dark and are crying because they are confused and can't find us? She's been to the vet twice and her health is not bad for her age. I’ve posted here before…this is just a strange follow up. My 17 year old himalayan, Angel has been howling during the night for almost 2 years now. Recently, my son moved in until he could find a new apt. He sleeps on a sofa bed in the living room. Since he’s back, Angel has been quiet at night! Could it be these cats simply wander off in the dark and are crying because they are confused and can’t find us? She’s been to the vet twice and her health is not bad for her age.

]]> By: domique http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-20625 domique Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:06:48 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-20625 Hu? My female cat is a black and white 25 """" year old cat. Can't believe it. She's howling at night too. Now my Maine Coon who's about 16 is doing it too. I get no sleep. Its every hour. Starting at about 4 am. The Maine coon now has to sleep near the old coot. They're both very healty. The old coot doesn't have good hearing though. When I get up multiple times to bring them on the bed near by they jump off. I hardly sleep at all now between the both of them. Water and food are readily available. Oh well. I guess there's no known answer on how to reslove this. I now point at them and tell them NO... But I know this isn't the best way to handle it???? ANYONE????? Hu? My female cat is a black and white 25 “”"” year old cat. Can’t believe it. She’s howling at night too. Now my Maine Coon who’s about 16 is doing it too. I get no sleep. Its every hour. Starting at about 4 am. The Maine coon now has to sleep near the old coot. They’re both very healty. The old coot doesn’t have good hearing though. When I get up multiple times to bring them on the bed near by they jump off. I hardly sleep at all now between the both of them. Water and food are readily available. Oh well. I guess there’s no known answer on how to reslove this. I now point at them and tell them NO… But I know this isn’t the best way to handle it???? ANYONE?????

]]> By: Chris http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/comment-page-3/#comment-20245 Chris Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:12:38 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2006/06/08/why-older-cats-yowl-cry-at-night/#comment-20245 I have read all the posts on here. We need a permanent solution to our yowling, deaf 3 yr old cat who is physically fine. We are seriously considering a larygectomy if we can find someone to do it. Is that soo terrible? It seems it's either that or giving her away - but that seems a worse alternative for an otherwise loving cat. Anyone else done this or know anything about it? I have read all the posts on here. We need a permanent solution to our yowling, deaf 3 yr old cat who is physically fine. We are seriously considering a larygectomy if we can find someone to do it. Is that soo terrible? It seems it’s either that or giving her away – but that seems a worse alternative for an otherwise loving cat. Anyone else done this or know anything about it?

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