Hi!
Couple of days ago my 10.5 month old female started to meow constantly. Although I plan to get her checked out it doesn't look like a medical issue so I wanted to ask here first.
There are three conditions for her to start meowing:
-specific 6 hour period of the day
-no visitors (she usually sleeps then)
-me sitting behind the computer
When those 3 conditions are met she will, almost without exception, go to one of the two empty rooms and meow constantly. This can sometimes be interrupted by calling out for her, but mostly I have to come get her myself, at which point she will either run to my room with a playful growl or follow me back. This doesn't last though, unless I'm paying attention she will go back almost immediately. When I block the access to those rooms she desperately tries to open the doors by scratching and jumping on the handle (even succeeding to open them once), so it doesn't help.
The only thing I can do to keep her quiet under those conditions now is by playing with her. She will not consider leaving the room as long as there's a "feathers on a stick" waving around and will play with it vigorously, in fact even if she is in the other room meowing, one small swoosh of the stick will have her running back at full speed. Just holding the stick in my hand and moving it once in a while will be enough to have her glued to her current observation spot.
I've read through a lot of articles about sudden constant meowing and none of them are obvious so at this point I'm actually hoping it's a mild and easily curable illness, although she appears completely healthy.
Has anyone had experience with behavior like this or have any advice what I can do about it?
Thanks in advance.
Couple of days ago my 10.5 month old female started to meow constantly. Although I plan to get her checked out it doesn't look like a medical issue so I wanted to ask here first.
There are three conditions for her to start meowing:
-specific 6 hour period of the day
-no visitors (she usually sleeps then)
-me sitting behind the computer
When those 3 conditions are met she will, almost without exception, go to one of the two empty rooms and meow constantly. This can sometimes be interrupted by calling out for her, but mostly I have to come get her myself, at which point she will either run to my room with a playful growl or follow me back. This doesn't last though, unless I'm paying attention she will go back almost immediately. When I block the access to those rooms she desperately tries to open the doors by scratching and jumping on the handle (even succeeding to open them once), so it doesn't help.
The only thing I can do to keep her quiet under those conditions now is by playing with her. She will not consider leaving the room as long as there's a "feathers on a stick" waving around and will play with it vigorously, in fact even if she is in the other room meowing, one small swoosh of the stick will have her running back at full speed. Just holding the stick in my hand and moving it once in a while will be enough to have her glued to her current observation spot.
I've read through a lot of articles about sudden constant meowing and none of them are obvious so at this point I'm actually hoping it's a mild and easily curable illness, although she appears completely healthy.
Has anyone had experience with behavior like this or have any advice what I can do about it?
Thanks in advance.
catusso, is your kitten spayed? At this age, I think she is in heat and therefore the constant meowing in search of a mate. 
