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Hi Norman,

My Husband and I have a Siamese cat who is approximately 1 year old. Lately he has gotten into the habit of waking up at 6:15 am every morning and meowing at our bedroom door.  We are trying to ignore him, however, he will keep this up for quite a long time and it is very difficult to ignore his very loud meow. It appears as though he wants to be fed, although we feed him at night before we go to bed and there is always some food left in the dish when he is meowing. If he is not hungry, what could be causing this and do you have any suggestions on how to get him to stop? We also have two other cats (rescued cats) who are not exhibiting this behaviour.

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Kim,

You will not like my answer, but here goes.

First of all, cats are nothing if not persistent!!!!!!  Also, there is no way I know to get your Siamese to stop meowing.

So, what I recommend is going to a travel store and getting those soft earplugs the airlines give their first class passengers on trans-oceanic flights. At least you won't hear the meowing.  Of course, you may not hear the alarm clock, either.

Best regards... Norm.  

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

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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