Our male Burmese, 2 years old, has been getting into nasty fights with other toms in the neighborhood. On the vet's advice, we have stopped his night-time prowling by keeping him inside the house at nights, since the vet says that night-time prowls encourages the tom's territorial instincts and encourages fights with other cats who later trespass.
However, since keeping our cat inside at nights, he meows and complains all night long, waking us up and letting us have no sleep! He constantly knocks himself against window panes, leaps into bed and makes a fuss because he wants to go out.
I have proposed to my wife that whenever he makes a noise we make a loud noise and tell him to stop. I hope after a few weeks of consistently doing that, he'll stop. My wife says you can't discipline cats. This is becoming a REAL PROBLEM!
HELP! PLEASE ADVISE!! WHAT CAN WE DO???
OBarbas, Sleepless in Sydney
However, since keeping our cat inside at nights, he meows and complains all night long, waking us up and letting us have no sleep! He constantly knocks himself against window panes, leaps into bed and makes a fuss because he wants to go out.
I have proposed to my wife that whenever he makes a noise we make a loud noise and tell him to stop. I hope after a few weeks of consistently doing that, he'll stop. My wife says you can't discipline cats. This is becoming a REAL PROBLEM!
HELP! PLEASE ADVISE!! WHAT CAN WE DO???
OBarbas, Sleepless in Sydney