What is he howling for?? Please help...

[stormiebaby]

Thanks,

We had him checked over at the vets a couple of weeks ago and he is sound. The howling stared about three weeks after having him. He was next door to a cat at the cats home and when he came here there would have been cat smells everywhere from our old cat so could it be a companion problem?

Sorry i seem like a complete novice on cats but i am only 14 so i dont really know whats wrong with him!

[mruffruff]

One of mine does the same thing. He sounds like he's lost his best friend. His best buddy left almost three years ago, so I don't think that's the cause. He will wander through the house crying every night. I've never figured it out. He certainly can't be lonely with 11 other cats in the house!

[lvpets2002]

It may not be another cat or dog he is missing; it could be his previous care takers he is missing..

[KitCat]

Is the kitty spayed/neutered?

[kb2yjx]

can he hear???

[Catlady711]

Is the kitty neutered?

I was going to ask that myself, but you beat me to it.

[stormiebaby]

Yeah hes neutered. I am hoping its not his previous owners hes missing. Bobby was found when he was very young. probably only a couple of months old. He was found in the road stray with a paw injury. He hates any1 touching the paw. He was in the cats home for months and months. I was just thinking it might be a companion problem as he had loads of cats around him. oh and 1 more thing. He has got really friendly with another stray male cat that hangs around our house. Could it be him he is calling for? The other male calls for bobby sometimes. We would take this male in but he is scared of humans.

Yes bobby can hear!
Thanks for all your help. His howling really is quite strange.

keep posting...

[krazyaboutkatz]

I have this problem with my 8 year old cat Sunny but it's because he wants one of the other cats to play with him. He's been howling in the early morning hours or late at night. He'll get a toy and sit in the hall way and start howling and howling hoping that one of his siblings will come play with him. It's been driving me nuts. They ignore him and I have to go out and throw his toy mouse and tell him to be quiet.

It does sound like your cat wants a cat companion. Maybe you should try adopting another cat and hopefully his howling problem will stop. Good luck.