quiet adult cat meowing all the time now

[twinner2]

Worried about my adult cat Daisy because she has always been a very quiet cat--hardly ever crying, now she keeps meowing usually every night and sometimes during the day.  It is usually when I go for a nap or go to sleep at night--but she has always slept with me and crying was never an issue.  I think maybe she's hungry so I feed her...and sometimes she will just walk away from it.  I think maybe she is bored, so I try to play with her and give her catnip but she's back to the same behavior soon after.  She is about 12 years old and she has been to the vet within the last 4 months and she has gotten all her regular shots and blood tests done and they said she was healthy.  She has even lost weight, like they wanted her to. But now I'm concerned that she might be a little too thin. Vet said she has a tooth that may need to be pulled.  Her usual meow at night now is MOW....kind of like she's in heat but she has already been spade.  I don't know what to do, I'm worried for her and the constant meowing, esp. at night gets on my nerves so bad.  Anyone else have this happen with their cat?

[CML2014]

Hi twinner,

How is your "senior" doing?  Has she seen the vet? If so, hope it is not a health problem. Let us know what she has been up to, K.

CML

[zodiacqueen]

Definitely ask the vet about a blood test for hyperthyroidism.  Sometimes, it's included with a full blood panel.  If it hasn't been tested already, that is something to look into.  My vet said that cats get vocal when they have this condition.

Good luck to you.

[twinner2]

Thank you both for your input.  I am definitely going to bring her to the vet asap and focus on the possible her tooth and possible crystals in her urine.  If I remember correctly, I'm pretty sure she had her thyroid tested, but I'll double check on that. I pray my little Daisy is not going senile.  She is like my little baby...I can't have children.  I wonder what kind of test the vet would do for that...also, could it be hearing or vision problems?  I will definitely be writing on here and keep you posted.  Thanks so much for replying to me.  :)

[CML2014]

Hi twinner,

My first thought , of course, is Daisy is sick and needs to see the vet. You have recently done that . Do you know if he tested her thyroid for hyperthyroidism? This is very common in our senior kitties, and would account for the weight loss.

The next thing I would think of is her tooth needs to be extracted. It may be causing her a great deal of pain, and she can not eat because it hurts so much.

>>>>>>and finally, just like humans, Daisy could be getting a little senile, so she and she is confused as to where she is or you are.  If it is not the normal food or pain meow but a yowl...that is the meow of  "where the hell am I, and where is mom".

My mom had a cat that did this mostly at night. Oh yes, it is like having a baby again and it is feeding time all night.
We had the vet give her some meds to calm her down.

Talk to you vet, for sure, before you do anything. He can guide you best.
Daisy is a senior citizen now, and with that goes the same care we would give our moms......and I hope my kids will give me--since I seem to be meowing a lot a night too.

Daisy just needs some more TLC. I bet she would love to have you primp http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Cats/quiet-adult-cat-meowing-all-the-time-now/show/2142414#her up with some brushing and light bathing. A nice heating pad under her bed to keep her warm,  and a glass of wine!  Ahhhhh! Meow heaven!

Please let us know what is up with Daisy. Keep us posted ,K?

I am sure others here will also have some suggestions for Daisy.

Good luck to you both,
CML
I am sure others here will have some other suggestions .

[opus88]

Well I'm afraid she must b howling for a reason, just like us we cry out when in pain an they have no other way of telling us!
Did the Vet check for crystals in her urine? Did he X-ray that tooth? Those are just two of the usual causes of extreme not visible pain.
Crystals can block her urethra an not allow urine to pass, this can lead to an emergency as the bladder could burst, if you've ever had cystitis you will remember how painful this is......and crystals do NOT mean there is an infection present, UTI 's are very rare in cats. Crystals form mainly in cats fed dry food. Get yr Vet to check for these
Also I highly recommend dental X-rays, it's very common for cats to have FLORLs this is an extremely painful condition, that is only detected by X-ray b/c it's under the gum line
She really needs to be seen by her Vet ASAP and ask for these two in particular