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Our 25 yo orange tiger stripe male developed kidney failure and we had to make the terrible decision of putting him to sleep. He was crying in pain and could no longer walk. I broke my heart. Now our 18 yo tabby cries all night a howling cry like she's calling to Lucky and he's not answering her. It makes mourning Lucky even harder and my husband and I both work and have to get up early. She's keeping us up and we can't get a good nights sleep. I'm not sure there is anything we can do but if you have ANY suggestions we would be grateful.
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Dr. Marie replied:
Usually if a an older cat howls at night, there is a medical reason for it.
When I have a patient doing this, I usually recommend some tests. The first thing I would do is a blood pressure reading. If cats have high blood pressure they can howl at night. (We think the high blood pressure may cause headaches at night time). I have had several cats who have done extremely well after we put them on blood pressure medicine.
I also recommend senior bloodwork. Hyperthyroidism and kidney disease can contribute to howling at night.
If there is no answer on these tests then I sometimes try an anti anxiety medication such as Reconcile, Clomicalm or Amitriptyline.
I will sometimes also try a trial of anti-inflammatory medication in case there is some arthritis pain present.
Another thing that often helps is to seclude the cat to a small room like a bathroom overnight.
I hope that helps and I hope things are better soon!
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