Alarmingly, Debra cried and cried the other night while confined to our bedroom as she has been since bringing her home from the vet a week ago. I was somewhat relieved because it was a good sign that she was finally feeling better from her spay surgery.

To determine the cause, we ran down the check list: She was not in pain, she had food, water, toys, a clean litter box, etc. so we thought maybe she was trying to awaken us because she sensed something was wrong in the house or with our other cats (nope - all checked out fine). We brought her up on the bed for cuddles (nope - she jumped down). We have mirrored closet doors so thought maybe she had a bad dream about an intruder-cat, although it would be just her own reflection. So we allowed here access to the master bathroom and she went into a corner and was quiet for a while, but later woke us again with her persistant cries/bahs (she doesn't yet meow).

Sleep deprived and at wits end, we opened the bedroom door (praying that nothing will come crashing to the floor during her explorations) and out she dashed on her merry little way! We never heard another peep and all of our collectibles were still intact come sunrise!

Maybe the bedroom holds reminders of her recuperation and how poorly she felt, so now that she is better it is time to move on to more pleasant surroundings. Since cats are hardwired nocturnal creatures, I suppose it was simply her instinctive timeclock ticking.

[ October 20, 2001: Message edited by: AvaJoy ]