Hey everyone,
My cat Cello is a neutered, 8 year old male siamese, and is a classic vocal boy, I've had him for about 1 and a half years. When I first got him the odd night he would get up meowing at 4-5 am, non-stop but I just ignored him and it was a pretty rare occurence.
Recently the night-time meows have been almost everynight, and I know many of you have been through the sleepless nights because of kitties because I've spent all night reading up on threads where people had the same problem!
i've tried all the classic things
- 100% ignoring (he just marches around the apartment meowing loudly if we don't give him attention - good or bad - in our room)
- feeding before bed
- long walk or play session and cuddles and attention before bed
- tiring him out ALL day
- in my house Cat's sleep with people. So i refuse to lock him out (I'd hear him anyways)
I think it's just become a habit that needs to be broken. I've never had to use feliway before but I've heard such amazing things about it I think this is what I'm going to try.... I read about it on a different website helping cats calm down at night
Does this sound like a good attack plan - plugging it in a couple hours before bed, in an outlet by the bed?? then unplugging in the morning - or should I leave it plugged in all the time??
Not sure exactly how it works - all bits of advice would be greatly appreciated
My cat Cello is a neutered, 8 year old male siamese, and is a classic vocal boy, I've had him for about 1 and a half years. When I first got him the odd night he would get up meowing at 4-5 am, non-stop but I just ignored him and it was a pretty rare occurence.
Recently the night-time meows have been almost everynight, and I know many of you have been through the sleepless nights because of kitties because I've spent all night reading up on threads where people had the same problem!
i've tried all the classic things
- 100% ignoring (he just marches around the apartment meowing loudly if we don't give him attention - good or bad - in our room)
- feeding before bed
- long walk or play session and cuddles and attention before bed
- tiring him out ALL day
- in my house Cat's sleep with people. So i refuse to lock him out (I'd hear him anyways)
I think it's just become a habit that needs to be broken. I've never had to use feliway before but I've heard such amazing things about it I think this is what I'm going to try.... I read about it on a different website helping cats calm down at night
Does this sound like a good attack plan - plugging it in a couple hours before bed, in an outlet by the bed?? then unplugging in the morning - or should I leave it plugged in all the time??
Not sure exactly how it works - all bits of advice would be greatly appreciated