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One of our cars is old, around 19, she used to sleep on the bed until she wee'd on the wife's Blackberry so after this incident she was turfed out onto the landing and we made sure the door was shut.
After a few months and worse and worse wailing we decided to let her back in, yesterday she we'd and poo'd on the wife's very expensive trainers, the door was open and she could have gone down stairs to use the litter tray, she has been turfed out again, the only issue is she sits at the door wailing all night, myself and the wife can tune it out to a degree however it does disturb us aswell as disturbing the kids too.
Now she is old and we don't want to turf her out for the night as she won't be able to protect herself and its just not nice for her generally.
Any ideas on how we can stop this bloody wailing?
After a few months and worse and worse wailing we decided to let her back in, yesterday she we'd and poo'd on the wife's very expensive trainers, the door was open and she could have gone down stairs to use the litter tray, she has been turfed out again, the only issue is she sits at the door wailing all night, myself and the wife can tune it out to a degree however it does disturb us aswell as disturbing the kids too.
Now she is old and we don't want to turf her out for the night as she won't be able to protect herself and its just not nice for her generally.
Any ideas on how we can stop this bloody wailing?
Bless her. She I'd getting confused and basically having senile episodes. Read up about senility in cats. They tend to be worse at night. She is very old and needs support not punishing.
As mentioned a feliway may be worth a go but senility is not easy to sort (having just lost my Fitz cat to it I can say this with confidence) there are products to try and help. Look up Aktivait (I did try this but unfortunately for Fitz it made him worse!)
It's mot nice having to deal with inappropriate toileting or late night vocalising but try and remember it's not her fault. Has she had a vet check up in the last 6 months?
As mentioned a feliway may be worth a go but senility is not easy to sort (having just lost my Fitz cat to it I can say this with confidence) there are products to try and help. Look up Aktivait (I did try this but unfortunately for Fitz it made him worse!)
It's mot nice having to deal with inappropriate toileting or late night vocalising but try and remember it's not her fault. Has she had a vet check up in the last 6 months?
bexVN said:
Bless her. She I'd getting confused and basically having senile episodes. Read up about senility in cats. They tend to be worse at night. She is very old and needs support not punishing.
As mentioned a feliway may be worth a go but senility is not easy to sort (having just lost my Fitz cat to it I can say this with confidence) there are products to try and help. Look up Aktivait (I did try this but unfortunately for Fitz it made him worse!)
It's mot nice having to deal with inappropriate toileting or late night vocalising but try and remember it's not her fault. Has she had a vet check up in the last 6 months?
Interesting that you mention her going senile as she has a habit of just sitting and staring at the wall for hours. As mentioned a feliway may be worth a go but senility is not easy to sort (having just lost my Fitz cat to it I can say this with confidence) there are products to try and help. Look up Aktivait (I did try this but unfortunately for Fitz it made him worse!)
It's mot nice having to deal with inappropriate toileting or late night vocalising but try and remember it's not her fault. Has she had a vet check up in the last 6 months?
She was last at the vets probably six months ago as she has skin problems, they said that generally for her age she is in fine fettle.
I'll look up what you have mentioned, I haven't heard of either of them.
It is sad as she was a rescue cat and even though she is the "boss" of the dog and the other cat she has a lovely nature and she has been in our life longer than our soon to be 14 year old daughter so she does mean a hell of a lot to us, only recently we have really noticed her looking old, I still have to stop my self just flinging her off the sofa, as you do with cats, as she doesn't have that springiness or dexterity that cats have and she can't get up on the work surface to eat her food so she has to be lifted up, I don't think she has too much longer left on this earth
Love her bless her put up with everything and enjoy every last minute you have with her. Agree tray in bedroom and if need be food there too - spoil her and give her what she wants.
I had 2 ladies, lost one last July and knew her sister wasn't far behind. Kept her going til New Years Day, when she died in my arms, having had about 4 or 5 cans of the expensive sheba and similar daily on demand, being carried upstairs when she sat at the bottom and carried down when she sat at the top, and sitting on my lap even when she dribbled a bit (and I don't mean from her mouth!). I'd do anything to have her back, but can at least console myself with the fact she was even more spoilt in her last 6 months than she had been for the previous 16.5 years.
Too dusty round here - must go and do something about it ...
Nina
I had 2 ladies, lost one last July and knew her sister wasn't far behind. Kept her going til New Years Day, when she died in my arms, having had about 4 or 5 cans of the expensive sheba and similar daily on demand, being carried upstairs when she sat at the bottom and carried down when she sat at the top, and sitting on my lap even when she dribbled a bit (and I don't mean from her mouth!). I'd do anything to have her back, but can at least console myself with the fact she was even more spoilt in her last 6 months than she had been for the previous 16.5 years.
Too dusty round here - must go and do something about it ...
Nina
One of ours has recently started howling outside the bedroom door. I don't think he's going senile, I think he's just learnt that he can get what he wants that way! We're trying not to reward the behaviour, so instead of being fed (which is what he's usually after) he gets shut in the other part of the house until we get up and feed him.
