Help with cat.

[3Hotdogs]

Have the bugger for 14 years. About two weeks ago, started "yowling" ... 2 a.m., 3 a.m., various times throughout the night. Stops around 7:00.

If I get up and pet her, she's ok for about an hour or two. She does not go in my room.

I don't believe it is pain because she does not continue this in daytime.

Thoughts?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It's pretty common in older cats.

They can get confused and disoriented at night. http://www.animalplanet.com/pets/cats-howl-when-they-get-older/

[SheltieLover]

3. Ty for article

Very interesting!

[Moostache]

2. Leave a small might light on for her?

Not sure to be honest....we have had a lot of cats, but none that refused to come into our room or to the second floor of the house (where the bedrooms are all at)...

Maybe ask your vet too? Might be able to change food or something if it were digestive? Older cats can also be picky eaters in my experience...

Good luck!

[BusyBeingBest]

4. One of my kitties is a daily yowler, she yowls in the basement

and in the guest bathroom. Doesn't seem to be connected to anything, very random. A dear departed male cat I used to have yowled sometimes when using his litter box as he got older--he had chronic kidney/urinary tract/bowel issues.

[SheltieLover]

5. Does your kitty get outdoors?

Just guessing here, but if you taker her out & let her hear dawn symphony / watch birds, etc., perhaps that might help.

My vet rxd a transdermal compounded antidepressant for mine for short term use for different reason.

[3Hotdogs]

10. Never outdoors

[SheltieLover]

16. Could you carry her out & hold her?

I do that sometimes with my (strictly!) Indoor kitty. Giv3s them a change of scenery. Just thinking your kitty might sleep better. (?)

[Doreen]

6. If she used to sleep in bed with you and no longer does it might be

because it is hard for her to get on the bed. Steps or ramps up to bed and furniture. Sometimes it is arthritis, or balance or lack of distance judgement to jump up on to things. A small electric pad covered with blankets on low at night can provide a warm secure place also. I would also suggest a specific "senior check" up with the vet.

[3Hotdogs]

11. Slept, and stil has access to sleep in room mates bed

[packman]

14. Second all you said

My calico, Annie, couldn't get into bed and had obvious hip problems. I made a small step staircase for her and she used it almost to the day she passed. She appreciated the electric pad also and, yes, take her to the vets -

[spinbaby]

7. I have one that does that

She sounds like she’s in pain, but then just wants to be petted. My vet is of the opinion that she’s senile at 20 years old.

[Karadeniz]

8. I'd take her to the vet for a complete bloodwork.

[Laffy Kat]

13. This, first thing! nt

[SheltieLover]

17. Absolutely!

A good exam & blood panel would be where I'd start.

Could kitty have a bad tooth that hurts at night?

[Phoenix61]

9. Sounds like arthritis. CBD oil can really help

with that.

[Laffy Kat]

12. Almost positive it's hyperthyroid. That's what they do, yowl all night.

They may also lose weight and their coat might change. I've had several friends who had hyperthyroid kittehs and it's an easy fix. Vet can find out with bloodwork. Kitteh is miserable and making you miserable too. Good luck.

[3catwoman3]

15. Some geriatric cats do what is called night howling.

Some years back, one of ours did that. Our vet was familiar with it and put the cat on Elavil, an antidepressant. Fixed it right up.

[radical noodle]

18. My perfectly healthy older cat

did that sometimes. It was usually at night or in the early morning hours. I could never figure out what triggered it, but it was almost like she was in a trance when she did it. She would just stand there with a blank stare and yowl. If I went to her and touched her (she was deaf) she would stop and not continue. She lived to be over 20 years old before she had a stroke due to high blood pressure.

I don't think it's pain either. Is she Siamese or part Siamese? Mine was, and her yowl was really something to hear.

[3Hotdogs]

19. Black cat. I think black cats are all, part Siamese.