Cat Yowling and Meowing

Cat driving you crazy?  Cat yowling and excessive meowing can do that.  We've handled many such cases, and we can show you just what to do -- and what not to do. 

I’ve had many clients who came to me saying they had not had a good night’s sleep in years because of the middle-of-the-night meowing. Others were about to be evicted because of their cats’ non-stop or early morning meowing. Some are simply dumbfounded that their cat can consistently beat a 6:30a.m. alarm clock by meowing at 6:28a.m.

The excessive-meowing consult has become my favorite over the years because I can so profoundly change the lives of the cat owner and the cat. Finally able to get some rest, they say I’ve added ten years to their lives, helped them to keep their apartments (and their jobs, now that they’re no longer so sleep deprived that they can’t function), and even saved their marriages.

There are many possible reasons why your cat could be meowing (or yowling – making an even louder and more insistent sound) excessively or at inappropriate times. The Original Cause might be a medical issue. I’ve seen quite a few diabetic cats who ate continually yet were still hungry: I’m eating and it’s not working!

If your cat has both increased her meowing and reversed her night and day behaviors, she may be senile or have feline cognitive dysfunction. Given how many medical problems can contribute to excessive meowing, it’s very important to have your cat fully checked out - with blood work, urinalysis and any other diagnostic testing your vet might recommend.

Besides health issues, the situations leading to excessive vocalization, in approximate, descending order of likelihood, are:
1. The cat’s hunting clock is set for morning instead of evening
2. Separation anxiety
3. You’ve trained your cat to meow to get what he wants
4. Change in environment (e.g., after a move)
5. Change in schedule (yours or his)
6. Loss of family member
7. Pent-up energy or emotion needing to be released (boring or stressful environment)
8. Hunger
9. Meowing has become a self-rewarding habit and just feels good!
10. Some cats are just naturally more vocal than others
11. Talkative owners may have more talkative cats
12. An outdoor cat has been brought to live indoors
13. Your cat is in heat – the yowling will be temporary but will recur periodically for as long as your cat is unspayed
 

Book a consultation now for your own customized treatment plan.  And get relief from all that vocalization today.


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