Cat yowling every single day

kenzie riann

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So, my husband and I live with a family friend.  Our friend has 4 cats, 1 of which is healthy, 1 that is mysteriously losing hair, one that eats anything edible that you give him and has the diarrhea to prove it, and the other... that yowls.  In the morning.  In the afternoon.  In the evening.  And especially ALL night.  The other two, we're working on fixing their issues, but this one, named Boots...we just don't know.  Also, he is not fixed.  Our friend has agreed to get the two boys fixed, but won't let us get the girls fixed, for whatever reason.

This is similar to what he sounds like.

At first I thought maybe he wasn't getting enough attention, or played with enough.  I play with him everyday to burn off that energy.  That didn't work.  So I tried showing him affection.  He will let you pet him, which is more than two of the others will let you do, and NONE of the will tolerate being held for even a second. 

At this point, it's starting to affect myself and my husband's sleeping.  We've tossed out the idea that my friend should maybe downsize, and find new homes for the animals.  Most of the reason being for that, is that he cannot afford vet bills for the pets, which most, if not all of them, need to be seen.  He gave us a maybe on one cat, and a no on the three.  His reasons were that one cat and both dogs belongs to my cousin, who now lives in Colorado for 2-4 years now, one is his baby, and one is his "snuggle bunny".  When we moved in with him, the house was on the edge of being condemned.  We cleaned it up, and do all of the caretaking for the animals. 

I absolutely get where he's coming from, with rehoming two of the cats.  I've had to rehome my first cat, and my first dog, in the last two years.  It was horrible, but I did it because I knew we were struggling and knew that we couldn't give them the home that they deserved.  He doesn't see that, though. 

As of right now, until we can somehow convince him to rehome some of the animals without offending him, we need to deal with the yowling issue.  He doesn't want affection, he plays multiple times a day and gets his energy out, he isn't hungry, he pees and poos just fine...  I'm at a loss.

 
 

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He is yowling because he is not fixed.  Oh dear you are going to have a mess on your hands.  You have an intact male and unspayed female cats all living together.  Kittens will be happening soon.  The cat is yowling because of his hormones.  He smells the females who are probably going into heat and he cannot control himself.  He wants to get at the females or get outside and find a mate.  He cannot control this behavior.

Your friend ( or you) need to get all of these cats spayed/neutered ASAP.  There are low cost spay/neuter clinics available in most areas.  Do an internet search. 

It seems that all of the cats need to be seen by a vet.

How do you keep the cats separated so that you do not have kittens yet?  You are going to have one big mess on your hand very soon if you do not get all of the cats fixed.  It is cruel to allow females to go into heat over and over again.  It is very hard on their bodies.  Also getting pregnant over and over again is very hard.  The world does not need any more kittens.  Have you been to a shelter recently?  None have enough space for all of the millions and millions of kittens that are born each year.  Please do the responsible thing and have all of these animals fixed.

It will solve many of the behavior problems and the cats will all be much healthier.
 
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He is yowling because he is not fixed.  Oh dear you are going to have a mess on your hands.  You have an intact male and unspayed female cats all living together.  Kittens will be happening soon.  The cat is yowling because of his hormones.  He smells the females who are probably going into heat and he cannot control himself.  He wants to get at the females or get outside and find a mate.  He cannot control this behavior.

Your friend ( or you) need to get all of these cats spayed/neutered ASAP.  There are low cost spay/neuter clinics available in most areas.  Do an internet search. 

It seems that all of the cats need to be seen by a vet.

How do you keep the cats separated so that you do not have kittens yet?  You are going to have one big mess on your hand very soon if you do not get all of the cats fixed.  It is cruel to allow females to go into heat over and over again.  It is very hard on their bodies.  Also getting pregnant over and over again is very hard.  The world does not need any more kittens.  Have you been to a shelter recently?  None have enough space for all of the millions and millions of kittens that are born each year.  Please do the responsible thing and have all of these animals fixed.

It will solve many of the behavior problems and the cats will all be much healthier.
If you see my post history, kittens already have happened.  We have a low-cost spay and neuter clinic that is even cheaper for us since we're low-income, the problem is just GETTING there, since it's an hour away.  And it would have to be two appointments, since they do males and females on different days. 

Why he doesn't want the females fixed, I have no idea.  We're doing our best to convince him, without offending or upsetting him.  We're in a pickly, that's for sure.
 
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