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Situation:
Puppy was pretty much meowing every 15 minutes last night from midnight until 3 am. Obviously, I didn't sleep much. The problem is that he meows at the front door of the apartment. We were only allowed to keep him as long as he was quiet. I need to stop this immediately so that we don't have to give him up. This has been getting worse since we got him.
Measures we've taken:
* Check at night that he has food, water, favorite window is open, and toys are out.
* Hard play for 30 minutes before bedtime. We make him sprint and leap into the air until he's breathing hard and no longer gives chase.
* We originally tried picking him up when he meowed, placing him on his favorite chair, and petting him. He purrs, but he gets up after a minute.
* We've tried playing with him for 10 minutes. He likes this, but it doesn't seem to stop him from meowing. He's back at it again soon.
* We've barricaded him in the bedroom/hall/bathroom area with us (no door), so that way he can't meow in the living room. Then we ignore his meows (we don't get any sleep, but at least he won't bother the neighbors as much). This doesn't work because he just keeps meowing. And he figured out how to jump the barricade.
* We've yelled/hissed at him. This only gets his attention away from the living room and he meows back at us.
* We were going to try spraying with water, but as soon as he sees us up he stops meowing and starts purring.
I've called my vet; he's supposed to call me back later today.
Please HELP! I don't want my neighbors to hear him! Is there anything else we can do?
Puppy was pretty much meowing every 15 minutes last night from midnight until 3 am. Obviously, I didn't sleep much. The problem is that he meows at the front door of the apartment. We were only allowed to keep him as long as he was quiet. I need to stop this immediately so that we don't have to give him up. This has been getting worse since we got him.
Measures we've taken:
* Check at night that he has food, water, favorite window is open, and toys are out.
* Hard play for 30 minutes before bedtime. We make him sprint and leap into the air until he's breathing hard and no longer gives chase.
* We originally tried picking him up when he meowed, placing him on his favorite chair, and petting him. He purrs, but he gets up after a minute.
* We've tried playing with him for 10 minutes. He likes this, but it doesn't seem to stop him from meowing. He's back at it again soon.
* We've barricaded him in the bedroom/hall/bathroom area with us (no door), so that way he can't meow in the living room. Then we ignore his meows (we don't get any sleep, but at least he won't bother the neighbors as much). This doesn't work because he just keeps meowing. And he figured out how to jump the barricade.
* We've yelled/hissed at him. This only gets his attention away from the living room and he meows back at us.
* We were going to try spraying with water, but as soon as he sees us up he stops meowing and starts purring.
I've called my vet; he's supposed to call me back later today.
Please HELP! I don't want my neighbors to hear him! Is there anything else we can do?