Lonely cat

partialycloudy

Hi,

Just looking for some advice really.

We have a Male (neutered) cat and he is about 7 years old. We have had him since he was 6 months.

In March we moved in with my parents (cat and all) while we in between selling and buying a property. We lived with them for 6 months. They are pretty much retired now, so he had the pleasure of their company through most of the day.

In October we moved into our new home and since then he has been nightmare!!! Constant meowing, running around our feet and nearly tripping us up, eating like he has never seen food before.
Myself and OH work full time so I can only think its down to him being lonely!
What can we do to stop the loneliness?

We tried getting another cat when we lived in our flat and he hated it! So not sure what else to do???

Help, we love his dearly and can't stand to think he is lonely

tanith

Have you considered Hyperthyroidism? Is he losing weight, drinking a lot? A cat we had started making a lot of noise, constantly begging for food and we eventually took her to the vet to be diagnosed with this.. it can be easily treated.. if not this I really can't suggest anything else.. I hope he improves .

partialycloudy

No he isn't losing weight and he never drinks anything!

We will look to take him to the vets, he his due his jabs anyway so will mention it to them.
Just wondering if there is anything else we could/should do?
Especially as the meowing is getting out of control and can go on at all hours!

WeAreGhosts

Is he a house cat?

Has anything else changed since you moved?

how about getting him an interactive toy or two?
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_toys/miscellaneous

also, do you leave the radio or TV on when you are out? I always find this helps

partialycloudy

He is not a house cat and has free access to a cat flap, which he uses.

He has become obsessed with watching out our front bedroom window....we don't let him out the front door due to the road but he can get round there from the back. But he will constantly go and back fourth to our bedroom window to look out....he never did this in our previous flat.

No, we have never left anything on for him as he has never had this problem before.

The only time he stops meowing is when we sit down for the evening. When we are getting ready for work or to go out he meows non stop - to the point of howling!

No other changes that I can think of.

Thanks

WeAreGhosts

try leaving a radio playing. having a bit of noise in the house tricks my cat into thinking there is someone in.

also, reward him when he is being quiet and ignore him when he is noisy.

try an interactive feeder too. start small with a kong, like
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_toys/miscellaneous/treat_toys/113182

i dont know about the obsession with the window though. my first thought was it could be a territorial thing, but i don't have much experience of that. others on here will though

McKneff

Give him back to granny and granddad for a week and see what happens.

tea_lover

Are there any other cats hanging around the front of the house? Ours went through a rather trying phase last summer (peeing in my shoes lol) when Trouble Cat from over the road took to sitting just outside our front door.

partialycloudy

McKneff wrote: »

Give him back to granny and granddad for a week and see what happens.

HAHA not sure they would appreciate this!

partialycloudy

tea_lover wrote: »

Are there any other cats hanging around the front of the house? Ours went through a rather trying phase last summer (peeing in my shoes lol) when Trouble Cat from over the road took to sitting just outside our front door.

We did think this, since he was trying to get out there so badly via the front door. But I very rarely see any cats out the front.
He pee'd in one of pot plants (near the front door) a few months back but that was during firework season so think he was too scared to go out.

SavingPennies_2

partialycloudy wrote: »

He is not a house cat and has free access to a cat flap, which he uses.

He has become obsessed with watching out our front bedroom window....we don't let him out the front door due to the road but he can get round there from the back. But he will constantly go and back fourth to our bedroom window to look out....he never did this in our previous flat.

No, we have never left anything on for him as he has never had this problem before.

The only time he stops meowing is when we sit down for the evening. When we are getting ready for work or to go out he meows non stop - to the point of howling!

No other changes that I can think of.

Thanks

Given you have moved to a new area, is he feeling threatened by cats in the new neighbourhood? Or being bullied by a particular cat? Are there more cats where you are now than where you were? Could there be a cat coming in your house by the cat flap and invading his space?