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ProtagonistLily -> Free Cat (2/3/2005 5:25:44 AM)

One Female Calico Cat, has all shots and no uterus. She is a Top, and a true Sadist. Answers to the name Mistress Mo.

I define a Good home as one with a good supply of earplugs from the hours of 11:00 PM until 6:00 AM. If you like incessant crying between those hours, like to be awakened by a cold, wet tongue on your nose, and are immune to errant wailings, please drop me a note. At this point, food and water are becoming optional...

I'd be happy to put her in a box and poke some holes in it and ship her anywhere in the US.

Oh, you thought I meant a Cat-o-nine? Silly you....

I'm kidding of course, but if anyone has any suggestions on how I can get her to stop crying all damned night and let me sleep past 6 am I'd be very greatful. My older cat passed away in the spring of last year and I recently moved to a place she can't go outside anymore. I've tried all the tricks and nothing's working.

Lily (who's sleep deprived today...)



sweetpleaser -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 6:55:54 AM)

Well, she is making your life hell because she can't go out. Do you have a screened porch you can let her out on? How 'about a window seat; or make one for her. They sell these window inserts for cats online so they can't get out but feel like they are. Good luck.[:)]



mistoferin -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 6:59:01 AM)

Not sure if this will help or not. Might be worth a try.

http://www.thecatconnection.com/page/TCC/PROD/BED/BHVR-5015



ProtagonistLily -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 7:43:06 AM)

quote:

Well, she is making your life hell because she can't go out. Do you have a screened porch you can let her out on? How 'about a window seat; or make one for her. They sell these window inserts for cats online so they can't get out but feel like they are. Good luck.


Thanks for the info and suggestions. I live in a very winter cold part of the country, and she never wanted to go out in the snow before. She has a window seat, a gazillion toys, catnip, a nice cosy cat bed.

But I'm wondering if she needs more cat interaction. I'm going to start investigating getting another cat.

Thanks ann and erin....I appreciate the suggestions.

Lily



siamsa24 -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 7:51:06 AM)

That's really funny, you just described my cat. Also a female calico, also answers to Mistress Mo (I kid you not) and also cries all the time (very loud meow too).

She stopped when we started putting her out in the garage (we have an attatched garage and it's relatively warm because we keep the rabbits in there as well).
Although, getting another cat may help.



proudsub -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 8:09:11 AM)

We keep our cats in the utility room at night so we can sleep. They are outside most of the daytime doing their job of catching mice.



ProtagonistLily -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 8:28:58 AM)

quote:

We keep our cats in the utility room at night so we can sleep. They are outside most of the daytime doing their job of catching mice.

_____________________________

proudsub


Hey Proud, no other thread for me to look at? ~grins~ Thanks, I'm going to try this. However, when I've closed her into the spare room that has the box when I've wanted her out of the way, she's made such a racket on the door I've just ended up giving in to Mistress's desires and letting her get her way.

God....this is so depressing LOL
Lily



Moleculor -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 9:11:44 AM)

Free cat?

Eh. No thanks. I don't like cat. Tastes like tuna.

Got any free hamburger?

(*ducks any incoming bricks*)



perverseangelic -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 9:34:33 AM)

It sounds like your cat is 'mourning' the loss of her companion. Sound crazy, I know, but it happens. You should have seen my puppy dog after her sister had to be put to sleep.

If you have the time/money/space/desire I think the best solution would be to get another cat. There are mixed opinions out there about whether it's better to get an adult cat or a kitten. Some say the existing cat will "adopt" a kitten, others say it will relate better to an adult cat.

If I were in this situation, I'd probably endup addopting another critter.

If you like, I'm a member of a pre-vet/animal care community on livejournal and I'll post your question there...?



dixiedumpling -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 10:50:26 AM)

I think pets do better in pairs, but only if they are young enough to adapt. Older pets who are used to being the only "child" get very jealous when a competitor is introduced. We have two dogs and have had two cats. The older dog probably wouldn't miss the younger one too much, but the younger one has never been an only child so he's lonely when the big dog isn't here. When we had two cats, one was orphaned twice by his "brother". The first brother died pretty young and the other one died in middle age. Both times the one left behind was quite lonely... and therefore demanding my MY time.



MadameDahlia -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 11:17:46 AM)

Adopting another cat who is pretty playful might help to tire her out.

If you find a kitten and you'd like to create a bond between the two a quick and dirty way to trick her into accepting the little one would be to make sure she was well fed before dabbing liquid from wet cat food onto the back of the kitten's neck. Be sure to watch very carefully in case she decides she's extra hungry or just doesn't feel like being social at the time. But in most cases I've found that she'll start to groom the baby and some sort of "mother" instinct kicks in. Male cats will sometimes do the same and become dear old dad.

I did that for my kitten Gizmo and now the other three cats wash him any time they can get their paws on him to hold him down. He's probably the cleanest kitty we've ever had.



