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I have a 5 yr old male neutered cat and three spayed female cats. I adpoted all of the cats from a shelter when they were kittens and they have been indoors since. The male cat acts like he's in heat. Which is medically impossible as he is neutered. He cries constantly. It is more like a howling- a long, loud cry. It is a severe issue. It's like having a newborn that cries every three hours. I used to attribute it to living in a 600 sq ft apartment (it was small for four cats). I took him out on a harness and that only escalated the behavior. Now, we are in a house three times that size for close to a year and his behavior hasn't changed. I've had him checked- everything is OK but they gave me Cyroheptadine Hcl 4mg split in halves to calm him. I've gone the herbal/raw route. After investing thousands of dollars, we are at a complete loss and don't want to give him away. Even though he is not declawed- none of the cats are, we live on the corner of a busy street and we are scared to let him out. Please Help!

Marisa & John

Symptoms: Behavioral

• Experienced Advisor Rosie Barclay says:

  October 13th, 2008 at 02:12 AM

  Hi

  I know you love him but do you think he is happy? If his behaviour is due to him wanting to go out, as is the natural thing for cats to do, then he may be feeling very frustrated and miserable as he wants to go out and hunt. Have you a small garden that you could add a cat conservatory to? This would be like a shed with some wire so he could see out and experience the fresh air and the smells. You can fill this with toys and dangly things for him to hunt.

  If your house is already filled with cat enrichment toys, shelves, beds, scratching posts, places to leap up onto etc and you feel you have done everything to try and accommodate him then perhaps you should seriously think about re-homing to a place where he can go out. You don’t want to have to keep on medication when he is a perfectly healthy cat.

  Sometimes you have to do what’s best for the welfare of the cat and that can be hard.

  Best wishes

  Rosie Barclay

   

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