hello

ok so my problem is that my older cat gizzy who is 20months old has taken to waking up in the middle of the night and miaowing and miaowing and miaowing.

this morning is was 230am till about 430am. then she stopped then started again at 530am (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz am knackered)

I think she wants to go outside but I dont let her out at night because I was told it is dangerous.
however we cannot go on like this as I am now officially a zombie!!

we dont have a cat flap installed as we have a new kitten and we thought we might as well wait until he can go out too - this will be in a few weeks.

she gets let out when i get home at 430 and then comes in again for dinner about an hour later. now because it is winter and it is already dark i shut her in for the night at this point. (in the summer she was able to go back out for a while)

i have noticed she does not do this at the weekend because she is able to go out for most of the day so i think she just isnt getting out enough.

do you think it would be ok to let her stay out later in the dark? maybe until i went to bed at around 10??

any suggestions will be most gratefully recieved if i am awake enough to read them lol

is she spayed??

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Let her stay out later, try bringing her in before you go to bed.

Liz

yes she is so she isnt on heat or anything. and there is no other strange behaviour.


thing is I would hate myself if something were to happen to her in the dark evenings before we can fit the cat flap. but I know we need our sleep!!!

Install a cat flap so she can go out during the day - microchip flap is expesive but programmable.

keep her in at night - most rta happen at night. Don't let her out during early evening when dark.

Get a litter tray or two.

Our cat goes out whenever he wants(unless there is fireworks) and he is really good about not going near the road, you always see him in the field at the back of us but never out the front. He is 11 now and we have never had a cat flap into the house(the dogs sticks his head thru them), although he can get undercover in a conservatory type thing we have cos we have a flap for him there. We leave a bed in their for him on a chair and some dry food so he (and every other cat I think!) can pick at it if he wants.

*Heidi*

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we are fitting a flap in a couple of weeks time when the other cat is allowed out too. this is just for in the meantime.

and i have 2 litter trays

I think that is the answer to get a cat flap. My outdoor cats knew they had to make their minds up before we went to bed. I would open the door and they decided to leave or stay in.

Not sure about today's cats but bright headlights caused cats to freeze (stand still) so the risk of RTA was higher at night, not sure if that is still the case.

Sue