Noisy nights with indoor cat?

Question

I have an indoor cat (a neutered male) who recently gets very excitable when he hears cats outside. He sits at the front door and makes short sharp yowls that go on for hours until early hours of the morning. It drives me nuts and I am having trouble sleeping. I can't confine him to one room because he scratches and kicks at the door (which is even worse in terms of noise). It is breeding season for cats here, so do you think this behaviour will stop after the season passes? If not, is there anything I can do to stop him from doing this. Please help. Serious answers from knowledgeable people please, I am not interested in e.g. "Nigel from Swansea's" suggestions on killing the cat.

Thanks

Answer 1

there are products called feliway and clomicalm that may work

feliway is a pheromone that in short makes cats happy

http://www.feliway.uk.com/feliway_uk.nsf...

on the other hand there is clomicalm that calms the cat.

http://www.clomicalm.novartis.us/faq/en/...

this link is for dogs but it is used in cats as well

Answer 2

I've had cats all my life.  And I have had a cat just like yours, my sweet indoor pain in the a**.  Even neutered males still maintain some of their male tendencies and know when other cats are on the prowl.  As this season passes it will get better, but it may not completely go away.  If your kitty is young, this behavior will be exacerbated because he is still immature and having kitten tendencies.

The only cat that ever gave me this issue was my INDOOR one.  He knew there was an outside and he wanted a piece of the action.  He was neutered, but that didn't sway a thing.  Since I lived in a high rise in Boston, there was no way I could let him out (balcony was out of the question), but he NEEDED out.  He was an Abby Tabby and his breed was bright, articulate and wanted out.  Don't laugh, I started to have to take him out to the park every day on a lead/harness system to quench his thirst.  His "up all night" behaviors stopped immediately.  He was now content.  When I moved to the country he would go out, but never strayed far and was always in an night.  Never had a problem again.

Now if you can't let him out or walk him (not all cats cherish the harness), getting him a cat friend may help.  MAY is the key word.  If he has a playmate, it may distract him enough to change his ways.  Another suggestion would be for you to consistently get up every time he does this and give him a squirt of water.  Eventually, he should learn that when you move in bed and place your foot on the floor, he'll stop.  Eventually, (with consistency on your part) he should stop and you will wake up in the morning praising god for the restful night sleep.  No death sentence necessary.