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I know there are so many threads out there with so much advice, but I've read it all and I finally just need to post my own and hear some quality advice for my cat.
I love my new rescue cat of 3 1/2 weeks, a 3 year old who was found as a stray. He's exceedingly loving, a 13 lbs big boned boy who I got for his Maine Coon roots (with the personality to boot). And like many Maine Coons, he loves being in the same room as you and what I knew would come with the breed, he's very vocal.
I grew up with cats and understand them, but my roommate (who got a kitten at the same time) is frustrated with him. It's exasperating trying to figure out how to train him best to not meow every time we're up and walking around. I HAVE trained him to sit on command, and as of this weekend he will sit QUIETLY on command and wait for the food in my hand. He's there, I got him that far from directions on forums and maybe I just need to wait and keep doing it, but once you start walking around the apartment he's underfoot and meowing again. He's not receiving attention when he's meowing, and when he's quiet I love to love him (I mean that's why I got him! He's soooo lovable). All advice has said it'd take a couple days, a week at the most, to curve meowing.
I understand he'll meow around feeding times, and he does, but it's the in between that doesn't make sense. He's NOT given treats unless I'm teaching him good behavior through it. He's had some recent accidents, finding out that the garbage has food and knocked over our lidded large trash bin and has ripped open two sacks of trash. Mozzie is OBSESSED with food, and being fed twice a day and getting into the garbage (a resolved issue in itself) he's not hungry, just obsessive. He'll even be meowing again after eating, which is always a session of me having him sit and eat slowly as rewarded for being quiet.
Things I've done: taught him to sit, taught him to sit quietly for food, bought (and waiting in the mail) a feeder station that will slow down his eating and make him work for his food.
Would it help to buy him the ball that you put food into, so he can push it around and be distracted by it? I don't know if that will fix anything, like putting a bandaid over a festering wound. I want curve this behavior and not make poor choices (and spend money) that I don't need to.
Thank you for your help!! It's just that I've taught him to sit and be quiet while eating, it's all the other times of the day that he's meowing!
I love my new rescue cat of 3 1/2 weeks, a 3 year old who was found as a stray. He's exceedingly loving, a 13 lbs big boned boy who I got for his Maine Coon roots (with the personality to boot). And like many Maine Coons, he loves being in the same room as you and what I knew would come with the breed, he's very vocal.
I grew up with cats and understand them, but my roommate (who got a kitten at the same time) is frustrated with him. It's exasperating trying to figure out how to train him best to not meow every time we're up and walking around. I HAVE trained him to sit on command, and as of this weekend he will sit QUIETLY on command and wait for the food in my hand. He's there, I got him that far from directions on forums and maybe I just need to wait and keep doing it, but once you start walking around the apartment he's underfoot and meowing again. He's not receiving attention when he's meowing, and when he's quiet I love to love him (I mean that's why I got him! He's soooo lovable). All advice has said it'd take a couple days, a week at the most, to curve meowing.
I understand he'll meow around feeding times, and he does, but it's the in between that doesn't make sense. He's NOT given treats unless I'm teaching him good behavior through it. He's had some recent accidents, finding out that the garbage has food and knocked over our lidded large trash bin and has ripped open two sacks of trash. Mozzie is OBSESSED with food, and being fed twice a day and getting into the garbage (a resolved issue in itself) he's not hungry, just obsessive. He'll even be meowing again after eating, which is always a session of me having him sit and eat slowly as rewarded for being quiet.
Things I've done: taught him to sit, taught him to sit quietly for food, bought (and waiting in the mail) a feeder station that will slow down his eating and make him work for his food.
Would it help to buy him the ball that you put food into, so he can push it around and be distracted by it? I don't know if that will fix anything, like putting a bandaid over a festering wound. I want curve this behavior and not make poor choices (and spend money) that I don't need to.
Thank you for your help!! It's just that I've taught him to sit and be quiet while eating, it's all the other times of the day that he's meowing!
