Hello ~ SORRY THIS IS SO LONG!
My husband and I just returned from being away from our cat (KitKat) for seven days. She is our first cat and we adopted her a few months ago in July. This is the first time that we left her alone and we were very stressed out about making sure we made the right decision for her care in our absence.
Of all of our choices (boarding, staying at home, or going to my mom's house), we decided KitKat would be happiest at home in her own surroundings. So she was home all week with someone checking in on her everyday to feed her, give her water, brush her, play with her, etc. Everyday, I'd get a call letting me know that she was doing well and was happy, purring, etc.
Well, last night when we got home (very late) from the airport, she was very happy to see us. After about an hour though, she started meowing and it went on for HOURS.
She slept from about 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. and started meowing again. I am at work now, and I hope she is home sleeping and not stressed out. (The meowing sounded like she was feeling stress).
Some of you may have read my posts with questions when we first adopted KitKat. Our biggest concern with her was her constant meowing. It just never stopped. After a few months, it seemed like the meowing had slowed (never stopped), but we were at the point where she had a "routine" and she was letting us sleep through the night and the meowing wasn't as incessant.
Did our trip away from her throw us back to square one? The meowing is seriously non-stop and she is hoarse from meowing so much.
She isn't hungry, she is in good health, and she's been spayed (these are all pieces of advice I've gotten in the past - to see if she was hungry, sick, or had been spayed, so I know these are not the issues).
I worry that she maybe has an emotional problem, but I just don't know how that works with cats since I've never had a cat before. The vet said she just might be very anxious and that we could try medication as a last resort - but I truly don't want to put her on any medications if I don't need to.
Also, we've tried Feliway plug-ins for her and I really didn't notice a difference when using the plug in...
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
My husband and I just returned from being away from our cat (KitKat) for seven days. She is our first cat and we adopted her a few months ago in July. This is the first time that we left her alone and we were very stressed out about making sure we made the right decision for her care in our absence.
Of all of our choices (boarding, staying at home, or going to my mom's house), we decided KitKat would be happiest at home in her own surroundings. So she was home all week with someone checking in on her everyday to feed her, give her water, brush her, play with her, etc. Everyday, I'd get a call letting me know that she was doing well and was happy, purring, etc.
Well, last night when we got home (very late) from the airport, she was very happy to see us. After about an hour though, she started meowing and it went on for HOURS.
Some of you may have read my posts with questions when we first adopted KitKat. Our biggest concern with her was her constant meowing. It just never stopped. After a few months, it seemed like the meowing had slowed (never stopped), but we were at the point where she had a "routine" and she was letting us sleep through the night and the meowing wasn't as incessant.
Did our trip away from her throw us back to square one? The meowing is seriously non-stop and she is hoarse from meowing so much.
She isn't hungry, she is in good health, and she's been spayed (these are all pieces of advice I've gotten in the past - to see if she was hungry, sick, or had been spayed, so I know these are not the issues).
I worry that she maybe has an emotional problem, but I just don't know how that works with cats since I've never had a cat before. The vet said she just might be very anxious and that we could try medication as a last resort - but I truly don't want to put her on any medications if I don't need to.
Also, we've tried Feliway plug-ins for her and I really didn't notice a difference when using the plug in...
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.