Cat miaowing

[coccinelle]

OK it's normal a cat miaows but would like some feedback on this. Since my husband died last month my cat has completely changed her character. There were a lot of people around in the days following his death but now that I'm on my own with her she miaows at the window to be let in, she miaows to be let out, she miaows non stop when she wants feeding which is not her at all. Will this eventually stop? I was so used to a lovely, placid kind of cat that I feel this is another one I'm sharing the house with.

[mccfluff]

sorry to hear about your hubby :-( was she close to him maybe she's missing him and is feelign a bit insecure

mine is very talkative but then she always has been

[LoftyLottie]

How old is she coccinelle?

[lumination]

that is quite weird. maybe its a phase she is going through?
i had 3 cats and unfortunatly last week had to have one put to sleep. her brother is usually very quite and not too much into hugs, but since she has been gone he has been miaowing alot at me and staying on my lap. i think he is just lonely. maybe this is what your cat is having?

the other cat Simba is doing the same. he is very affectionate at the moment.

[Nosha123]

aaah thats sad to hear. And like you are Im sure she is missing him and grieving.

Spoil her with lots of attention and reassurance and she will eventually settle back down I'm sure!

Totally different scenario - but proves that cats do get upset by these things... our cat's brother died and he wasnt himself at all for about a month.. very clingy and quiet... am pleased to say he is back to his old self and if anything is more loving and affectionate than before.

Good luck.

[LoftyLottie]

Cats can react to change in a household. Our cat was really quiet when we had two cats. Now she is an 'only' cat she has become very demanding and vocal.

[Nosha123]

I do think they can experience emotions - some that we would think re only human emotions...

Harvey Pickle Pants used to get quite jealous if we paid attention to his brother and not him - then was very subdued when his brother went - and now is super purry and vocal.. when he never had been before.

[soozee]

I think maybe she's doing it for attention, she knows something's wrong, and of course she doesn't understand it. I think you need to give her lots of love..which I'm sure you do...just to let her know that you aren't going to leave her as well. Hope this helps!

[coccinelle]

Yes, as you say she's probably missing him and feels something's wrong. Hopefully, she'll get back to her usual self once back into another routine. As my husband was ill 8 months she must have got used to him being around. She's 9 lofty.

[wolf63]

Cats are strange animals.

When there has been a bereavement in a house, either human or non-human, their character sometimes change. She may be trying to bond with you.

A chatty cat can be the sign of a pleasant inter-species relationship and it can also drive you nuts.

Best wishes to both you and your cat.

[carmalee]

sorry for your loss coccinelle. kitty is almost certainly reacting to the changes that have taken place - like you she is upset, confused and grieving. Lots of fuss and reasaurance will go a long way to make it right again - hope you are getting lots of the same too. xC

[coccinelle]

yes, there are times she drives me nuts especially when she demands food at 5am something she never did, she always waited until someone was up. I put her out whenever I go out for more than an hour as she hasn't got a cat litter so she probably isn't liking that either!

[lucca]

I agree with other posters that she's grieving. I've had cats forever and have seen this quite a few times. She's reacting to the loss - the change in her home situation. When one of our other cats died, she searched all over the place for him and seemed totally lost. when a human ahs gone, she's just the same. But in time she will settle down. All the best, coccinelle.

[lucca]

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