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Due to working long hours I chose to buy a kitten to keep my Birman company. At first "Teddy" (the Birman) did not want to be anywhere near the new kitten. However, 9-months later, they now clean one another and play-fight etc. When they are alone they seem to be quite content. Unfortunately, when I return home from work, regardless of how much attention I pour upon Teddy, he persists in loud, piercing crying and continues this behaviour all the way through the night. I own a large property and rent out flats within the house to tenants. Teddy is now keeping the entire household awake and his actions have prompted one of my Tenants to move out!
He has now been like this for about 3-months and I am tired and at my wit's end. Any advice you could give would be most gratefully received.
Many thanks & best regards
Gerry

Answer
Gerard,

Is Teddy neutered?  If not, caterwauling is a behavior of non-neutered cats. Given his age, he has reached puberty, and this very well may be the issue. After being neutered these behaviors usually settle down in a few weeks.

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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