We have a cat problem. Our little kittie is 10, and this year she was losing weight, took her to vet and she had hypothyroid condition. She is now on thyroid meds and her bloodwork looks great again.
But here's the problem--some of the thyroid-ish behaviors are NOT going away, like the yowling at night. We sleep in kind of an attic-y space without a door, and there is no way to shut here out. But if you don't shut her out, she comes up in middle of night and starts loudly purring and "kneading" your head to get your attention. She wants petting and will stick her claws into your head until you pet her. This is accompanied by LOUD purring. Very loud purring. If you get up and feed her and hang with her, it's okay for several hours, but I am so tired not not getting to sleep through the night. If you shut her in the one room with a door downstairs, she yowls periodically.
I hav e insomnia issues and some of them are from the cat. It is almost impossible for me to get back to sleep once she has me in her thrall, and then the dog joins in and wants out, to go lie out in the snow and stare at the stars. They are a very nocturnal crew.
We hate putting her away from us in the room, but she will not go cuddle down at the foot of the bed and sleep. She will spend 40 minutes purring and kneading my head, no matter what I do. Half the time one of us goes and sleeps in the room with a door just so they can get some sleep, but then the one out in the atticy space is stuck with her waking them up.
Any ideas for how to get her to sleep through the night? She is worse than any toddler I ever had.
