Hello! Always such great advice and support from everyone on here so I thought I'd post another question. Our 7 month old (spayed) cat has started being very noisy at night. Last night we barely slept and it can't go on like this, it surely must be stressful for her too.
Previously we closed our bedroom door at lights out and she would be quiet until morning. But now she spends the whole night meowing outside the door or trying to jump up to open it. She's even succeeded in opening it in the last few days (which I guess is encouraging her to keep doing it). We've been trying to ignore it and stay quiet in the room in the hope she will lose interest but that doesn't seem to be working.
Any tips?! We've considered confining her to another large room in a different part of the house? Persevering with the closed door just locked so she can't open it and just suffering the noise until she gives up (but worried about the neighbours)?
We live in a hot climate most of the year that requires A/C and the bedroom door to be closed and not keen on encouraging her to sleep with us for fear of her disturbing our sleep. If we trial her sleeping with us we're concerned it will be impossible to break the habit if she's super active at night.
She usually does have access to our bedroom during the day when we are out and when we are home. Should we be restricting access to the room all the time?
Help!
Previously we closed our bedroom door at lights out and she would be quiet until morning. But now she spends the whole night meowing outside the door or trying to jump up to open it. She's even succeeded in opening it in the last few days (which I guess is encouraging her to keep doing it). We've been trying to ignore it and stay quiet in the room in the hope she will lose interest but that doesn't seem to be working.
Any tips?! We've considered confining her to another large room in a different part of the house? Persevering with the closed door just locked so she can't open it and just suffering the noise until she gives up (but worried about the neighbours)?
We live in a hot climate most of the year that requires A/C and the bedroom door to be closed and not keen on encouraging her to sleep with us for fear of her disturbing our sleep. If we trial her sleeping with us we're concerned it will be impossible to break the habit if she's super active at night.
She usually does have access to our bedroom during the day when we are out and when we are home. Should we be restricting access to the room all the time?
Help!