My cat Simba walks around my apartment meowing away. I have 3 cats and he is the only one that does it. Almost sounds like its a wining meow, we don't know what to do. Can anyone help?
Thank you for your post, the noise he is making is sort of a problem. The complex we just moved into is a really really quiet place. The walls seem to be pretty thin because in the morning we can hear the next doors television.Originally Posted by cat52
Iluvdevons has the good advice and the important question of whether or not the noise is a new thing for Simba. I'll add that one of my brood didn't start to make noise until he felt completely at home. Now, he has comments on everything, including (apparently) air molecules. Is the noise he makes causing a problem (other than wondering why he's doing it)?
This totally sounds like Simba, he will walk away and wine. He'll walk into the bathroom and meow loud most in there. I'm thinking maybe he likes the echo?Originally Posted by lunasmom
Whitey is the talker of our lot. We often laugh because he'll wander away and then start crying/meowing.We just claim that he's lost us in the house so he's crying to find out where we went to (even though He's the one that walked away).
He's roughly about 19 months, we have a lazer that he loves and we sometimes have him run away chasing it before we go to bed. But that doesn't seem to work. He's doing it more now since we just moved into a new place. The first 2 nights were too crazy, we couldn't go to sleep at all. But other then that, he's always been a winer.Originally Posted by erinca7821
Though cats are nocturnal, a good snack and play session right before bed will wear him out enough... mine sleeps with me at night now... he used to be a wild child too... and I leave quiet toys out if he does feel like playing a little overnight.. how old is he?
Yea I think Whitey likes the sound of his own voiceOriginally Posted by scof0elife
This totally sounds like Simba, he will walk away and wine. He'll walk into the bathroom and meow loud most in there. I'm thinking maybe he likes the echo?
Originally Posted by cat52
And aha, you recently moved to a new place!
Cats react to new situations, and changing their whole living place is about as new as you can get. Whitey's meowing and hyperactivity might be traits he will always have, but I'll bet he's "worse than usual" right now because of being in a new place.
You said his noise might be a problem with the thin walls and all. When I took in (Moaning) Myrtle and chatty Moe, I went to each of my neighbors and said, "Please let me know if the noise bothers you." Nobody ever complained.
Other folks have already given good advice for reducing his hyperactivity at night. I have, in the past, with a particularly loud & talkative Siamese, succeeded with behavior mod techniques in reducing (but never getting rid of!) the talking. However, it is a long process and requires a lot of work, so if you can possibly put up with Whitey and love him "just the way he is", I also think the advice that he will "improve" with age is right on.
However, if there is a problem with noise and neighbors complaining that doesn't go away once Whitey is settled in, if you like, I can outline how to use non-punishing behavior mod techniques to reduce his meowing. Or....there's always...earplugs.