Cyis75 -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 11:29:12 AM)

Can relate in a way to your situation. We have two cats ourselves, Lotta is a lil over 8 months old and Frisky is going on 12 years. We've adopted both of them and they've grown to be our "kids". They love to sleep on the warm water bed but many nites they've cat-nap'd the day away and run rampant at nite. We just lock them out of the bedroom on those nites and let them to wear themselves out.

Frisky is usually the first to greet me when I get home by meowing at me until he's pick'd up and given the attention he deserves. He then will jump up on my computer desk and lift my hand from the keyboard with his head if I don't give him enough attention. What am I kidding he can't get enough! He also feels he has to sleep in between Kitty78 and me and if we're snuggled up he has to lay on top of us. Both Kitty78 and I have found ourselves on more than on occassion surrendering our 1/4th of the CA Queen bed to one or both of the cats.

We have learned a few rules from our cats.

1) The cat is the dom, you are the sub
2) Should you forget, read rule #1

Depending on the age of your cat though getting a company might not be a bad idea. We had originally got Frisky and he was kinda in a depressed mood as he had been with a foster house that had several cats. We then looked to find a companion for him and found Lotta. It may take a month or so for them to establish their terms though so don't expect anything overnite. Took Frisky about 3 weeks to warm up to Lotta when she first arrived, although she was ready to "pal around" with him from the start basically.

Wish you luck as I know how it is to be kept awake by an insistent cat...



siamsa24 -> RE: Free Cat (2/3/2005 11:46:43 AM)

Another thing that you can do is adopt from the Humane Society and bring your cat with you. I know that at the Humane Society where I work we encourage people to bring their current pets in to make sure that they get along with the new ones. This is done in a seperate room, away from the other animals and it generally works out well. That way your cat can help choose her new playmate.



happypervert -> RE: Free Cat (2/4/2005 1:48:27 PM)

If you follow Siamsa's suggestion of taking your cat to visit at the Humane Society, you might also try some threats on the ride home like: "If you don't shut up at nights we'll take another ride there and you ain't coming back."



ProtagonistLily -> RE: Free Cat (2/4/2005 1:51:49 PM)

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If you follow Siamsa's suggestion of taking your cat to visit at the Humane Society, you might also try some threats on the ride home like: "If you don't shut up at nights we'll take another ride there and you ain't coming back."


LOL....I've been dropping the word "glue factory" randomly these last couple of days.

To all who replied...THANK YOU. I'm investigating another animal, but I'll have to wait a few weeks for that to happen.

What I found worked last night was bribary really ~grin~. I kept a container of cat treats on my bedside table, and the couple of times she started up, I just tossed a few out into the hallway and fell back asleep. I also doped her up with nip before I crawled into bed.

Again, thanks to everyone who offered suggestions, I appreciate it.

Lily



feline -> RE: Free Cat (2/4/2005 9:52:59 PM)

Another fantastic place to go is a "no-kill" shelter.

Good luck,

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ShadeDiva -> RE: Free Cat (2/6/2005 12:47:16 AM)

Does she sleep during the day?

If so, she'll be up at night, most likely bored stiff.

Try keeping her up all day, tire her out so she'll sleep through the night. Yanno, like with kids. Run that energy out. Works great for puppies too.

Hey! You're sleeping! Wake up wake up wake up play play play! lol

Though another kitty might well be a great solution too!

~ShadeDiva



perverseangelic -> RE: Free Cat (2/6/2005 12:35:50 PM)

I talked to some people on my animal care board.

They said that you should -not- under any circmstances give the kitty possitive reinforcement for waking you up.

She said--
"If the cat is lonely, even being shouted at in the middle of the night may be positive reinforcement of a bad behavior. "I'm lonely and bored! I'll wake up mommy and then I won't be lonely or bored anymore! She'll play with me!" Cat howls, mom wakes up, mission accomplished."

She also recomended a vet check, just to make sure nothing untoward is going on with the kit.

S



ProtagonistLily -> RE: Free Cat (2/6/2005 4:34:38 PM)

quote:

I talked to some people on my animal care board.

They said that you should -not- under any circmstances give the kitty possitive reinforcement for waking you up.

She said--
"If the cat is lonely, even being shouted at in the middle of the night may be positive reinforcement of a bad behavior. "I'm lonely and bored! I'll wake up mommy and then I won't be lonely or bored anymore! She'll play with me!" Cat howls, mom wakes up, mission accomplished."

She also recomended a vet check, just to make sure nothing untoward is going on with the kit.

S


Thanks for asking around. I've stopped with the cat treats and have gone straight to the drugs. I found giving her some cat nip before my bedtime has settled her down enough to not wake me up at night.

Catnip...the wonder drug that does wonders!

Lily



Mandalin -> RE: Free Cat (2/9/2005 11:36:38 AM)

Aww yes..catnip is wonderful!!! I have 5 cats in the house, and every night at midnight they play chase me. A little catnip and everyone sleeps....including me[;)]



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