Apologies if this is long, to avoid drip feeding
We had there rescue cats, which we rescued seperately over a period of three years. Our most recent is a boy. We think he's quite young, maybe 3 or 4? Stupidly handsome. He got neutered at the shelter so this was done late. Vet believes he is half Maine coon and half feral. He gets on fine with the others (well, a bit over exuberant and chasey but nothing too bad). Outside? Total psycho. Taking on any other cat; chased two other neighbourhood cats off.
In the last year, he sustained an injury which means we have to keep him indoors; in addition, I've had a baby, we have moved house and our oldest cat had to be out to sleep.
Now, he just won't shut up. He was always a talker, but he yowls the place down. We have to lock the cats in the living room at night as he was waking us at 4am. He frequently wakes the baby from his daytime naps. We don't understand. He has twice the space of his last home.
We've tried loads of things. Feliway has no effect; we've tried reinforcing good behaviour and petting him when he's quiet. We've tried food rewards; a cat calming collar.
His behaviour genuinely impacts our lives because he raises our stress levels; having a teething baby finally settled then woken by a cat?!?
We love him and don't want to rehome him at all but would really, really appreciate some other ideas on how to get him to settle down better.
If you're still reading, thank you :) ??