That's why I was asking. I would go further than nightlights & try
leaving a light on in the bathroom perhaps. And I'm still curious as to
what he is doing & where when she turns out the light for the night.
Does the crying start then or later?
Pam
Leslie Lawther wrote:
*Lighting is a good question... We have pathway lighting (night lights
that angle down to the ground) all through the house for the cats.
Even though they are nocturnal, they still do no have the best
eyesight. Maybe she could try some nightlights for him? *
*Leslie =^..^=*
On 3/18/07, *Pam Norman* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Kelley,
Are there any other pets in the household?
Also what do they (the woman & the kitty) do just before she turns
out
the light? Is he with her on the bed? Napping? Dozing? What happens
when she turns out the light? When she turns off her light, at that
point are ALL the lights in the house off?
Pam
Kelley Saveika wrote:
> Nina,
>
> he can sleep whereever he wants. She says he gets in bed with
her for
> 20-30 minutes, then gets tired of that and gets out of bed and
starts
> pacing and crying and does that until 5 am.. It almost broke my
heart.
>
> She says she can't live without sleep forever, and I see her point.
> He apparently stops crying about 5 am, and she gets to sleep for 2
> hours. That's not a good schedule for a working person. She works
> half a day on Friday and took a nap after getting home. He allowed
> her to sleep then. She says this weekend she has been sleeping
from 5
> am to 11 am, but she cant' do that during the week.
>
> Everyone isn't us, Nina. I wish they were, it would be so much
> easier. I can't keep all these cats either - if I do I can't do
> rescue. Though I am frustrated and aggravated right now and not
> wanting to do rescue at the moment.
>
>
>
>
> On 3/18/07, *Nina* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote:
>
> Kelley,
> Just by your brief explanation it sounds like this guy is
confused and
> scared. Since he's affectionate during the day, and you
hinted that
> she's not giving him attention at night, I'm guessing he's
calling out
> for reassurance. Do you remember me telling the list about
Sophie
> Matilda? I had her confined to a bathroom because she's cat
> aggressive. She cried day and night, (but it was worse at
night), and
> would only settle down when I was with her. This went on
for what
> seemed like years, but was really only days. I got very
little sleep,
> (sleeping on a bathroom floor is not so great for my aching back
> either). The scariest and most upsetting part for me was
wondering if
> she would ever stop. She actually cried herself hoarse. Well,
> she did
> settle down and start to feel safe and at home.
>
> Give us more details. Is this kitty free to sleep with his
new mom or
> is she locking him out of her room at night? See if you can
get the
> adopter to give him more time. You know, set a time limit
to see if
> once he acclimates to his new surroundings and knows that he's
> home for
> good he'll stop crying. If she'll give him just one more
week, he may
> be just fine. What's one week without sleep compared to the
rest of
> their lives together? Poor little guy, he deserves to have
his human
> give him this consideration, I hope that she does.
> Nina
>
> Kelley Saveika wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I adopted out a cat on Thursday night. The adopter called
me today
> > and said he has been crying all night every night and she
hasn't
> been
> > able to sleep at all. He is fine during the day, very
affectionate,
> > likes to give her kisses, but he will not let her
sleep. I need
> > suggestions, or else this adopter will return this
cat. As he's a
> > black cat, he is not going to have too many options. She
is not
> > petting him when he is crying. He is eating and using the
> litterbox.
> > I don't know how to get this adopter past this. She's
willing
> to try
> > things for a few more days, but I don't think much longer
than that.
> >
> > Kelley
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
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> >
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>
>
>
>
>
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>
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