I have 3 cats.  The eldest (Samson) is 11 years old and can test the patience of a saint!  I have had him since he was 8 weeks old.

He follows me around the house meeowing.  Just tonight he meeowed for 20 mins without stopping,  in the end I had to put him outside just to give me a break.  Some of the time he sits on the floor staring at me whilst making all the noise, other times he mews whilst his back is to me and he is staring out the window.

He also refuses to let me go upstairs alone - we do not permit the cats upstairs, but that doesn't stop him scratching the door when I do go.  Most of this only happens when I am in on my own, and not when my husband is around or when he is on his own.  

Also, Samson continually jumps on the sofa, and has now taken to jumping on the TV bench and sleeping right in front of the telly.  This is a new event & he has done it twice in the last week.  To be honest I was so sick of telling him to get off the furniture and stop making so much noise that I couldn't be bothered to make him move so I just left him.  But I know I can't allow him to get away with it - the last thing I want is the telly covered in cat hairs!

So what can I do about :
*the continual meeowing
*the jumping on the furniture - I can kick him off half a dozen times a day but he still won't learn.  My other two cats pretty much know the rules
*stop him from following me around (the vet says he has OCD with me!).

My first baby is due in 15 weeks and I am worried that with him trying my patience as well I'm going to feel that I have two babies!

Can anyone help!!

This is just an excerpt from webpage all about cat meowing. If you think the article may be of help i have included the page link for you.

Excessive cat meowing is often caused because the cat has learnt that this gets them what they want, a bit like a child who learns to cry when they want something. This can become a bit of a habit and the cat starts to do it more and more. Usually this can be quite cute, however if it starts to happen all night long or is driving you crazy during the day, then it’s time to break the habit. http://www.our-happy-cat.com/cat-meowing.html

The climbing on the furniture could be anothe attention grabbing ploy, so should also be treated in the same way. The thing to remeber is that this learnt behaviour. She has learnt that when she does this you shout at her etc. She sees this as a postive reaction from you as she has got your attention.

ttilmo Wrote:This is just an excerpt from webpage all about cat meowing. If you think the article may be of help i have included the page link for you.

Excessive cat meowing is often caused because the cat has learnt that this gets them what they want, a bit like a child who learns to cry when they want something. This can become a bit of a habit and the cat starts to do it more and more. Usually this can be quite cute, however if it starts to happen all night long or is driving you crazy during the day, then it’s time to break the habit. http://www.our-happy-cat.com/cat-meowing.html

The climbing on the furniture could be anothe attention grabbing ploy, so should also be treated in the same way. The thing to remeber is that this learnt behaviour. She has learnt that when she does this you shout at her etc. She sees this as a postive reaction from you as she has got your attention.

That was an interesting read, thank you. My cat mieows lots in the morning, even after I've fed her. I've worked out that it's because she's wants attention and to be played with. I miss her when I'm at work

Yes that was an interesting read.

I have a 13 week old black female and she cries even when I leave the room if she is not allowed to follow me. She is getting better with a little bit of patience and reassurance.

Meal times are the worst at the minute for me as she is being rather vocal whilst I am sorting her food. When I am sorting her feed I talk to her so she knows she is not being ignored but when the food does not come quick enough (you would think I was starving her the way she goes on) she has now decided she gets much more attention by running up my leg. My legs are like over abused pin cushons and its getting rather painful as she is getting bigger all the time.

I am pretty sure she does understand the word No as she used to climb my curtains and with a stern no while lifting her down and saying this when she attempted to climb the curtains has been successful and no longer climbs the curtains. No was not working when she was climbing up my leg so I think I might have to have a water squirter ready around meal times to see it it will stop the attack on my legs.