This is my cat Shoshke.
She is about 3 years old and is driving me crazy on a daily basis, crying her heart out whenever I'm around.
From the moment i get up in the morning until the time I go to sleep. Luckily, when i'm asleep she stops crying from some reason.
I've tried the best I can to figure out whats wrong:
- Petting and giving her full attention until she had enough (which is for about 5 seconds and then she starts to bite me in frustration)
- Refreshing her litter box / water / food (she eats better than me)
- Taking her to the vet for a full physical check up. She 100% OK.
The answer is nowhere to be found... I just can't find a logical explanation for this issue.
I feel like she's trying to tell me something, and I don't want to just quiet her down, but to really help.
Here's some back story:
I brought Shoshke home when she was one month old to solve the loneliness problem of my first male cat Knasy.
This turned out to be a big mistake.... they hated each other and kept fighting and injuring one another.
Due to this situation, they had to be separated and now they no longer live together.
So now Shoshke is having a "cat fight free life", but with no other cat around.
This has become a serious matter. I've recently started to hear her "Meows" even when she is not around.
It is totally unbearable and I can't take it any longer, so I'm asking for your opinion on this.
Do you have any ideas on how I may solve this one?
*Please note:
In this video I am supposedly ignoring her because I need both hands to handle my camera.
She needs a friend, plain & simple. She is lonely. How would you like to be shut up all day? Nothing is more fun than watching 2 cats together. Get a play structure, or some soft sided kittie cubes for her to play in. Look at life from her point of view. Cats are meant to be social.
whenever she cries near the entrance door, i am opening it up for hershe is only interested in the outside world for a couple minutesthen coming back for her routine...
i am not an expert, but i can clearly feel the distress in her meows and general behavior.it is very clear to me that she wants something, i just don't know what.also, the ignoring / eye contact thing, tried it, doesn't work.
yes she is (for both)
no, but they make this:http://gillinc.blogs pot.com/uploaded_images/c at-carrier-741595.jpgneve r tried it.might work...
well...maybe.but from my knowledge he certainly doesn't miss her...she is a raging demon, making his life miserable.and as i wrote on this poll introduction, i alreadytook her to the vet and he said there is nothing wrong with herand it is probably her nature to be so noisy.it isn't an attention problem either, when she criesand i am reaching out for her, she is getting even more frustratedbecause then she knows again, i don't understand what she wantsand that i am just doing my regular thing (petting).i hope that i will not end up hating her, but this situation has become quite difficult to handle.
manipulative? for what she is trying to manipulate me for?if i knew, i would give her what she want...your system sounds a bit harsh for me.i don't believe starvation can be a useful kind of education.thank you for the advice though..
i dont belive that its "in her nature" either, but that what the vet suggestedafter he found nothing wrong with her...i grew up in place with lots of animals (cats too) and from my personal experience,cats are really quite animals that dont Meow all day long (even though they can become quite obssesive).if they are that noisy, it means there is somthing worng. and my cat super noisy for half a year now...i need to think carfully about adopting another cat. the previous time i did so was a faliureand made it more difficult for the cats and defintly for me..
get rid of her? no, just kidding!!! I don't know...
Lucius use to do this. I just learned to ignore it and not make eye contact for a while. He eventually stopped. He would often whine when he wanted something. She may be trying to get something out of you, or just likes to meow. Our dog Maggie likes to see how many different ways she can bark. Maybe try a water bottle to get the point across or a trip to the shower.
She's spayed? Assuming that she is, she's probably bored.
it's time to find it a new home to keep your sanity.
Do they make shock collars for cats? It sounds like a faulty behavior, rather than a real need to communicate.
Sorry, I don't have any good suggestions. I just put up with it.
this cat seems in need of tough love. she is manipulative. try to send it a message: you feed it at a certain time; don't feed it on time, let it cry and cry, and when it stops finally for a while put out the food. do this for a month and maybe it will grasp the message. have you seen a pet psychologist?
Aww, what a sweetheart. I suggest a new cat. When I had only my first cat, he often did this - followed me around hollering and looking as if he wanted attention. It stopped when I got more cats. If you do try getting a new cat, get a young kitten. They will be less likely to fight then. Otherwise, talk to a specialist. Something must be wrong (there's no way she'd just be meowing all the time because it is "in her nature"). Your vet can't give you suggestions?!