He's also - annoyingly - learnt that a tone of voice he only used to use when he was very distressed now gets him instant attention, so he uses it whenever he wants his demands met instantly. Clever little monster evidently hasn't heard of the boy who cried wolf!
He's also - annoyingly - learnt that a tone of voice he only used to use when he was very distressed now gets him instant attention, so he uses it whenever he wants his demands met instantly. Clever little monster evidently hasn't heard of the boy who cried wolf!
HTP99 said:
Interesting that you mention her going senile as she has a habit of just sitting and staring at the wall for hours.
She was last at the vets probably six months ago as she has skin problems, they said that generally for her age she is in fine fettle.
I'll look up what you have mentioned, I haven't heard of either of them.
It is sad as she was a rescue cat and even though she is the "boss" of the dog and the other cat she has a lovely nature and she has been in our life longer than our soon to be 14 year old daughter so she does mean a hell of a lot to us, only recently we have really noticed her looking old, I still have to stop my self just flinging her off the sofa, as you do with cats, as she doesn't have that springiness or dexterity that cats have and she can't get up on the work surface to eat her food so she has to be lifted up, I don't think she has too much longer left on this earth
I've got a 16 year old who can't jump higher than a foot. But she's in fine health - its arthritis which is her biggest issue. She was last at the vets probably six months ago as she has skin problems, they said that generally for her age she is in fine fettle.
I'll look up what you have mentioned, I haven't heard of either of them.
It is sad as she was a rescue cat and even though she is the "boss" of the dog and the other cat she has a lovely nature and she has been in our life longer than our soon to be 14 year old daughter so she does mean a hell of a lot to us, only recently we have really noticed her looking old, I still have to stop my self just flinging her off the sofa, as you do with cats, as she doesn't have that springiness or dexterity that cats have and she can't get up on the work surface to eat her food so she has to be lifted up, I don't think she has too much longer left on this earth
Mobility issues could e the reason for the pee/poo issues you described too. The vet may e able to prescribe Meloxydil or similar if that's the case. Works well on my old one.
As above, but lots of litter trays around the house.
Put a bit of used litter in each fresh tray so that she can locate 'her' smell rather than 'yours'.
I'd also suggest you get her to the vet pronto. They can more then likely recommend approaches that will make her last days more comfortable.
Perhaps it's diabetes which is confusing her. That can be treated.
Put a bit of used litter in each fresh tray so that she can locate 'her' smell rather than 'yours'.
I'd also suggest you get her to the vet pronto. They can more then likely recommend approaches that will make her last days more comfortable.
Perhaps it's diabetes which is confusing her. That can be treated.
otolith said:
One of ours has recently started howling outside the bedroom door. I don't think he's going senile, I think he's just learnt that he can get what he wants that way! We're trying not to reward the behaviour, so instead of being fed (which is what he's usually after) he gets shut in the other part of the house until we get up and feed him.
He's also - annoyingly - learnt that a tone of voice he only used to use when he was very distressed now gets him instant attention, so he uses it whenever he wants his demands met instantly. Clever little monster evidently hasn't heard of the boy who cried wolf!
Argh! Bobthenob has an astonishing vocal range, everything from "meh" to "Satan and all his hordes of demons are coming through the window!" and one of these is at a pitch which just goes right through me. He yells about pretty much anything, and has just started warming up at about 0530, which is nice.He's also - annoyingly - learnt that a tone of voice he only used to use when he was very distressed now gets him instant attention, so he uses it whenever he wants his demands met instantly. Clever little monster evidently hasn't heard of the boy who cried wolf!
But I'd echo the comments above - at 19, your poor kitty needs all the help she can get. I very much doubt she's happy about messing in the house, so it may be a bit distasteful, but a litter tray in the bedroom (or even out in the hall) would be the best thing. Let her be happy in her twilight years, we can all only hope for so much.
Edited by Zelda Pinwheel on Monday 18th February 10:39
We have a 22yr old cat who was meowing all through the night, what we did was to shut her in the lounge with a litter tray and dish of water /food, problem solved no meowing until 6am the morning -results.
She to sits and stares at the empty spaces.
She is on thyroid tabs x2daily, apart from her weight loss she is very agile jumping a 5 ft gap from the table to the work top.
Enjoy every day with them as you never know when they may go.
Last month we lost holly who was 18, she had gone down hill quite suddenly losing weight and in the last week her breathing got heavier, we made the decision to call the vet out on the tues morn to pts but at 7.30 she climbed int her bed let out 2gasps and went.
Howled like a baby.((
She to sits and stares at the empty spaces.
She is on thyroid tabs x2daily, apart from her weight loss she is very agile jumping a 5 ft gap from the table to the work top.
Enjoy every day with them as you never know when they may go.
Last month we lost holly who was 18, she had gone down hill quite suddenly losing weight and in the last week her breathing got heavier, we made the decision to call the vet out on the tues morn to pts but at 7.30 she climbed int her bed let out 2gasps and went.
Howled like a baby.
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