My spayed cat yowls at night

...And she only does it when I've turned in for the night and lay in bed...

It doesn't matter what time it is. If I haven't turned in and set into my bed she won't yowl. But minutes after I've done so (when I start to fall asleep) she'll climb down from her cat tree, and then she'll start walking up and down the kitchen and softly yowl.

She's a spayed 2 year old cat. When she yowls it's not loud but it's still like a very sonorous meow and it's like she's in heat. I contacted the animal clinic that spayed her and they do an OVH (ovariohysterectomy) and removed her ovaries and uterus.

So what's the deal?

Kitten does this. If I go check she usually has a toy in her mouth or one in front of her that she's talking about. I've been told it's a call she would make to her kittens if she had some. She may be spayed but she's still a diva to be reckoned with.  Usually I praise her hunting skills giver her a pet and go back to bed.

Yes, I forget. The meowing that Chloe does is the same she does, every now and then, when she's walking around with a toy in her mouth. It's a soft-spoken and slow yowl. 

But I don't get why my cat times this behavior to me going to sleep. It's annoying. It only started happening regularly 2 weeks ago. My other cat, who is never on my bed, jumps up onto bed shortly after I've turned in, and shortly after that Chloe starts yowling -- and it wakes me up!

ChloeJune said:

 
Yes, I forget. The meowing that Chloe does is the same she does, every now and then, when she's walking around with a toy in her mouth. It's a soft-spoken and slow yowl. 

But I don't get why my cat times this behavior to me going to sleep. It's annoying. It only started happening regularly 2 weeks ago. My other cat, who is never on my bed, jumps up onto bed shortly after I've turned in, and shortly after that Chloe starts yowling -- and it wakes me up!

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It seems to be a natural behavior. I don't have a clue how to stop it. I find it endearing and interesting and usually get up to admire her kill and praise her hunting ability. It's hard not to laugh at a fearsome hunter presenting a pink feather boa.

You would be amazed at how many threads there are on this... it's such a common problem.

I thought I'd note some here, so you can look through and see if there's anything helpful:

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/248932/why-does-my-cat-yowl-at-night

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/246933/carrying-toy-and-yowling

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/284390/yowling-at-bedtime

Mani said:

 
You would be amazed at how many threads there are on this... it's such a common problem.

I thought I'd note some here, so you can look through and see if there's anything helpful:

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/248932/why-does-my-cat-yowl-at-night

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/246933/carrying-toy-and-yowling

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/284390/yowling-at-bedtime

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Thanks for the threads. 

I'm convinced I understand now why my cat does what she does. When she sneaks down from her tree after I've turned in, what's she's doing with the soft quiet yowling is having her own little playtime because in fact there are toys involved. So why does she do it when I've turned in and been on my bed at night for a few minutes? Because my cat is shy and likes having playtime to herself. Her playtime = private time. Little momma cat. She loves her private playtime, eagerly looks forward to it, and can only have it when everyone else, including her daughter, are asleep. 

BTW, she has continued on with this behavior EVERY SINGLE NIGHT after 4 minutes of me lying in bed with the lights off... EVERY SINGLE NIGHT like clockwork. The reason it bothered me is becauase the yowls are so quiet my brain starts to focus on sound and I don't know if I'm imaginging the noise or not.