My cat is driving me up the wall . Help please

Mumski
I don’t want to sound alarmist but your describing the behaviour of one of my cats ( particularly the food thing)
She had cancer in her jaw. The vet operated but we told him to make the decision whether to wake her up.
She never woke up. She was 18.

This does sound like a variety of issues. Dribbling could be teeth related, loud meowing could be dementia, and there could also be a thyroid problem.

16 is a good age for a cat, and its only to be expected that age related problems could be creeping up now.

One of my previous cats was the same when she got older. She had Hyperthyroidism and kidney failure, both of which were treated by the vet, but the vet said he thought she had dementia too. She used to wake me 6 times every night, not needing anything. She lived to be 18.

You could either confine her to downstairs rooms at night, or perhaps you could sleep with earplugs in. I tried Feliway for the cat, but it didn't make any difference. You may have to just try to live with it, difficult as it is.

AnnieGleave1

Hello does anyone have any tips on how to stop cats scratching the sofas
Advice much appreciated

We bought wide, double sided sticky tape and put it on the bits the cat likes to scratch. It does work to some extent.