Here’s a fun Infographic that was shared with me-does any of this look familiar to you? How do you deal with bedtime pester bugs? Do tell! ![]() Check with your veterinarian about excessive meowing in any cat and learn more about cat health and behavior issues from A-to-Z in CAT FACTS. Excessive meowing also may be a sign of deafness in aging cats or even kitty Alzheimer’s (feline cognitive disorder). When Sheba can’t hear her own voice any longer, she tends to meow louder and longer. CLICK! TO GET YOUR 6 TIPS TO STOP MEOWING! Before You STOP CAT MEOWING: VET ALERT!įor some reason, cats tend to become more vocal when suffering from hypertension (high blood pressure), which can be a result of kidney or heart disease. It can take weeks to months to get rid of this behavior once established, but with patience, it can be done. That’s hard to do when she’s paw-patting your nose, or shaking the windows with yowls. That means you DON’T get up to feed her you DON’T indulge in toe-tag games you DON’T yell at her, spray her with water, or give any attention at all. The only way to extinguish this behavior is to totally ignore the cat. Giving in to cat meowing demands tells Sheba that pestering works to get her way, and any response, such as putting the pillow over your head, yelling at her, or pushing her off the bed still gives her the attention she craves. Image courtesy of Deposit How to Stop Cat Meowing Meows are demands: let me OUT, let me IN, pet me, play with me, FEED me! As the cats become more passionate and insistent, meows grow more strident and lower-pitched. Felines use a wide range of vocalizations to communicate with other cats, but seem to reserve “meows” primarily for talking to their people. Cats introduced to other cats or dogs for the first time often meow more as a result. In multi-pet homes, troublemakers (other pets pestering) may prompt problem meowing. DEALING WITH CATERWAULING (from ComPETability: CATS) Humans often overlook body language that makes up a great deal of cat communication, but feline yowls, growls, hisses and purrs get our undivided attention-especially at 5:00 a.m. Some cats learn to produce unique meows for each circumstance. Learn how to foil door-dashing felines in this post. Each cat learns by association that meowing prompts feeding, access to locations (let me OUTSIDE!), and other resources provided by humans. They learn to direct meows at humans because we reward them with attention. Image courtesy of Cat Meowing ExplainedĬats rarely meow at each other. Interestingly, the call for “cold” sounds much higher pitched and disappears from the repertoire once the kitten can self-regulate body temperature at about four weeks of age. Kittens less than three weeks old vocalize a defensive spit, contented purr, and distress call (similar to adult meow) if the baby becomes isolated, cold, or trapped.
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