i have a two years old mate cat that i love to much recently i moved into a new apt and now he got this habbit of staying at the door and meawing and he wants to get out and run in the hall. my only prob with that is that he does it late at night or everytimg someone walks by. the walls are thin and i dont want anyone to complain( people are weird). any one can tell me how to stop him from doing that? is there any thing that i can buy or do????
THANX-
PS - he feel comf in the new apt no prob with that
2007-03-13 03:09:56 · 6 answers · asked by juvenilja13 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
The fact that you just moved into a new place tells me that your cat is not comfortable in your new home. Cats take a while to adjust to new surroundings. The best thing you can do is to keep a squirt bottle handy and every time he goes by the door, squirt him. This will tell him that its unacceptable. Keep his other toys away from the door and preferably in another room.
Good luck
2007-03-13 03:15:16 · answer #1 · answered by Lucky Me 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Cats don't take well to change, so he maybe meowing at the door for that reason.
Is the cat neutered?
If not that is more than likely the problem...there maybe an unspayed female in the building and he's calling to her.
If he is neutered it's still possible that there are other cats in the building and maybe your neighbors allow them out into the hallway and that's why he's meowing...because he hears them.
2007-03-13 11:45:52 · answer #2 · answered by gracieandlizzie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's just exploring!!!! Let him in the halls, why not? Stop when u actually get a written complaint letter. Otherwise, its fine! He's just bored. Let him see the elevator, he know people come & go, he just wants to know how?
Let him know when he has to come in say when a certain cat hating neighbour comes, your cat will get it. Cats are smart. Just curious!
Talk to him more.
As for the first reply u got from someone suggesting u squirt him!!????? Thats animal abuse by the way. Don't do it. Thats just a dumb cat owner.
2007-03-13 10:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by Chloe 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
.. wow .. dont think you can stop the meowing .. Try some Cat Nip Filled Toys maybe , or bring kitty into your room at bed time, so the Meowing Only bothers you .. .. thats a hard one .. good luck !
2007-03-13 10:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by lilredhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give him time and buy him some of those little mice that cats bob around (you know the kind they are made of leather and really small, rub cat nip on them and scatter them around the apartment, make him feel the place is his.
2007-03-13 10:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by katie d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes like Lucky said, Hes just not used to the new home. He will adjust in time.
2007-03-13 10:19:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mike E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