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

[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.

[Emeraldgreen]

We adopted a cat a year ago named Paddy and he seems to be very happy here but he too yowls on the deck multiple times a day. He doesn't seem upset when he's doing it and I think he's calling for other cats. A few times our only outdoor cat has come to the screen door of the deck when he does this and otherwise they are never together because she doesn't like him. But I think he's calling her when he does it.
My guess is that Bobby is calling the other male as you said and might be looking for a friend. That would be so cool if you could slowly befriend this other cat and maybe adopt him too. Are you able to offer him some food? He might be less scared if he knows that he can get food from you.