Sensory Issues & Cats

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Do anyone have sensory problems with their cat? I lost it with my cat, she was meowing non-stop, I keep telling her to shut up, I ended up crying. I put her in time out in my bedroom.

My cat does that so I will pet him....he is needy but sweet. I love Elliot.

I really don't like the kneading thing they do when it is on my body. It makes me feel really uncomfortable, especially because they like to do it on my stomach. I don't care if they do it to blankets or pillows, but it hurts me and drives me nuts.

My old dog used to have a very high pitched bark that hurt my ears. I loved that dog so much, but I had to plug my ears when he would start barking.

My flatmate cats like to lick themselves and stuff in my room and the sound is so uncomfortable for me I take them out of my room and close the door immediately.

When I’m in my living room watching tv, I can’t watch tv with meowing in the background, I can’t focus. I put her in my bedroom, but she can meow & claw the bottom of my door. If she making too much noise in the middle of the night, I get angry at her, around 5, I put her out of my room, but she meows & claw the door.

Well she may need some more entertainment. Do you have any cat toys around the house for the cat to play with. Also cats love boxes, perhaps if you got her a box and put it in the living room around where you watch t.v, that would keep her somewhat busy.

She has ALOT of toys & a tunnel, she don’t play with her toys all the time, she gets bored with her toys. I play with her when I can.

If you keep in mind that all cats have a form of Aspergers then this is going to make sense to you. Cats stim (grooming, meowing, scratching, purring), cats have meltdowns, cats throw tantrums, cats don't like change, and cats love routines. They like it just so, what that just so is, you're just going to have to find out. Aspies love routines but our routines not theirs- if you live with a cat you will have to compromise. Most cats might actually be quite tolerant that we don't get it. Cats can be quite patient. Cats communicate through body language and mimic. This has been very helpful for me in my life with NT's. My mimic reading test scores have actually improved because I started looking at people while they were talking. So learning Catish helped me in RL. Cats talk to us all the time but it just takes them forever to train us. Sometimes the cats will pee on the floor because you moved the chair (i.e. that would be a tantrum/strong language/meltdown). Some cats have sensory issues with us. Humans are loud, talk incessantly, and do annoying things like play music, video games, are on the phone, when they are trying to sleep. Think for "f*cks sake" its like 2pm"! Cats are still nocturnal, by sunset and sundown they would normally go hunting, especially normal house cats that haven't had their instincts and natural behaviour bread out. Cats don't meow for themselves they do this mostly just for us- the cat is complaining because its uncomfortable, stressed, because things just aren't right. Maybe there's another cat in house or outside who is being annoying or was just being down right disrespectful. Cats can be wonderful companions to us and if you think of them as non verbal Catspies, then you will know that if you have met one Catspie you have met one Catspie.

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My flatmate Catspie is currently sitting on my knees, kneading, purring, meowing, moving its head for me to pet her and ... looking in my eyes when I look at or speak to her. That's some body language for you. She is very communicative, isn't she?

If you catch her slowly blinking at you then that's a sign of affection.

She's asking for your attention, or for help. Does her litter pan need cleaning? Is the food bowl empty? is there a piece of food in the water bowl (so it needs to be re-filled)?

If all else fails, try petting and cuddling her when she does this, and see if she doesn't quiet down. If you only have the one cat, then you are all the company she has. I have two, so they can keep each other company when I'm away.