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Same issue today but much worse. Chai has been howling in the bathroom for hours. It’s past midnight here. I had to shut her in there because I was worried (still am) about getting a noise complaint... the apartment walls are thin here and Korean landlords are not known for being kind about cats, even though they’re technically allowed. I could deal with the meowing if it was just me, but I am very stressed at the possibility that the landlord or building security might get involved.
Tonight it’s a much louder, longer, meow than in the videos I posted. I know Chilli meows like this when she’s going to the vet or when she’s behind a closed door—very upset and unhappy sounding.
It’s like Chai wants out, but won’t come out when I open the door. So she just sits there and WAILS at me. Well, actually, she did come out a little—when she first started meowing today it was because she had come out of the bathroom and was curled up in the second overturned box I set up nearby in the hallway. I praised her and told her she did a great job, and she slow blinked at me and quieted down for a good 15 minutes. I figured she was just saying, “hey! I came out of the bathroom!” Then she saw Chilli across the room and the meowing began again. It just got more and more loud and wailing and upset until I gently “scared” her back into the bathroom. I tried offering treats, catnip, petting... but today she was inconsolable, she barely accepted treats and just wailed at me and Chilli nonstop.
Chilli is still fine and nonchalant. She’s being a really good girl. She will stare occasionally or swivel an ear at the meowing, but if I offer playtime or food or petting she is more than happy to do that instead. I think she’s definitely ready for the next step... and Chai clearly is... but I don’t know what that next step is.
I have no idea what to do in this situation. I really don’t know what she wants and I hate that she is just howling away in there. Please help.
Tonight it’s a much louder, longer, meow than in the videos I posted. I know Chilli meows like this when she’s going to the vet or when she’s behind a closed door—very upset and unhappy sounding.
It’s like Chai wants out, but won’t come out when I open the door. So she just sits there and WAILS at me. Well, actually, she did come out a little—when she first started meowing today it was because she had come out of the bathroom and was curled up in the second overturned box I set up nearby in the hallway. I praised her and told her she did a great job, and she slow blinked at me and quieted down for a good 15 minutes. I figured she was just saying, “hey! I came out of the bathroom!” Then she saw Chilli across the room and the meowing began again. It just got more and more loud and wailing and upset until I gently “scared” her back into the bathroom. I tried offering treats, catnip, petting... but today she was inconsolable, she barely accepted treats and just wailed at me and Chilli nonstop.
Chilli is still fine and nonchalant. She’s being a really good girl. She will stare occasionally or swivel an ear at the meowing, but if I offer playtime or food or petting she is more than happy to do that instead. I think she’s definitely ready for the next step... and Chai clearly is... but I don’t know what that next step is.
I have no idea what to do in this situation. I really don’t know what she wants and I hate that she is just howling away in there. Please help.