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Hi all, thanks so much for reading this monster post.
I have a kitten I adopted almost a month ago. He's 4 months, and sometimes (usually in the middle of the night) he will just start yowling nonstop. It wakes up both me and be roommates. I tried to rule out as many reasons he could be yelling...
-He gets 4 meals a day, and he wolfs them down. One of those meals is right before bed.
-I play with him at least twice a day, one time is ~30m before bed. He has toys to play with by himself, which I rotate so he doesn't get bored.
-He has access to my room (open door) and the living/kitchen area if he wants to explore.
-He doesn't get attention at night when he yowls, because I don't want to encourage the behavior too much. If it's during the day, giving him pets/cuddles/play does not always stop the yowling.
-The vet gave him a clean bill of health.
-He has had no issues with his litter box.
-I have a Feliway diffuser, but haven't noticed much of a difference in him.
He's naturally loud but these cries are different from his normal ones, so I'm a little worried. I adopted him from a foster, who took him in as an orphan with his siblings. I originally was gonna take him and his sibling, but his foster mom said he would be fine on his own and I thought 2 kittens in a small apartment would be sort of overwhelming.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why he yells at night? I'm thinking he might need a kitten friend, but I don't wanna commit to the financial obligation unless I'm pretty sure he'll improve.
Again, thanks so much for reading and for any advice you can give!
I have a kitten I adopted almost a month ago. He's 4 months, and sometimes (usually in the middle of the night) he will just start yowling nonstop. It wakes up both me and be roommates. I tried to rule out as many reasons he could be yelling...
-He gets 4 meals a day, and he wolfs them down. One of those meals is right before bed.
-I play with him at least twice a day, one time is ~30m before bed. He has toys to play with by himself, which I rotate so he doesn't get bored.
-He has access to my room (open door) and the living/kitchen area if he wants to explore.
-He doesn't get attention at night when he yowls, because I don't want to encourage the behavior too much. If it's during the day, giving him pets/cuddles/play does not always stop the yowling.
-The vet gave him a clean bill of health.
-He has had no issues with his litter box.
-I have a Feliway diffuser, but haven't noticed much of a difference in him.
He's naturally loud but these cries are different from his normal ones, so I'm a little worried. I adopted him from a foster, who took him in as an orphan with his siblings. I originally was gonna take him and his sibling, but his foster mom said he would be fine on his own and I thought 2 kittens in a small apartment would be sort of overwhelming.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why he yells at night? I'm thinking he might need a kitten friend, but I don't wanna commit to the financial obligation unless I'm pretty sure he'll improve.
Again, thanks so much for reading and for any advice you can give!