Help with howling cat - UPDATE

PiersHudson

donnac2558 said:

Have you ever owned a Burmese before?

I have since the late 80s, just got a new girl as my Delilah had cancer at 17. 

They are very vocal and no doubt your boy is unsettled as he lived with his brothers for 7 months of his life, he is now a teenager and suddenly everything is different, smells different home.  No, neutering will not stop the howling as you call it they are vocal. 

Burmese do not like to be left alone for long periods and many do say two is better.  I always had two until Zanzi died aged 18 three years ago.  Then just Delilah who cried quite a bit until she settled down, the vet said not to get a young cat as company as Delilah was too old to handle and it would stress her out.

Freya is 4 months old and the breeder warned me very chatty and yes she is very chatty low cries but will give a howl if you are coming back after being out.  Oh, and she hid for the first day she arrived with me.  I have had her for 3 weeks now and she is manic and could outrun Usain Bolt into everything but so much fun and loving.   The breeder actually told me a story, she sold a few years back to a man a kitten he loved the look of Burmese but having one in real life he could not handle.  He brought the kitten back as the talking was too much.   He ended up with a British Shorthair quiet and not in your face.

Give your new boy a chance to settle and perhaps get plug-in thing from the vet to help him settle.

Yes, I agree. You explained this very well

Kim_kim

UPDATE
I don’t know if it was the feliway plug in & the spray I covered the house in or that and time, but he quickly got over his fright.
Hes incredibly affectionate - like wanting to be in my face being petted and stroked all the time, it’s been a bit much when it’s been crazy hot here in the SE.  It’s been so muggy and he still wants to snuggle his hot little body against me.
Hes terrible when it comes to food, I almost have to fight him off when I’m eating, even a can of Coke he’s after! Literally if it’s going in my mouth, he wants some.
I swatted him this morning (trying to bat him away) while I was trying to eat breakfast, he immediately hit me back!!! Two hard swats - no claws either, just a slap!!!  What sort of cat did I buy!
This evening when I got into bed he jumped from the bed to the Little chandelier above the bed - it was off, but I could see him fascinated with it, I pushed him away from launching at it with my toe - I didn’t want him to do that in the night, 1 he could hurt himself & 2, he’d give me a heart attack in the night.  He swatted me back hard!
Hes snuggled up now purring, but it’s so loud, it’s almost a snore.  

donnac2558

that is typical Burmese. 

KimBaumgart

My tomcat was howling until he got neutered. Maybe it is a combo of puberty and a new environment. Give him a month, I think it is going to be fine.