He's suffering from separation anxiety. Even tho his person is there...when she sleeps...she "leaves" him. Its not uncommon for animals who have suffered a tramatic event (house burgler...fire....abandonment) to go through this..(sometimes just moving from one home to another can do it). Has she tried the felaway (or the generic brand of it)? Spray it once a day (at night) around the house to give a sense of well being. She could also try a "Catnip" video...put in the tv and push play...kitty might be destracted. Worse case senerio...ask vet for a mild sediative until cat gets used to new surroundings.
Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't know. I Have called her this morning and left a message. On 3/18/07, Pam Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But does he lie in bed with her while the light is on & she is still basically up? When does he start pacing relative to her turning off the light & going to sleep, or trying to? Pam Kelley Saveika wrote: > He lies with her in bed for about 20-30 minutes, then gets bored and > starts pacing and crying until 5 am, when apparently he gets tired of > crying and stops. I odn'tk now about the ligths. > > On 3/18/07, *Pam Norman* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > 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]> > > <mailto:[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]>> > > > <mailto: [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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > > > > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > > > > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > > > > > http://www.rescuties.org <http://www.rescuties.org > <http://www.rescuties.org>> > > > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Leslie =^..^= > > > > To leave the world a better place - whether by a healthy child, a > > garden patch, or an improved social condition - that is to have > > succeeded. 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