New rescue cat howling - please help

[thatcountrylife]

We adopted an 18 month old cat from a local shelter last weekend. She is adorable and loves to cuddle but she wowls, cries and howls the whole time she isn't asleep.
I don't want her in our bedroom at night so she's left downstairs with the door shut but she cries all night and has destroyed the carpet by the door. She has a cat tree, toys, food, water and litter tray, and we've had a feliway on for the last three nights. During the day she wowls walking around the house.
We're both exhausted from the crying and she doesn't seem happy either. What can we do?

[thatcountrylife]

Adding that while she's my first cat of my own I had cats growing up. I've just never known such a vocal, unsettled cat :(

[tortoiseshell1985]

She may settle if you let her in bedroom / upstairs at night could you do that? I put a cover on to protect duvet

[userxx]

I think you are going to have to let her into the bedroom until she's more settled.

[Balaur]

Is she going outside yet? Hopefully she's been spayed as it sounds a bit like "on heat" behaviour !

[madcatladyforever]

It sounds like she is confused and lonely, cats can be quite neurotic. i would let her out until she becomes settled, she'll probably be fine with a cuddle and then when she is used to you, you can gradually start kee ping her downstairs again at night.
I dread to think of the wailing my 19 year old girl would do if she didn't have access to me at all times.
Some cats are needier and more insecure than others.

[thatcountrylife]

No not going outside yet. She has been spayed.

We did try one night with her upstairs with the run of the house apart from the bedroom, but she ran around howling. My partner was happy to get a cat on the condition that she didn't sleep overnight in the bedroom, which was ok with me as none of my childhood cats did.

[slipperywhensparticus]

Have you talked back? I have a vocal cat he chats when he watches the neighbours out the window if I talk back he stops faster if he loses me in the house he just shouts till he "finds" me talking back obviously helps

Other thing has she been checked for deafness

[slipperywhensparticus]

Its just been a week settling takes time you can also get spot on calm drops or chill drops from herbal health at home

[Fluffycloudland77]

A weeks very early days for a cat.

[tortoiseshell1985]

I think honestly she would settle if allowed in with you
Mine would be a nightmare if shut out

[userxx]

You need to let her in the bedroom.

[thecatneuterer]

Yep, I agree with everyone else. You need to allow her into the bedroom.

[Prestel]

You could try setting up a bedtime routine for her. Putting out some dry food and maybe some cat milk just before you go to bed will help create a positive routine associated with when you go to sleep. Try to be consistent time wise for the first few weeks. There's some more tips here:

www.wikihow.com/Help-Cats-to-Sleep-at-Bedtime