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Hi
Lucy is 16yrs, very smart, sits, knows the word No, opens the cupboard door, making it bags constantly if her food is low, comes when you call and obeys commands. The last few months she has taken to bellowing, loud meows for a hours at night, for no reason? We always check she has food, clean water, clean litter tray.............we think she's bored. She was never a play ball kinda cat, more a princess, play till she got warm and then wandered off......i started to wake her up in the day, but I'm not always here all day. Should I get another cat opt keep her company or is there something else I can do? Or am I missing something health wise?
Many thanks......Sleepless in Florida!

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JUlie,

Lucy, at age 16, is geriatric, and, like people, geriatric cats do come down with physical problems even if they have been healthy all of their lives.  So, I would take her to your vet and explain what is going on to at least see if something is amiss healthwise. Siamese are also known for having loud, "boistrous" voices, when they want!!!!!!

The problem with getting Lucy company, is that she is used to being the only cat and may not take too kindly to another cat sharing the household with her. Cats are creaturs of habit and, at age 16, a radical change in the household routine could be somewhat traumatic.

If all else fails, what does work is the ear plugs you get from the airlines for helping sleep on overnight flights. I have found these very comfortable and excellent at drowning out noise. This may not be the solution you might have been looking for, but it is inexpensive and works rather well.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

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I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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