please help. cat about to be rehomed.

[gingernutlover]

our cat is driving us up the wall at the moment. Dh wants to get rid and he really is close to actually doing it.

he cries at night really loudly even with a full bowl of food, his cat flap is open and is not shut in or out of anywhere except dd's room.

we try to give him lots of attention during the day but he is waking us up at least twice a night for no particualr reason and we are so tired

ironically dd is at the moment sleeping right through but we are worried he may begin waking her too.

any suggestions before dh starts advertising him?

really don';t want him to go

lock him in the kitchen at night so he's not disturbing the house, you'd be surprised how little it bothers them and he won't be waking you anymore

kitchen or garage IMO

have to say that my cat struts around the house at night, yowling at the top of his lungs.

we think it's cute

he's especially noisy when he brings in a kill though, and I don't really appreciate getting up in the small hours to clean up the mess.

but he's family

thanks for the tips - would try shutting him in maybe - pretty sure he'll go into manic pussy mode but worth a try.

just a thought - he's normally out when we go to bed at 10pm.

the first strut begins at 11pm

is he neutered? just a thought.. or get him a mate

Slightly diff. situation. After DD - our 3rd baby - was born our cat (we have 2) started leaving home and making a nest in soe else's garden. Nothing we could do could opersuade him to stay at home. Eventually we were getting calls to collect him and this on top of 3 kids - inc. newborn - all under 5yo. We decided it was unfair if he was so unhappy to keep him - also he had fleas and ticks etc from sleeping rough. I rehomed him - well, he went to a place recommended by our vet. A lady who matches cats personalities with prospective owners..don't even ask! anyway he was rehomed really quickly in an environment without young children where he has lots of space to run in fields. i miss him and feel v. sad at having to give him away, but i do think he's prob. happir without the kids around.

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yep he ios neutered and is about 5 yrs old. he seems quite happy and dont think hes ill. he has just come back from a week at the cattery but was doing this before we went away anyway

a week at the cattery - oh no - mine went once, and for the first 48 hours ( no exaggeration) that he was back home he roamed the house day and night youwling.

It drove us insane

My mum and dads cat is different to yours in that she doesn't go out and is very very shy so she spends all her time hidden somewhere in the house.
My parents have juts come back off a 2 week holiday and whilst there has been people coming in to feed her she has been a total nightmare since they've got back. She's crying alot, won't leave their side, sleeps in their bed and wants to be on top of them all day. Not like her at all.

The other thing that sets her off is when another cat comes near the house or a bird. Theres a great big ginger tom that sits at one of the windows outside and just stares at her. Makes her very cross and she just howls until he's gone. The same for birds or if a fox or hedgehog wander in the garden.
She'll happily growl at them from inside but wouldn't dare step one foot out of the door

i read alot of 'canine psychologly' stuff and took a course a few yrs back, i know there are 'cat psychology' books out there that are 'light reading' and may help. maybe pop to your library, or google it?