Cat Keeping You Awake?
Howling, Yeowling, Meowing?
Daryl The Feral is our cat boy and he's an absolute delight most of the time. Throughout the summer he goes outside at night and wanders around the edge of the lake chasing frogs and dragonflies. In the morning he comes in exhausted and sleeps all day.
When we get to winter everything changes. We live in Minnesota where it is often below zero at night. We can't let Daryl get frostbite! So we keep him inside at night in the winter. Generally he's cool about it until our bedtime. (Except for the thing where he wants us to open the door, we do, he sniffs the air and then backs off.) If we close the bedroom door leaving him on the outside, Daryl stands outside and cries for hours! He even throws himself against the door like he might be able to knock it down! And it sounds like he could.
When we get to winter everything changes. We live in Minnesota where it is often below zero at night. We can't let Daryl get frostbite! So we keep him inside at night in the winter. Generally he's cool about it until our bedtime. (Except for the thing where he wants us to open the door, we do, he sniffs the air and then backs off.) If we close the bedroom door leaving him on the outside, Daryl stands outside and cries for hours! He even throws himself against the door like he might be able to knock it down! And it sounds like he could.
We learned about ThunderShirts for dogs when our son got one for the grandpup. It helped him be calm when he was anxious. I wondered if there was such a thing for cats. I thought it might be worth a try.
I found this one on Amazon and bought it because it would be here in 48 hours! The first week it took two of us holding him to get it on straight. Once Daryl had his shirt on he didn't cry, meow or howl again! He settled on the edge of our bed and went to sleep. The second week he would see the shirt and lie down on the floor waiting for us to put it on! If your cat is keeping you awake at night, give it a try. If you order from the link at this page I will get about 4% of the price. Eventually I'll make enough to replace the bedroom door that he shredded! |
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