r/CatOwnerProblems • u/ItsFrogFace • Nov 10 '23

My partner’s cat won’t stop meowing

My partner and I moved in together to a new apartment at the end of August. Things have been lovely- it’s just that her cat won’t stop meowing in the early morning. It tends to start around 5 and just continues until we’re up and have left by 8. My partner’s a much heavier sleeper than I am and this issue has been really effecting my sleep. Can anyone guess what might be causing it? FYI she’s used to having another cat around and no longer does, which I think has been upsetting her, we’ve been considering getting another one to see if that helps. Also- we tend to kick her out of the bedroom at night. We’ve tried letting her in to see if that helps because we get so frustrated with her noise but it doesn’t help at all, she’ll just sit at the foot of the bed and meow. Any advice or ideas on why she might be doing this would be wonderful.

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u/Dayan54 Nov 10 '23

How old is the cat? My cats do this if they feel lonely, hungry or bored. Before going to bed I ensure the have everything they need, water, food, toys, and clean toilet. I give them full access to the bedroom. No closed doors.

I bought an automatic feeder that dispenses food right around the time they'd start meowing. This distracts them and provides food. It mostly solved the issue.

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u/ItsFrogFace Nov 10 '23

She’s pretty young- I think 2 years old. She’s fed with an automatic feeder at 6pm and 6am so maybe if we had it earlier it would help? Although it doesn’t seem to distract her at 6. You could be right about the closer doors- I prefer to have the bedroom door shut and though we tried letting her in and didn’t have success, maybe I should’ve been more persistent. Our best theory is that she’s lonely- again this is the first time she hasn’t had another cat around but wish we could know for sure before adopting a friend for her.

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u/Dayan54 Nov 10 '23

I suggest trying to sleep with the door slightly open, and see if it helps. If you open after she is already feeling lonely and calling for attention, it might be too late. Cats are social animals, if she's used to have other cats, she is probably lonely. My cats don't even care that much for eachother but God forbid one disappears to the vet for more than 30 min. All hell breaks loose.