Last time Tuanzai analyzed with everyone the first reason why cats love to bark in the middle of the night - estrus.
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Today I will tell you: why is the cat neutered, or do you like to bark in the middle of the night?
Call it, don't delay my sleep, okay? Note: Network
Pinch the claws, there are many reasons!
Why has my cat been neutered for a year and is still standing on the balcony in the middle of the night barking out the window?
This is actually quite normal, especially in small male cats.
After the male cat is neutered, the male hormone level in the body takes a period of time to gradually decrease, and as for this time, it may range from a few months to a year, and longer is also available.
No egg is still very powerful! Image from: pinterest
So during this period, if you feel the smell of the little female cat in heat, there will still be some symptoms of estrus, such as barking out the window in the middle of the night.
There are even a few small male cats who can do xxoo things in the face of the little female cat in heat (although the success rate is not high)!
Look what you can do. Pictured from: Network
▌ Countermeasures: Wait, a year has passed, almost to the end. If you must do something, close the doors and windows and close the curtains!
Cats are usually active in the evening and dawn, but some are also more active at night than during the day.
So sometimes the cat meows in the middle of the night, it means that it is boring, it is to attract your attention through the sound, let you play with it. There are even cats who will take the initiative to sit on the sleeping owner with the toy, as if to say: Don't sleep, get up and accompany me!
It's better to sleep than to play! Pictured: The spruce pets
This situation is more common in young cats that have been feeding for a long time, and cats that have been raised for a long time will gradually get closer to their owners and can sleep for a long time at night.
You can also put late night TV for the cat to watch. Pictured from: Giphy
▌ Countermeasures: Before you go to bed, play with it for a while and release its energy. For cats with a particularly strong mental head, consider opening an electric toy at night.
Sometimes the cat is hungry at night, there will be a situation of meowing and begging, and even sitting directly on the owner's bed and punching his face.
Get up! Hungry! Pictured from: Giphy
This situation is more common in families with fixed-point feeding, you need to consider whether the time between meals in the morning and evening is too long?
"I'll have to talk to you about my food arrangements!" Pictured from: wikihow
▌ Countermeasures: Let the cat have a full meal before falling asleep, and the night will be much better. Or buy an automatic feeder and set a feeding time at night.
If it's your newly adopted cat and has just arrived at your house, it's normal to bark in the middle of the night, which is a sign of the cat's very uneasy.
Especially for kittens, there may have been many similar playmates in its previous environment, but at night in the new home, it is only a lonely cat...
New cats need more reassurance, including at night. Figure from; giphy
▌ Countermeasures: You had better be able to soothe it and sleep together, and accompany it at night. But even so, it is necessary to give it a few days to get acquainted with the new environment and people.
If you change houses and move to a new home, you may want to be prepared, because the cat may be on patrol for about a week or so while barking in the middle of the night.
This is where I want to fatten up! Image from: pinterest
Moving is a particularly stressful thing for a cat, it needs to re-familiarize itself with the environment, re-leave the smell, face a new room that is empty at night, and stress and uneasiness can also make it prefer to bark.
Old toys in the new environment can also give the cat a little peace of mind. Image from: pinterest
▌ Countermeasures: In addition to giving the cat time to familiarize itself with the environment, you should keep the original biological clock and living habits in the new home, such as feeding utensils, feeding time, etc., which can also make it feel at ease.
Don't be nervous, it should not be Ah Piao, if your floor is not particularly high, then there may be a stray cat standing outside the window at night, even if the cat at home does not have a problem with estrus, it will also scream outside because it feels threatened.
Rest assured, there must be no Ah Piao outside the window. Pictured from: Giphy
▌ Countermeasures: Stop your horror brain hole, look out the window to determine the situation, then close the window, close the curtains, or don't let the cat get near the window of that room.
Born to talk, in the middle of the night more like to bark Unfortunately, cats that are born with a lot of talk do exist, and some breeds of cats, such as the Siamese cat, belong to cats that like to bark a few times when they have nothing to do. So if the above problem occurs, then the situation of these naturally dumb cats barking at night may be more serious. But the solution strategy is actually the same, but you may have to be patient a little more, a little bit, a little bit...
If the previous cats in the middle of the night are still relatively easy to deal with, after eliminating them with the exclusion method, the following may cause your vigilance.
The cat is old
Cats will also be similar to the disease of human Alzheimer's disease - cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS), the impact of aging on the brain, may make the elderly cat lost at night, or even forget where they are, what to do, and insomnia and unprovoked yelling in the middle of the night is also a symptom.
Thyroid disease
When the cat's thyroid dysfunction, especially hyperactivity, often appears to be unusually excited, but also reflected in the middle of the night can not sleep and scream. Many cats with hyperthyroidism can also be complicated by heart disease, high blood pressure, and kidney disease, so cats with these diseases also need special attention.
Vision or hearing loss
When a cat's vision declines due to old age or certain medical conditions, symptoms may develop gradually. In the beginning, the cat will howl in the middle of the night because of fear and panic, because the light at night is weaker and the situation of not being able to see things will be more serious.
Cats whose hearing is affected by ear canal diseases will also bark louder because they cannot hear their own voices.
If you suspect a health problem, you should consult a doctor in time. Pictured: petmd
The howling in the middle of the night caused by the disease can only hope that you can find the abnormality of the cat early, and then find a doctor as soon as possible, and then treat the symptoms after the diagnosis. I believe that after you read this post, you will consider these problems that you have not thought about before.
Well, Tuan Tsai pinched his claws, you should say every aspect of why the cat calls the cat at night, if you still can't find the reason from the text? Please leave a message in the comment area, and people will help you think of a way!
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Source:
[1]https://www.thesprucepets.com/cat-wake-up-calls-554049
[2]https://www.purina.co.uk/cats/behaviour-and-training/understanding-cat-behaviour/cat-meowing-at-night
[3]https://www.catster.com/cat-behavior/cat-meowing-at-night+&cd=4&hl=zh-cn&ct=clnk&gl=jp
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