OK....so we have two new cats. The male is fixed and front declawed (came that way) and is pretty affectionate...but also content to be on his own sleeping under a bed or wherever.
Come night time (and even some during the day), he starts in with the serious meowing....and we are guessing it is because he wants OUTSIDE. OMG. It is super annoying...especially when sleep is in DIRE need.
My husband thinks he wants to go out to do a territorial thing (I don't know much about these things), but either way (OMG...I hear him in the basement now meowing like crazy)....I am losing sleep (between this cat, 5 mo old, and 3 year old) and my sanity.
I don't know what to do!! I've read about not giving attention with this cat is doing this and giving attention when he isn't, but this cat could really care less about attention like that...he just wants OUT or something. We've started squirting him with water every time he does it, but he just runs and hides and starts back over again. I wouldn't say he is "afraid", really....but sometimes a loud noise will startle him.....or if someone sneezes, he will jump....almost like he is on edge a lot (although, like I said..he is very affectionate and will let you rub his belly and everything). He isn't out a lot, either...when he isn't getting patted/eating, he is like under the bed or upstairs doing whatever.
I am not a big believer and dumping your pets for "stupid" things like this, but I don't know how much of this I can deal with.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Come night time (and even some during the day), he starts in with the serious meowing....and we are guessing it is because he wants OUTSIDE. OMG. It is super annoying...especially when sleep is in DIRE need.
My husband thinks he wants to go out to do a territorial thing (I don't know much about these things), but either way (OMG...I hear him in the basement now meowing like crazy)....I am losing sleep (between this cat, 5 mo old, and 3 year old) and my sanity.
I don't know what to do!! I've read about not giving attention with this cat is doing this and giving attention when he isn't, but this cat could really care less about attention like that...he just wants OUT or something. We've started squirting him with water every time he does it, but he just runs and hides and starts back over again. I wouldn't say he is "afraid", really....but sometimes a loud noise will startle him.....or if someone sneezes, he will jump....almost like he is on edge a lot (although, like I said..he is very affectionate and will let you rub his belly and everything). He isn't out a lot, either...when he isn't getting patted/eating, he is like under the bed or upstairs doing whatever.
I am not a big believer and dumping your pets for "stupid" things like this, but I don't know how much of this I can deal with.
Anyone have any suggestions?