Pudge was never a very vocal cat until I started fostering. For the forst few months that I had her, I was not sure she could meow (now I know that as a young semi-feral, she simply wasnt old enough at the time.)
She's since developes a specific meow for everything (except pottying, which she stays very silent about), and as of two days ago, has added "the mystery meow".
She will walk into a room, sit in the middle of the floor or on top of a tall chair, look around, and meow, usually at the butt-crack of dawn if I happen to move in my sleep. I get up for work at 9am a few das a week, and she's caught on to this, and has decided that it is the perfect time for me to wake up every morning.
She will meow until I get up, then chirp happily and become a little purring mushbucket. I would ignore it so that it does not catch on as a habit, but bf would not appreciate that, as we sleep in the same room, and it is clear that she is calling me when she does this.
She very recently turned two, so this may have something to do with it (a la "happy birthday to me, walking tree and wierd deep-voiced creature! pet me and give me treats now!"), but I believe that with this being her first time as the only cat in a long while, she is probably lonely.
Now she has begun to meow randomly, usually around 3-5 am when I am still awake. (You see why the 9am wakeups are a problem now), and I have no idea what she wants. It is only once or twice, and she'll usually just stay wherever she is, meow a few times, and slowly walk away. Perhaps she is feeling ignored when she does this? What do you think?
I play with her very often and am considering getting her a friend to plot world domination over homegrown catnip with in the future (at least a few months off, though), but what can I do in the meantime to ensure that I get more than 3-4 hours of sleep?
She's since developes a specific meow for everything (except pottying, which she stays very silent about), and as of two days ago, has added "the mystery meow".
She will walk into a room, sit in the middle of the floor or on top of a tall chair, look around, and meow, usually at the butt-crack of dawn if I happen to move in my sleep. I get up for work at 9am a few das a week, and she's caught on to this, and has decided that it is the perfect time for me to wake up every morning.
She will meow until I get up, then chirp happily and become a little purring mushbucket. I would ignore it so that it does not catch on as a habit, but bf would not appreciate that, as we sleep in the same room, and it is clear that she is calling me when she does this.
She very recently turned two, so this may have something to do with it (a la "happy birthday to me, walking tree and wierd deep-voiced creature! pet me and give me treats now!"), but I believe that with this being her first time as the only cat in a long while, she is probably lonely.
Now she has begun to meow randomly, usually around 3-5 am when I am still awake. (You see why the 9am wakeups are a problem now), and I have no idea what she wants. It is only once or twice, and she'll usually just stay wherever she is, meow a few times, and slowly walk away. Perhaps she is feeling ignored when she does this? What do you think?
I play with her very often and am considering getting her a friend to plot world domination over homegrown catnip with in the future (at least a few months off, though), but what can I do in the meantime to ensure that I get more than 3-4 hours of sleep?
