Hi,
I got a cat recently from the Cats Protection League. He had been a stray for years and when they picked him up he was rather worn in. He also suffers from FIV, so when places in the pens he wsan't allowed to mix with the other cats for fear of spreading the infection. He started to get pen distress and stopped cleaning himself, so the girl who worked there took him home.
It was about a week later that I happened to come across the advert to rehome him and I took him instantly. Due to the fact he is an FIV cat he is not allowed out now, and I live alone in a one bedroom flat (which is still quite big). I work for most of the day but come home in the evenings and spend all my time petting him, as he craves attention. Everything has been going smoothly for the last 6 weeks until 3 days ago. He has been sitting by the windows (I am 2 floors up) and miaowing at all the cats below. Now this is fine during the day, but now he has started doing it all through the night. He is constantly pacing the flat and changing windows and basically keeping me awake all night. I feel awful about leaving him indoors all the time, especially since he lived outdoors for so many years, but there is nothing else I can do - I have considered getting another cat as company for him, but not sure whether this is what he wants.
Has anyone else had a similar problem?
I got a cat recently from the Cats Protection League. He had been a stray for years and when they picked him up he was rather worn in. He also suffers from FIV, so when places in the pens he wsan't allowed to mix with the other cats for fear of spreading the infection. He started to get pen distress and stopped cleaning himself, so the girl who worked there took him home.
It was about a week later that I happened to come across the advert to rehome him and I took him instantly. Due to the fact he is an FIV cat he is not allowed out now, and I live alone in a one bedroom flat (which is still quite big). I work for most of the day but come home in the evenings and spend all my time petting him, as he craves attention. Everything has been going smoothly for the last 6 weeks until 3 days ago. He has been sitting by the windows (I am 2 floors up) and miaowing at all the cats below. Now this is fine during the day, but now he has started doing it all through the night. He is constantly pacing the flat and changing windows and basically keeping me awake all night. I feel awful about leaving him indoors all the time, especially since he lived outdoors for so many years, but there is nothing else I can do - I have considered getting another cat as company for him, but not sure whether this is what he wants.
Has anyone else had a similar problem?