Kitty is fourteen, a 5+ kilo calico - we've had her for almost five and a half years. Went to a cat specialist vet recently (2nd opinion) happy with bloods etc., but had four teeth out. We thought and hoped, that that would reduce her meowing - yes and no. Certainly not the horrendously loud howling!
Previous cat would howl to go out at night - it had CRF - reduced that by adding warm water to its food. But, Kitty's howls are different. Moreover, not every day is the same - we'd be driven nuts if it was!!
Last night in the early hours three or four loud howls (not meows more ro-OOWW, RO-OOW), goes outside (sensor light goes on) a few minutes later back in, quickly followed by more howls of increasing volume - as she comes up stairs, it continues - I get up to see her, worried she'll wake the neighbours (seriously) - to find her sitting on the banister post on the landing! Gets down, up on the bed on onto the windowsill - then settles on the bed. I'm up at about 7.30, breakfast watch TV, at about 9.15 loud howls erupt, reduce to silent ones when she sees me half up the stairs, comes down - goes out, back in - what happens loud howls!!
Now the puzzle is, most nights are quiet, and many mornings are okay, yet anytime she goes out - she'll invariably howl on return - usually with increasing volume. Its amazing that such volume can come from such a small animal.
Any ideas, why it's worse say once a week?
She's a bit of a diva at times - cries for attention, but purrs when she gets it. Sadly too she does appear largely (senile) deaf.
Anything to look out for, if she gets worse - if she's not suffering from senile dementia - why is she driving us demented!?
Sorry, for the length, but thought better too much than too little. And in case anyone wonders - username given to me about thirty years ago while in Thailand - 'oh you no1catman!'
