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I wonder if anyone out there can help me solve this problem. My cat is keeping me awake all night long!
About 2 weeks ago I brought home a beautiful, 6-yr old spayed female from a local shelter. Millie has such a good temperment, very loving & outgoing. Everything is going very well except for one large problem: For the last week she has howled all night long. She will howl for 10 minutes at a time usually but sometimes she howls much much longer. She does it as frequently as every hour.
I have tried going to get her to comfort her, it only seems to encourage her. I have tried to ignore her, but how do you ignore a howling cat for an hour at 3:00 a.m.?! I have taken her to the vet and there is nothing wrong with her. If I go to pick her up while she's quiet she will stay quiet for a little longer than usual but she will always start up again.
My apartment is a small loft with no doors separating rooms so I can't shut her out of the bedroom or in any other room. There are no other cats in the house. I have noticed that she is louder if she has one of her toys to play with so I have been sure to put them away at night.
I am committed to keeping Millie with me and making this work. But I can't keep losing sleep like this! Any experience or insight would be so greatly appreciated!
About 2 weeks ago I brought home a beautiful, 6-yr old spayed female from a local shelter. Millie has such a good temperment, very loving & outgoing. Everything is going very well except for one large problem: For the last week she has howled all night long. She will howl for 10 minutes at a time usually but sometimes she howls much much longer. She does it as frequently as every hour.
I have tried going to get her to comfort her, it only seems to encourage her. I have tried to ignore her, but how do you ignore a howling cat for an hour at 3:00 a.m.?! I have taken her to the vet and there is nothing wrong with her. If I go to pick her up while she's quiet she will stay quiet for a little longer than usual but she will always start up again.
My apartment is a small loft with no doors separating rooms so I can't shut her out of the bedroom or in any other room. There are no other cats in the house. I have noticed that she is louder if she has one of her toys to play with so I have been sure to put them away at night.
I am committed to keeping Millie with me and making this work. But I can't keep losing sleep like this! Any experience or insight would be so greatly appreciated!