Bengal kittens & Meowing

Hi everyone! It's been a loong time since I've posted! I hope you all remember me! :lol:

So, I recently got a new kitten! His name is Winks and he's 11 wks old. and he's a silver bengal.

But since I brought him home (3 days ago now) he's been constantly meowing! He meows mostly for attention or so I'll play with him, but I play with him all the time... I've noticed that generally all the meowing is for no reason (that I can tell). I'll be sitting with him upstairs petting him and playing with him and he'll walk off to look at something and start meowing. The worst part about this habit is he meows almost all night long (very loudly) so that I can't get to sleep... and I'm getting very sleepy :|

I absolutely love him but I wish I could get a full night's sleep! :roll: Does anyone have any tips on this? I read up on bengals and as far as I can tell it doesn't have anything to do with the breed... I would love any advice!

P.S. I'm going to try to be around more often now! And I'll definately post pics soon of my new kitty!

 

Hi Bunny. It's great to have you back! :love_y_t_much: Congrats on your new addition! :m10: He sounds like he might be missing his litter mates or is a needy child that needs constant attention, or he's just a normal chatty kid! It's common for cats to be up all night as in nature, they hunt at night. Sometimes it takes time for them to adjust to human schedules. As long as he is healthy, you can start training him to play alone at night. Sleep is very important. I recommend that you leave Winks in the bathroom or a separate room when you are ready to go to bed. Just make sure that he has access to plenty of toys, warm bed/s, spots, food and water, litter box, and a night light. Good luck and I can't wait to see his pics! :m7: :qm2: :m27:

http://www.petplace.com/cats/when-your-cat-gets-the-midnight-crazies/page1.aspx

http://www.narfrescue.org/animals/cats/cat_pdfs/lateshow.pdf

http://www.spca.org/site/DocServer/PIC-Why_Does_My_Cat_Talk_So_Much-English.pdf?docID=2701

 

Welcome back.

I have Kitters, who is half Bengal.

She is VERY vocal. Actually, she's meowing and climbing up the cat tree right now. She talks to herself all of the time. She meows when I pet her or play with her.

So, some of it may be the breed. It may be even more so if you're little one is confused and searching for littermates.

I don't know if the other Bengal owners on this board have vocal cats. We've talked about the breed, but I just can't remember if we talked about meowing.

Kitters got used to our sleeping hours and no longer keeps us awake. Hopefully things will settle down for you!

I'd love to see a pic of your new addition.

 

Rene, our Bengal does talk, especially when you greet her. She was much chattier as a kitten. Lynnhaz's Max Bengal is a non-stop chatter box, lol. I hope you are catching some Z's! :qm4:

 

Great to hear from you again Rabbit Congrats on the new family addition, I hope he adjusts to your schedule soon... Can't wait to see pictures :y_the_best:

 

Well, Winks' meowing has cut down quite a bit! He seems to understand that when we shut the bedroom door it's "quiet time". We used a mini squirt gun on him when he would perch outside the door, meow and scratch and now he knows who's boss haha ;-), I feel bad squirting him but I have to sleep sometime!

He has been having an itching problem though, the vet says it's not mites/ticks/fleas, but she Frontlined him anyway just in case, anybody have good advice on that? I'm thinking it's an allergic reaction to his food, I feed him Nutro MaxCat Gourmet Classics Kitten, it's Roasted Chicken flavor... would he be allergic to the specific flavor or the food in general?

I'll post pics soon! They should be developed by Friday! (which is also rent day wooo hoo :roll: )

 

Maybe the flavor. How about trying a different flavor and see how it goes after 3-7 days?

 

I'm not sure what the weather is like where you live - but if its colder out and the heat is on he coul have dry skin. In the Winter I have to put cod liver oil on my kitties food 2-3 times a week to control their dry skin... and hey - they love it!

I can't wait to see pictures!

 

I switched his food from Chicken to Turkey and no change, so I guess that wasn't it...

I bought this Pet Relief Anti-Itch spray from my pet store and I've been putting it on him when he's scratching, the itching is definately occuring less and the spray also helps to soothe "hot spots" and heal the skin, so the cut on the back of his head is all healed up.

 

How is Winks doing now?