We moved Friday, about a half mile from where we lived before. We have Toby, who was an indoor/outdoor cat at the old house (we have a dog, and had a doggie door so he came and went as he pleased). Toby had also befriended a ferel kitten/cat about 3 months ago and they play often - but the ferel cat was so skittish we never could get close to it to bring it in. But I think the two of them spent a lot of time together.
The new house does not have a doggie door - and we had planned on converting Toby to an indoor cat hopefully - but more or less he is locked inside because I think he will go straight back to our old house if he is let out.
Toby is completely fine during the day at the new house, he is fine in the evenings when we are all hanging out. But come about 1 am, Toby is a wailing, crying, looking out window, running from room to room MESS. And this goes on till about 5 am.
It is awful and I really don't know what to do. He sounds like a heart broken teenage girl howling/crying/squalling. He is fine if you touch him for about 2 minutes and then he just goes back to running around crying.
I realize its only been 4 nights but it almost seems like its getting worse.
Is this normal? does it eventually stop? how long does it usually go on?? I have even thought of trying to trap the ferel kitten and bring it in - but I'm afraid that may be more harm than good because the kitten is probably about 8 months old by now and VERY skittish - like he runs when he sees you in the window skittish. And we have a chocolate lab, so it would be an ultra huge adjustment for the ferel cat.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. All I really know to do is buy some high quality ear plugs and wait it out.
I considered maybe adopting a kitten to help him by maybe giving him a new buddy - but I don't want to add more issues if it works in reverse.
The new house does not have a doggie door - and we had planned on converting Toby to an indoor cat hopefully - but more or less he is locked inside because I think he will go straight back to our old house if he is let out.
Toby is completely fine during the day at the new house, he is fine in the evenings when we are all hanging out. But come about 1 am, Toby is a wailing, crying, looking out window, running from room to room MESS. And this goes on till about 5 am.
It is awful and I really don't know what to do. He sounds like a heart broken teenage girl howling/crying/squalling. He is fine if you touch him for about 2 minutes and then he just goes back to running around crying.
I realize its only been 4 nights but it almost seems like its getting worse.
Is this normal? does it eventually stop? how long does it usually go on?? I have even thought of trying to trap the ferel kitten and bring it in - but I'm afraid that may be more harm than good because the kitten is probably about 8 months old by now and VERY skittish - like he runs when he sees you in the window skittish. And we have a chocolate lab, so it would be an ultra huge adjustment for the ferel cat.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. All I really know to do is buy some high quality ear plugs and wait it out.
I considered maybe adopting a kitten to help him by maybe giving him a new buddy - but I don't want to add more issues if it works in reverse.
